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
ILS-TRENDS 03/25: Wie gut geht es sich in der Stadt? Dortmunder Quartiere im Fokus
Zufußgehen macht vielen Menschen Freude und ist gesund. Trotzdem wird das Zufußgehen als elementarer Bestandteil städtischer Mobilität oft unterschätzt, auch weil im Alltag häufig der Pkw dominiert. Das ILS-TRENDS von Janina Welsch und Anna-Lena van der Vlugt zeigt Ergebnisse aus dem europäischen Forschungsprojekt WalkUrban – Walkable Urban Neighbourhoods, in dem das Zufußgehen in Dortmund, Göteborg (Schweden) und
Genua (Italien) untersucht wurde. Dabei wurden für verschiedene Stadtquartiere deren Fußgängerfreundlichkeit bzw. Walkability untersucht und die Bewohner*innen zu ihren Einschätzungen rund um das Zufußgehen befragt. Im Fokus des Hefts stehen die Ergebnisse zu Dortmunder Stadtquartieren. Zum Heft
Now online: Overview of current and recently completed doctoral projects by ILS researchers
The qualification and promotion of our own young scientists are central concerns of the ILS. Many of our researchers are working towards a doctorate or further competence development as a postdoctoral researcher. A new subpage on our website provides an overview of current and completed doctoral projects. To the page
Measuring the social impact of City-region food system initiatives (CRFSIs): A systematic review of indicators and metrics.
ILS-researchers Dr. Kathrin Specht and Chiara Iodice, in collaboration with other colleagues, published a paper in the journal „Sustainable Cities and Society“. In this paper, they challenge claims about the presumed immeasurability of social impacts of City-region food system initiatives (CRFSIs). Through the review of 234 research papers, they retrieved social indicators and metrics that underline the proven and measurable impact of CRFSIs on social sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106462. Further current selected papers can be found here.
The ILS has joined the international, cross-sector Swimmable Cities movement
Swimmable Cities is a network of experts in urban swimming environment design, public engagement, community building, policy, safety, public health, waterway restoration, and water quality. Focused on improving and expanding the quantity, quality, and accessibility of outdoor and open-water swimming opportunities for all, the movement currently includes 125 organizations across 72 cities and towns in 27 countries. More…
The ILS has joined the international, cross-sector Swimmable Cities movement
Swimmable Cities is a network of experts in urban swimming environment design, public engagement, community building, policy, safety, public health, waterway restoration, and water quality. Focused on improving and expanding the quantity, quality, and accessibility of outdoor and open-water swimming opportunities for all, the movement currently includes 125 organizations across 72 cities and towns in 27 countries. By joining this movement, the ILS embraces the opportunity to engage with a promising and forward-looking research area that intersects with a range of pressing contemporary and future challenges related to urban liveability, sustainability and active lifestyle.
You can find out more about the initiative here.
