Robin A. Chang Send Email Telephone (+49)231 755-6057 Fax (+49)231 755-4787 Open Office Hours Wednesdays 13:30-15:00 ORCID orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-5393 Campus Address Campus Süd Geschossbau I Room 421 Research Interests Planning Cultures: comparative planning, organizational and knowledge management, innovation processes Environmental Planning: resource management, climate change adaptation, adaptive/temporary land use and governance Complexity Sciences: (Actor) Network Theory, Resilience Theory Master Thesis The Actor-Network Approach: Temporary Use in Planning Practice Abstract available here. Academic & Professional Experience Since 07/2015 PhD Researcher at the Department of European Planning Cultures, Faculty of Spatial Planning of the Technical University of Dortmund Since 01/2014 Administrative Support for the European Urban Research Association (EURA) Secretariat in Dortmund 01/2013-06/2014 Student Research Assistant with Professor Ulrike Weiland at the Institute for Geography at University Leipzig 01/2012-09/2012 Community and Land Use Planner at the District of Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada 04/2011 – 01/2012 Planning Assistant at the District of Kitimat in British Columbia, Canada Education 2003-2015 Technical University of Dortmund (GE), Masters in Science of Spatial Planning 2010-2011 Academic exchange with the Town & Regional Planning Program at the University of Dundee (UK) 2006-2011 University of Northern British Columbia (CA), Bachelor of Environmental Planning Scholarly & Community Publications Zimmermann, Karsten; Chang, Robin; Putlitz, Andreas (2018): Planning Culture. Research Heuristics and Explanatory Value. In Thomas W. Sanchez (Ed.): Planning Knowledge and Research. New York, NY: Routledge. Chang, Robin (2017): How ‘temporary urbanism’ can transform struggling industrial towns. Edited by Catesby Holmes. The Conversation. New York (Politics + Society). Available online at https://theconversation.com/how-temporary-urbanism-can-transform-struggling-industrial-towns-75114. Chang, R. (2016). CultNature. The Fate of Innovative Renewable Energy Concepts without Community Ownership in Central Germany. In M. Andouin, M. Razaghi, & R. Himsl (Eds.), Governance, Innovation and Performance in Cities Quarterly: Vol. 2. Multi-level Governance in the Urban Context (1st ed., Vol. 2, pp. 8–12). Lausanne, Switzerland: Chair MIR, École Polytechnic Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Chang, R. (2016). Renewably Energized ‘Urban’scapes:: What Now After the Innovations? Retrieved from http://iglus.org/renewably-energized-urbanscapes-what-now-after-the-innovations/ Zimmermann, K., Chang, R., & Putlitz, A. (2016). Gleanings from Governance and Green Infrastructures: A 2015 IGLUS Snapshot in Dortmund. Retrieved from http://iglus.org/iglus-snapshot-in-dortmund/ Chang, R. (2015). ZwischenInnovation: Actor-Network Theory through Temporary Use in Bremen. In M. Macoun & K. Maier (Eds.), Book of Proceedings. Definite Space – Fuzzy Responsibility (pp. 3095–3109). Fakulta architektury. Chang, R. (2011). A Dilemma to Contain: Shipping Containers in Kitimat. Kitimat, BC. Retrieved from District of Kitimat website: http://www.kitimat.ca/assets/Municipal~Hall/Public~Notices/A%20Dilemma%20to%20Contain.pdf Chang, R. & Leyva, F. (2013). Knowledge Management and Transfer for Microenergy Systems: Crossing Borders Worldwide. Retrieved from https://energypedia.info/wiki/Knowledge_Management_and_Transfer_for_Microenergy_Systems_%E2%80%93_Crossing_Borders_Worldwide Chang, R. & Leyva, F. (2013). Users Perspectives. Retrieved from https://energypedia.info/wiki/Users_Perspectives Chang, R., Negrin, C., & Connell, D. J. (2010). Profile of Economic Development Agencies in Prince George. Prepared for H.B. Lanark and the City of Prince George. Prince George, BC. Picketts, I., & Chang, R. (2009). Adapting to Climate Change in Prince George (Foundation Research Bulletin No. 1). Victoria, BC. Conferences & Presentations Robin Chang, Meg Holden, Lena Aumueller, Florian Eckervogt, Rebecca Gunderson (2018, February ). Researching Urban Resilience. German and Canadian Experiential Insights. 2018 Dortmund Conference: The Great Transformation – Challenge and Opportunity for Spatial Planning. Dortmund, NRW. Chang, Robin (2017, September). bestendiging van slow urbanism; enkele internationale voorbeelden. (Inter)National Insights. ZOHOCitizens. ZOHOCitizens. Rotterdam, NL. Chang, Robin (2017, June). Temporary Use. Making sense of Dichotomies between ephemeral tactics and strategic institutions. 2017 EURA Conference: Cities Locked in Networks. European Urban Research Association (EURA). Warsaw, Poland. Chang, Robin (2017, April). Investigating the Temporary. Means to Institutionalization & Acculturation. 