New online BBSR publication

Objective of the study, now published as BBSR online publication 02/11, is to investigate spatial impacts of transport infrastructure projects in urban regions already in operation based on ex-post assessments. Subgoals are the development of an appropriate method for the research question, the application of the method in different case studies in Germany (Hamburg, Munich, Karlsruhe, and Paderborn) to gain empirical knowledge on the relationship of transport infrastructure investments and spatial development, and the documentation of the results for use in practice, theory and model development within transport and spatial planning. Finally, the results of the case studies were generalised to broad relationships between accessibility improvements and spatial development in the urban and regional context. Based on these findings this study concludes with further research directions.