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Land policy deals with the relation between spatial planning and property rights. It can be understood as public interventions in the allocation and distribution of land.
The chairgroup land policy and land management researches and teaches on land policy and its relations with spatial planning. A special focus are strategies of municipal land policy in pursuing public policy ambitions such as the provision of housing, reducing land take, or urban densification. Next to this topic, the impact of climate change to property rights is an important topic for teaching and research.
News
Inaugural lecture by Thomas Hartmann and international symposium
At 26th of August, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hartmann will give his inaugural lecture at the Department of Spatial Planning and an international symposium!

Student Project looking for contact with property owners
Student Project looking for contact with property owners - Newspaper article of the risk of flooding in Diez

Video on LAND4FLOOD final conference

Call for Papers: Innovative Land Policies in Europe
Call for Papers for a special iussue in Raumforschung und Raumordnung (Spatial Planning and Research) by Andreas Hengstermann, Fabian Wenner, Mathias…

Events
Inaugural Lecture by Thomas Hartmann
At 26th of August, professor dr. Thomas Hartmann will give his inaugural lecture at the Department of Spatial Planning!

Land policy reading club
What did Elinor Ostrom actually say about land policy? Sould planners read Ronald Coase? Why is Henry George relevant for planning?

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Location & approach
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The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".
