Symbolische Orte Machen - Ein Potenzial der Stadtentwicklung

Sonja Broy studied journalism in Bremen and Hong Kong, as well as Urbane Kultur, Gesellschaft und Raum (urban culture, society, and space) in the Ruhr region. Her thesis deals with the potential of soccer for urban development. As a recipient of a scholarship from the Hans Weisser foundation, she addressed the same topic in northern England. Today, she works along the interface between urban and neighborhood development, economic advancement, and the creative economy in Bremen and in the Ruhr region.

Thomas Kuder studied urban and regional planning at the Technische Universität in Berlin, and was active as a city planner in the Berlin municipal administration before returning to the TUB as a research associate, also earning his PhD there. Today, he is a senior researcher with the vhw Bundesverband für Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung (Federal Association for Housing and Urban Development), where he is the deputy to the head of the research division, and is responsible for the focus on local democracy and governance in the context of sustainable urban development.