(Post)-Socialist Urban Development
New social conditions since the end of state socialism in many countries and the resulting new requirements have not only socio-political but also spatial consequences for the urban envinronment. The further development of the building stock in the countries of the former Soviet Union represents a major challenge The large housing estates that were built after the Second World War are of particular importance both for urban development in these countries and for the future housing supply of broad sections of the population, as many millions of people live here. The research topics include the analysis of morphologies and typologies of post-war housing areas and the documentation and critical reflection of the complex transformation processes since the 1990s in various geographical contexts. Against the backdrop of various crises and new functional, economic and ecological requirements, proposals for further development are developed in cooperation with local partners from science and practice...