11th AESOP Young Academ-ics Conference: Planning & Entrepreneurship. Association of European Schools of Planning Young Academics (AESOP YA). Munich, Germany. Chang, Robin; Maegdefrau, Nadine (2017, March). Resiliency and You. Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change. Can cities have the wisdom to adopt preventive measures before disaster. Resiliency and YOU 2017 Series. Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions; Pacific Water Research Centre; Faculty of Environment, Simon Fraser University. SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC. Babicki, Dominica; Carr, Constance; Chang, Robin; Holden, Meg (2016, July). Toward Better Case Studies. :Understanding what ecourbanism means for urban governance. Track 7a: Local and regional governance. 22nd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference (ISDRS 2016). International Sustainable Development Research Society. Lisbon, Portugal. Chang, R. (2016, March). Tracing the Temporary: Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Case Studies in Vancouver (CA) & Seattle (US). 46th Annual Urban Affairs Association Conference, San Diego, California. Chang, R. (2016, February). ’ANT’icipating Complexity in Temporary Use: Two Comparative Case Studies in Bremen & Seattle. 14th Meeting of the AESOP Thematic Group on Planning and Complexity, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. Chang, R. (2016, February). Narrating through Actor-Network Theory: Sharing Stories behind Temporary Use. Colloquium for Doctoral Students of the School of Spatial Planning: Winter Semester 2015/2016, Dortmund, NRW. Chang, R. (2015, September). CultNature: Biomass Landscape Parks. Dortmund Module, Dortmund, NRW. Chang, R. (2015, April). Urban: Interrupted. Temporary Use through Actor-Network Theory. Prof. Dr. Anne Taufen Wessells. 4th Year Urban Ecology, Sustainable Urban Development Program, Tacoma, Washington. Chang, R. (2014). Community ownership potential for micro-energy networks through CultNature in the Ruhr region of Central Germany. Symposium “Innovating Energy Access for Remote Areas: Discovering untapped resources”, Berkeley, California. Chang, R. (2010, March). Professional Development for Students. PlanTalk Series, Prince George, BC. Chang, R. (2010, February). Sustainability through Agriculture in Southwest British Columbia: Perceptions from Diverse Practitioners. Annual Conference, Guelph, Ontario. Chang, R. (2009, September). Meaningfully Engaged: A Proposal for Enhancing Youth Capacity to Collaborate on Youth Sexual Health Research. Youth Sexual Health Team Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia. Chang, R., & Kosek, L.-A. (2008, October). Local Urban green space: Planned and Unplanned. PlanTalk Series, Prince George, BC. Chang, R., Carmichael, E., & Dudzik, D. (2008, June). Urban Beautification: From Guerilla Gardening to sustainable Landscaping for Climate Change. Annual Conference, Prince George, BC. Chang, R. (2008, May). Meaningfully Engaged: An Introduction. Youth Sexual Health Team Meeting, Fort St. James, British Columbia. Teaching Responsibilities Seminars & Projects 2018-2019 Winter Semester: Temporary Land Use: Evolving Practices & Processes Complexity Continued: Concepts for Adaptive Planning 2018 Summer Semester: Planning Alternatives: Complex Perspectives and Processes 2017-2018 Winter Semester: Temporary Land Use: Evolving Practices & Processes Urban Resilience: A Conceptual Breakdown 2016-2017 Fortgeschrittenenprojekt (‘F-Projekt’ or Advanced Bachelor Project) Resilient City: Risks, Repercussions and Realities for Resilience Planning in Vancouver 2016 Summer Semester: Canuck Zone Seminar: More than forest, igloos, and hockey 2015-2016 Winter Semester: Tempoaray Land Use Supervision Current 2019 Bachelor Thesis Jorg, Lena Kristen. A Disaster Resilient City? Bristol’s Flood Risk Management Approaches and Adaptive Capacity Completed 2018 Master Thesis Hellwig, Vanessa. Innovative Städte in Deutschland. Eine empirische Analyse der Innovationskraft und Erfolgsfaktoren 2018 Bachelor Thesis Schnittfinke, Tanja. Please mind the gap: Discrepancies in the preception of empowerment through Glasgow’s Resilience Strategy 2017 Bachelor Thesis Stell, Marvin. The Influence of Previous Shocks and Stresses on the Strategy of Urban Resilience. 2017 Bachelor Thesis Tiessen, Jan-Simon. Potential of Industrial Brownfields for Urban Development and Environment in the Ruhr Region – Redevelopment of Zeche Waltrop. 2016-2017 Fortgeschrittenenprojekt (‘F-Projekt’ or Advanced Bachelor Project) Resilienz: Modebegriff oder echte Chance für eine andere Raumplanung? Project Coordinator: Dipl.-Ing. Nadine Mägdefrau 2016 Master Thesis Koelbel, Julia. Social Innovation in Urban Planning: Comparative Temporary Use Case Studies in the Netherlands and Germany. Membership Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries (GKS) International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)