Zeitz, Jana Friederike
Jana Friederike Zeitz, M.Sc. Geography
(area of specialisation: Urban and Regional Development Management)
Studied Geography with specialisation on Urban and Regional Development at the Department of Geography, Ruhr University Bochum.
Research interests:
- The right to the city
- Social and spatial inequality
- Urban and neighbourhood development planning
- Housing market and allocation strategies
Contact:
Phone: + 49 (0) 231 9051-244
E-Mail: jana.zeitz@ils-research.de
Seminar Series: Urban Complex Futures: Critical Leverage Points
How can we actively shape the future of our cities and regions in times of growing uncertainty and societal challenges? This question is at the heart of the digital event series “Urban Complex Futures: Critical Leverage Points,” which is jointly organized by international partners—including the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and the ILS. In three interactive online seminars on October 21, November 11, and December 2, international scholars will discuss current research approaches and innovative perspectives on urban development. More…
Seminar Series: Urban Complex Futures: Critical Leverage Points
The urban condition today oscillates between dystopian and utopian futures: increasing spatial segregation, political polarisation, socio-economic inequality, authoritarian governance, retrogressive and repressive national interventions are unfolding alongside a resurgence of urban agency, long-term thinking, visionary planning, collective action, community building, and the exploration of alternative futures, including post-growth paradigms, democratic innovations, and real(-istic) utopias. As time and space appear to compress further, urban discourse increasingly seeks pathways toward sustainable and equitable futures.
Our moment in time may represent an urban tipping point capable of leveraging transformations within complex, yet-to-be-understood and shaped realities. Exploring this momentum at the intersection of urban politics, spatial planning, systems thinking, and complexity theory offers a promising framework for developing, debating, and deploying concrete utopias to shape the future of our cities and regions. The aim is to seek pathways for reconciling urban politics today with potential positive future directions, connecting three established network efforts across Europe in consecutive events. The seminar series is in particular open for emerging ideas, young researchers, and students as the future drivers of democratic change.
In three interactive online seminars, international scholars will discuss current research approaches and innovative perspectives on urban development.
An overview of the events:
- Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 14:00–15:00 CET | Complex Adaptive Systems & Sustainable Cities
- Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 15:00–16:00 CET | Complex Realities & Uncertain Futures
- Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 15:00–16:00 CET | TIME/LESS Planning & Temporary Uses – Introduction/Moderation: Fabio Bayro Kaiser (RWTH Aachen University), Stefano Cozzolino (ILS Dortmund), Christian Lamker (University of Groningen)
The series will be complemented by the international event “Complexity Unpacked: Analytical Tools & Practical Insights for Uncertain Futures,” to be held on January 8 and 9, 2027, in Nicosia, Cyprus.
You can find the complete program here. Participation is free. To register, please use the form on the AESOP-website.
Flyer
For more information, please see the flyer.
Hosts for the Full Series
- University of Groningen: Faculty of Spatial Sciences (Christian Lamker) and University College Groningen (Marian Counihan); Centre for Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE); Rudolf Agricola for Sustainable Development, CITIES Research Group (Marian Counihan, Beate Peter)
- AESOP Thematic Group Planning and Complexity (Christian Lamker, Jenni Partanen, Solon Solomou) & Thematic Group Urban Futures (Thomas Machiels, Peter Ache)
- University of Antwerp, Belgium (Thomas Machiels)
- RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Fabio Bayro Kaiser)
- ILS Research Institute für Urban and Regional Development (Stefano Cozzolino)
- Aalto University, Finland (Jenni Partanen)
- University of Nicosia, Cyprus (Solon Solomou)
- Collective Post-Growth Planning (Christian Lamker)
Contact
Dr. Stefano Cozzolino
Telefon: +49 (0) 231 9051-237
E-Mail: stefano.cozzolino@ils-forschung.de
7. Erfahrungswerkstatt der Modellvorhaben zur Weiterentwicklung der Städtebauförderung in Plauen
Am 8. und 9. Oktober 2026 fand in Plauen die 7. Erfahrungswerkstatt der sechs Modellkommunen des Bundesprogramms „Modellvorhaben zur Weiterentwicklung der Städtebauförderung“ statt. Die Veranstaltung wurde von der Begleitstelle Städtebauförderung am ILS Research organisiert. Vertreter*innen der Modellkommunen, ihrer wissenschaftlichen Begleitungen sowie des BBSR und des BMWSB kamen zusammen, um aktuelle Erfahrungen aus der Umsetzung auszutauschen und gemeinsam Schlussfolgerungen für die weitere Arbeit zu diskutieren. Ein Schwerpunkt der Erfahrungswerkstatt lag auf den Querbezügen zwischen den Modellvorhaben und der regulären Städtebauförderung.
Das ILS Research begleitet die Modellvorhaben im Auftrag des BBSR. Als Begleitstelle organisiert das ILS den projektübergreifenden Austausch, wertet die Erfahrungen aus den Modellvorhaben vergleichend aus und bereitet die Ergebnisse mit Blick auf die Weiterentwicklung der Städtebauförderung auf.
© Stadt Plauen
7. Erfahrungswerkstatt der Modellvorhaben zur Weiterentwicklung der Städtebauförderung in Plauen
Am 8. und 9. Oktober 2026 fand in Plauen die 7. Erfahrungswerkstatt der sechs Modellkommunen des Bundesprogramms „Modellvorhaben zur Weiterentwicklung der Städtebauförderung“ statt. Die Veranstaltung wurde von der Begleitstelle Städtebauförderung am ILS Research organisiert. Vertreter*innen der Modellkommunen, ihrer wissenschaftlichen Begleitungen sowie des BBSR und des BMWSB kamen zusammen, um aktuelle Erfahrungen aus der Umsetzung auszutauschen und gemeinsam Schlussfolgerungen für die weitere Arbeit zu diskutieren. Mehr…
Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit als theoretisch-konzeptionelle Grundlage für die Analyse von Erreichbarkeiten
Increasing discrimination, rising poverty, an ageing society: Whether people can reach their everyday destinations is increasingly becoming a question of social justice. Particularly in peripheral rural areas, it becomes clear that even existing transport services do not automatically enable social participation. How, then, can accessibility planning be more consistently aligned with the principles of transport and mobility justice? Our ILS researchers Florian Ahlmeyer and Sören Groth explore this question in their new research article published in Geographica Helvetica. They discuss how international approaches to transport and mobility justice can enrich accessibility planning and complement the spatial planning principle of public service provision (Daseinsvorsorge). 👉 https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-81-567-2026. Further current selected papers can be found here.
