- Research Assistant / PhD Student
- Urbanism & Society
- Education
- 2013 — 2016
Master of Arts in Spatial Research and Spatial Planning, Institute of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna
- 2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Institut of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna
- Career
- since 2019
Research Assistant and PhD Student, Institute of Architecture and Planning, University of Liechtenstein
- since 2016
Self-employed Consultant for Municipalities and Regions, Rankweil
- 2016 — 2019
Assistent of the Manager, Region Vorderland-Feldkirch
- 2016
Pre-graduate Research Assistant at the Chair for Applied Geography, Spatial Research and Spatial Planning, Institute for Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna
- Awards
- since 2022
Young Talent Research Grant of the University of Liechtenstein
- since 2016
Young Researchers Award for the Master's Thesis, Austrian Association of Geographers (ÖGG), Vienna
- Auf dem Weg zu einer Perlodisierung der Urbanisierung im Alpenrheintal
- FFF-Förderprojekt, September 2023 until December 2024
Urbanization and ruralization as well as centrality and periphery are two of the central binaries in Contemporary research on the uneven geographies of capitalist urbanization. Whilst commonly ... more ...
- Researching Densification Regimes in Territorialy Fragmented Urban Regions
- FFF-Förderprojekt, March 2022 until August 2022
This research project comprises the core of the empirical part of the researchers cumulative PhD project which is designed as an embedded case-study. The goal of the whole PhD project is to ... more ...
- mobiLIty: Everyday Mobility at Uni Li
- FFF-Förderprojekt, October 2021 until August 2023
Mobility and sustainability are some of the most pressing challenges of our time. While socio-technical solutions are transforming the urban environments that characterize much of the globe today, ... more ...
- Raumentwicklung 4.0
- Auftragsforschung, January 2021 until December 2022
"Die Anforderungen an Raumentwicklungsprojekte werden immer komplexer. Damit wächst die Notwendigkeit, diese interdisziplinär und multiperspektivisch zu bearbeiten; insbesondere sozialräumliche ... more ...
- The vacancy: An investigative analysis of vacancies in Liechtenstein
- FFF-Förderprojekt, January 2021 until November 2022 (finished)
Liechtenstein has a culture of demolition. Many of the vacant buildings are demolished for socio-economic reasons and replaced by new buildings. Despite the fact that the cultural and historical ... more ...
- The Rätikon, an Alpine Landscape of Usage
- FFF-Förderprojekt, January 2021 until April 2022 (finished)
Because of the dynamic spatial development in Liechtenstein, the main area of scientific investigation and of interest for spatial planning is the valley bottom of the Alpine Rhine Valley (Verein ... more ...
- Re-Building the Alpine Rhine Valley - An Exploratory Case-Study of Sustainability Fixes and Densification Regimes
- PhD-Thesis, September 2019 until May 2023 (finished)
Urban densification as a heterogenous planning principle covering diverse concepts such as "the re-use of brownfield land, more intensive use of urban buildings, sub-divisions and conversions of ... more ...
- Landschaft (neu) denken: Für einen wahrnehmungsorientierten Zugang
- FFF-Förderprojekt, May 2019 until November 2020 (finished)
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- Publicly accessible "in-between" spaces within the urban landscape of Liechtenstein
- FFF-Förderprojekt, October 2018 until February 2021 (finished)
Like many European regions, the Alpine Rhine Valley is characterized by a heterogeneous mix of settlement areas, transport infrastructure, settlement-related open spaces, agricultural areas, and open ... more ...
Herburger, J. (2023). It’s not about compact cities. Dialogues in Human Geography, 0(0), 1-6.
moreHerburger, J. (2022). The Myth of Urban Densification: Tracing the Pathway of a Discourse on the Case of the Alpine Rhine Valley in Austria. European Journal of Spatial Development, 19(4), 25-43.
moreHerburger, J., Hilti, N., & Lingg, E. (2022). Negotiating Vertical Urbanization at the Public–Private Nexus: On the Institutional Embeddedness of Planning Committees. Urban Planning, 7(4).
moreGörgl, P., Döringer, S., & Herburger, J. (2020). Miteinander statt nebeneinander! Strategien für die Weiterentwicklung interkommunaler Kooperationsstrukturen in der "Wiener Stadtregion ". Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 78(5), 1-19.
moreHerburger, J. (2019). Die sozialräumliche Struktur der LEADER-Region Vorderland-Walgau-Bludenz - Auf dem Weg zur alpinen Postsuburbia? Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft, 161, 35-62.
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Görgl, P., Döringer, S., & Herburger, J. (2021). Strategisches Flächenmanagement in weichen Planungsräumen - Die Stadtregion Wien. In Z. T. Henn S. (Ed.), Stadtregionales Flächenmanagement. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum.
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Brandl, A., Herburger, J., Hilti, L., & Rhomberg, C. (2020). Urban Landscape Living Lab - Base Camp : Vadozner Huus (BC : VH), Liechtenstein. Paper presented at the EAAE-ARCC International Conference, Valencia.
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Herburger, J. (2023). It‘s not about compact cities. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver.
moreHerburger, J. (2023). Die kompakte Stadt als Brenn- und Ausgangspunkt überlappender Krisen. Presented at the Neue Kulturgeographie, Halle an der Saale.
moreHerburger, J. (2022). The Growth Machines Fine-Tuning. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, digital.
moreHerburger, J. (2022). In Densification we Trust - On the Role of Abstract Space in the Production of Urban Densification in the Alpine Rhine Valley. Presented at the RC21 - Ordinary Cities in Exceptional Times, Athens.
moreHerburger, J. (2021). Re-Building the Alpine Rhine Valley. Presented at the CONCUR - From Plans to Land Change, Online.
moreHerburger, J. (2020). Re-Building the Alpine Rhine Valley. An Explorative Analysis of the Socio-spatial Impacts of Urban Densification.. Presented at the digitale Jahrestagung des Jungen Forum der ARL - Visionen für den Raum von Morgen. Instrumente, Ansätze und Perspektiven, virtuell.
moreBrandl, A., Herburger, J., Hilti, L., & Rhomberg, C. (2020). URBAN LANDSCAPE LIVING LAB. Base Camp : Vadozner Huus (BC : VH), Liechtenstein. Presented at the EAAE - ARCC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Valencia.
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Lingg, E., Hilti, N., & Herburger, J. (2023). Gremien erfolgreich entwickeln - Forschungsbericht und Empfehlungen. Bregenz.
moreBrandl, A., Herburger, J., & Hilti, L. (2021). Alles ist Landschaft : Institut für Architektur und Raumentwicklung.
moreBrandl, A., Herburger, J., Hilti, L., & Rhomberg, C. (2021). Gebrauchslandschaftskarte : Institut für Architektur und Raumentwicklung.
moreBrandl, A., Herburger, J., Hilti, L., & Rhomberg, C. (2021). Urban Landscape Living Lab : Institut für Architektur und Raumentwicklung.
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