Prof. Dr. Ludger Basten
cultural-geographically as well as economically). Concrete research on the Ruhr area is in preparation, especially as part of the international research project Global Suburbanisms, led by Prof. Roger Keil [...] Prof. Dr. Ludger Basten Research City-regional developments between planning and urban/regional governance How can contemporary urban development processes in cities and urban regions be planned or controlled [...] These outer zones are increasingly heterogeneous, complex, and usually highly dynamic, whether one focuses on economic, social, or even cultural dimensions of the urban. As Prigge puts it, "this is where …