Markus Hesse
@markushesse60.bsky.social
Geographer and planning theorist at the University of Luxembourg 🇱🇺,interested in spaces & flows. Studying urbanization, financial centres, governance and planning in conflict.
... excluding housing (permanent residential land use) from the area, while hotels and short-term rentals are present on site. Services such as grocery shops and a beach club are provided on a site that nevertheless will probably not become 'urban' in the traditional sense. 3/
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
... excluding housing (permanent residential land use) from the area, while hotels and short-term rentals are present on site. Services such as grocery shops and a beach club are provided on a site that nevertheless will probably not become 'urban' in the traditional sense. 3/
... and a specific containment: the perimeter of GG is formed by two motorways (A3, A5), a trunk road and the flight paths of the northern and central runways of Frankfurt-Rhein Main Airport. This creates a +/- 24/7 carpet of noise over the 31-hectare area. This is also the main reason for ...2/
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
... and a specific containment: the perimeter of GG is formed by two motorways (A3, A5), a trunk road and the flight paths of the northern and central runways of Frankfurt-Rhein Main Airport. This creates a +/- 24/7 carpet of noise over the 31-hectare area. This is also the main reason for ...2/
Discussing the development and planning of industrial areas in the Forum Südwest of the #ARL yesterday. It was followed by a super-interesting guided visit of the #GatewayGardens district in @frankfurt.de . Never seen an office town like this, with its strange mix of ambitious architecture ...1/
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Discussing the development and planning of industrial areas in the Forum Südwest of the #ARL yesterday. It was followed by a super-interesting guided visit of the #GatewayGardens district in @frankfurt.de . Never seen an office town like this, with its strange mix of ambitious architecture ...1/
Highlight of this year’s Open Day was probably the Q&A with Koen Lenaerts, the president of the Court, in the grand meeting hall. Getting a sense of the mechanisms at work in one of the key institutions of the #EU.
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Highlight of this year’s Open Day was probably the Q&A with Koen Lenaerts, the president of the Court, in the grand meeting hall. Getting a sense of the mechanisms at work in one of the key institutions of the #EU.
Seeing the rooms and facilities within which European law is being made (mostly concerning the issue of conformity of national regulations with European jurisdiction) is really informative. Pity there was no extra session on the history of the built environment of the Court on #PlateauKirchberg 🇱🇺
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Seeing the rooms and facilities within which European law is being made (mostly concerning the issue of conformity of national regulations with European jurisdiction) is really informative. Pity there was no extra session on the history of the built environment of the Court on #PlateauKirchberg 🇱🇺
So often been passing by the impressive buildings of the #EuropeanCourtofJustice —thanks to the 2025 Open Day, we got insight from inside … for the first time. Very interesting.
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So often been passing by the impressive buildings of the #EuropeanCourtofJustice —thanks to the 2025 Open Day, we got insight from inside … for the first time. Very interesting.
Can somebody pls let me in …?
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Can somebody pls let me in …?
@desireefields.bsky.social speaking at @liser.lu on platformed finance, investment and what it means for agents and societies.
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
@desireefields.bsky.social speaking at @liser.lu on platformed finance, investment and what it means for agents and societies.
Key issue was a walking presentation by colleague Thomas Hartmann (TU Dortmund) on windows into land policy in Utrecht, Gent, Bern and Dortmund. Fascinating cases.
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Key issue was a walking presentation by colleague Thomas Hartmann (TU Dortmund) on windows into land policy in Utrecht, Gent, Bern and Dortmund. Fascinating cases.
Just returning from the #ARL’s 2nd “Brussels Talk”, a special xchange format over lunch. This year on “European Land Policies”, jointly organized with the state of Lower Saxony’s EU-representation. Opened by the Minister Melanie Walter herself.
October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just returning from the #ARL’s 2nd “Brussels Talk”, a special xchange format over lunch. This year on “European Land Policies”, jointly organized with the state of Lower Saxony’s EU-representation. Opened by the Minister Melanie Walter herself.
Leaving behind the prestigious #Academiegebouw of Utrecht University—today packed with hundreds of graduates celebrating their academic achievements.
September 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Leaving behind the prestigious #Academiegebouw of Utrecht University—today packed with hundreds of graduates celebrating their academic achievements.
Board-Meeting (“Präsidium”) of the ARL/Academy of Territorial Development in the Leibniz-Society, first (and last?) time at Utrecht University, Netherlands.
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Board-Meeting (“Präsidium”) of the ARL/Academy of Territorial Development in the Leibniz-Society, first (and last?) time at Utrecht University, Netherlands.
And now “Orange Bike Ride”, sponsored by Dutch Embassy and Dutch Cycling Embassy 🇳🇱
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
And now “Orange Bike Ride”, sponsored by Dutch Embassy and Dutch Cycling Embassy 🇳🇱
I wonder whether this is better. #urbandesign Better streets for better towns.
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I wonder whether this is better. #urbandesign Better streets for better towns.
Cars—or rather, their drivers—tend to go wherever they can. When municipalities want to protect sidewalks and avoid this, such measures seem necessary. However, they don't qualify for the 'City Beautiful'-award. (Sanem, Belval, 🇱🇺).
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cars—or rather, their drivers—tend to go wherever they can. When municipalities want to protect sidewalks and avoid this, such measures seem necessary. However, they don't qualify for the 'City Beautiful'-award. (Sanem, Belval, 🇱🇺).
An (unexpectedly?) warm and sunny welcome to #Birmingham @rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025.
August 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
An (unexpectedly?) warm and sunny welcome to #Birmingham @rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025.
These visuals provide a good sense of why the current works on giving the Mamer-stream more space to flow might be useful and appreciative.
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
These visuals provide a good sense of why the current works on giving the Mamer-stream more space to flow might be useful and appreciative.
Local measures for #climateadaptation recently spotted in the town of Mersch, 🇱🇺. Some nice aerial photos on display that illustrate the degree of damage from recent flooding, particularly the 2021 events.
July 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Local measures for #climateadaptation recently spotted in the town of Mersch, 🇱🇺. Some nice aerial photos on display that illustrate the degree of damage from recent flooding, particularly the 2021 events.
... certain soundtrack for initiatives that effectively seek to dismantle planning under the authoritarian script. This is a considerable challenge for planning & transition discourses that were dominated by collaborative & communicative rationales, while conflict & protest have gained momentum.
July 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
... certain soundtrack for initiatives that effectively seek to dismantle planning under the authoritarian script. This is a considerable challenge for planning & transition discourses that were dominated by collaborative & communicative rationales, while conflict & protest have gained momentum.
