The meetings take place on Mondays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. maximum, exclusively virtually.You can obtain the access data from elke.hochmuth@uni-due.de from mid-October 2023. You will receive the access data after request via email.
Programme (also HERE)
30.10.2023_What ever should you know about Strukturwandel? – How to Narrate the Transformation of the Ruhr Region for Scholars not Capable of Reading German: Prof. Dr. Stefan Berger (Institute for Social Movements, RUB); Nostalgia and Melancholia as Moods and Modes of Dealing with Neighborhood Change: Prof. Dr. Susanne Frank (Urban and Regional Sociology, TU DO)
13.11.2023_Structural Change in the Ruhr: From Manufacturing to Knowledge-based Economy?: Prof. Dr. Matthias Kiese (Institute of Geography, RUB); Hydrogen instead of Coal: Hopes and Doubts: Prof. Dr. Michael Roos (Faculty of Management and Economics, RUB)
27.11.2023_Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change: Prof. Dr. Stefan Greiving (Faculty of Spatial Planning, IRPUD, TU DO); Climate and Air Quality of the Ruhr Region in the course of the Time: Prof. i.R. Wilhelm Kuttler (formerly Faculty of Biology, Applied Climatology and Landscape Ecology, UDE)
2024
15.01.2024_Narrative Strategies and Strategic Narratives in Postindustrial Urban Transformations: Prof. Dr. Barbara Buchenau (Faculty of Humanities, UDE) and Prof. Dr. Jens Martin Gurr (Faculty of Humanities, UDE)
22.01.2023_Environmental Justice: An Approach to Urban Health in the Ruhr: Prof. Dr. Heike Köckler (Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum); Climate Change and Urban Public Health - Driving Forces for Shaping a Sustainable and Healthy Future?: Prof. Dr. Susanne Moebus (Institute for Urban Public Health (InUPH), UDE)
29.01.2024_Governing Urban Spatial Structure and Land Use in the Ruhr Area, 1965 – 2023 – A Success Story? Prof. Dr. Stefan Siedentop and Max Schartmann (Both Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Development, TU DO) ; Town, Country or Town-Country? Architecture and Urban Design in the Ruhr Region: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sonne (Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, TU DO)
The series showcases the broad range of disciplines involved in metropolitan research in the University Alliance Ruhr (UAR): Experts from all three universities give insights into their current work. In this winter term 2023/24, the Ruhr Lecture deals with strategic approaches to transformation processes in urban spaces across disciplines and from a variety of perspectives under the topic "The Ruhr Region – A Metropolis in Transformation". The English-language lecture series will take place on selected Mondays from 4 to 7 pm. Once again, the Ruhr Lecture will take place in the tried and tested virtual format.
This series of lectures will focus primarily on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities." In particular, in the winter term 23/22 these lectures also focuses on SDG 3 "Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 9 "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure", SDG 13 "Climate Action", SDG 16 "Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions" and SDG 17 "Partnerships for the Goals". |
