Corinna Schittenhelm studied at the TU Kaiserslautern, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Spatial Planning in 2014 and a Master of Science in Environmental Planning and Law in 2017. During her studies, she worked in an engineering office in the fields of urban planning, environment, energy and climate protection. Following her studies, she worked for the Rhineland-Palatinate Supervisory and Service Directorate, where she was responsible for municipalities in the area of urban development funding in Department 21b.

Vocational training

2014-2017

Studied Environmental Planning and Law at the TU Kaiserslautern with a Master of Science degree

2011-2014

Studied Spatial Planning at the TU Kaiserslautern with degree: Bachelor of Science

Professional career

Since July 2019

Research assistant at the Chair of Urban Planning at RPTU

September 2017 - June 2019

Clerk at the Rhineland-Palatinate Supervisory and Service Directorate in Department 21b: Municipal Development, Sport and Monument Protection in the field of urban development funding

March 2016 - August 2017

Freelancer at the Rockenhausen engineering company (igr AG)

January 2016 - March 2016

Internship at the Rockenhausen engineering company (igr AG)

Research activities

Since 2021:

"Ageing Smart - Designing spaces intelligently"(www.ageing-smart.de)

Since 2019:

"Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management of urban districts in the urban development process" (IWAES)(www.iwaes.de)

Teaching activity

Since 2021

Teaching as a research assistant in the Bachelor's program "Spatial Planning" and in the Master's program "Urban and Regional Development" at the Chair of Urban Planning at RPTU as well as supervision of theses.

Publications

• Schittenhelm, C., Rumberg, M. Kurth, D (2023): The Influence of Social Infrastructure Accessibility on Liveability in Urban Neighborhoods. LET IT GROW, LET US PLAN, LET IT GROW. Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Resilient Smart Green and Blue Cities. Proceedings 28th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society GeoMultimedia 2023pp. 719-726 (ISBN 978-3-9504945-2-5).
• Schittenhelm, C., Knab, C. (2022): Structured approach to developing scenarios for decision support. In: Elisei, P. et al (2022): Mobility, knowledge and innovation hubs in urban and regional development. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society. Proceedings. pp. 713-723. (ISSN 2521-3938). https://www.corp.at/fileadmin/proceedings/CORP2022_proceedings.pdf
• Kugler, T., Schittenhelm, C., Volkmer, S., Ryba, M., Moormann, C., Kurth, D., Koenigsdorff, R. (2022): Sustainable Heating and Cooling Management of Urban Quarters. In: Sustainability 2022, 14, 4353, "Resource Management in Urban Districts - a Contribution to Sustainable Urban Development"; (ISSN 2071-1050). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074353
• Kurth et al (2021): Forum A: Common good vs. individual interest - land and soil. In: German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning (ed.): 7th University Day of the National Urban Development Policy "Planning for Future - Shaping Transformation". P. 30-32. (ISBN 978-3-9816204-9-8).
• Schittenhelm, C., Kurth, D. (2021): Integrated consideration of sustainable heating and cooling management of urban districts. CITIES 20.50 - Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart - Sustainable - Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, ^26th International Conference of Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 445-454. (ISSN 2521-3938). https://www.corp.at/archive/CORP2021_92.pdf
• Schittenhelm et. al (2020): Sustainable heating and cooling management of urban districts: Integrated consideration in the urban development process. In: Transforming Cities. Urban Systems in Transition The technical-scientific journal. Urban resources. Issue 4/2020. p. 52-57. (ISSN 2366-7281). https://www.iwaes.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TranCit_2020-4-Kapitel.pdf
• Sustainable heat-management of urban quarters - Integrated contemplation in the urban development process. Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships 2020 25-27 November 2020 Leipzig Germany under the auspices of the Minister of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research: Book of Accepted Abstracts.

Presentations

• 09.07.2025: AESOP Annual Congress 2025 in Istanbul, presentation "Decision support systems
  as a tool for better comprehensive planning" in the session "Smart city as a transformative approach? Conceptualizing digital tools in spatial development in a context of ageing"
• 11.02.2025: Dortmunder Konferenz Raum- und Planungsforschung 2025, lecture "Potentials for strengthening urban districts through multifunctional use of social infrastructures" in the session: "Urban resilience and innovation"
• 01.08.2024: Young Researchers Symposium of the High Performance Center Simulation and Software Based Innovation and TU Nachwuchsring 2024, poster session and pitch "Multifunctionality in urban neighborhoods", prize for the best abstract.
• 14.06.2024: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Smart City (IPSC) 2024, lecture "Smart and liveable city: Measuring quality of life in urban neighborhoods - an interdisciplinary approach to visualization" in the session: "Evaluation and Assessment"; with Katharina Mayer, M.Sc.
• 19.09.2023: Real Corp 2023 Ljubljana, presentation in the session Sensitive and Sustainable Urban Planning : "The Influence of Social Infrastructure Accessibility on Liveability in Urban Neighborhoods "
• 14.07.2023: AESOP Annual Congress 2023, presentation (online): "Scavenger hunt data: The search for suitable small-scale demographic data for GIS-based site investigations"
• 04.05.2023: Dialogue forum III "Resource-efficient urban districts for the future (RES:Z)". Resource Efficiency in Neighborhoods: New Instruments and Pilot Applications. Impulse energy districts.
• 16.11.2022: Real Corp 2022 Vienna, presentation in the session Decision Support in Planning Processes: "Structured Procedure for the Development of Scenarios for Decision Support "; with Charlotte Knab, M.Sc.
• 26.02.2022: American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2022 Annual Meeting, presentation in the session: 5th Population Speciality Group: "Infrastructure in residential environments and social exclusion of baby boomers"; with Yannick Loeppke, M.A.
• 16.02.2022 Podium: Urban planning colloquium. Next Generation Cities - Planning concepts for the climate-neutral city. Chair of Urban Planning at the TU Kaiserslautern.
• 09.09.2021: Real Corp 2021, lecture in the session Urban Climate Adaptation Strategies and Affordability - How does it work?: "Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management of urban quarters"; with Prof. Dr.-Ing.
• 14.06.2021: Presentation of interim results IWAES; Workshop as part of the joint project IWAES and the joint project RES:Z "Resource-efficient urban districts": Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management in urban districts; with Till Kugler, Meinhard Ryba.
• 26.11.2020: URP 2020: Sustainable heat-management of urban quarters - Integrated contemplation in the urban development process. Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships 2020 25-27 November 2020 Leipzig Germany under the auspices of the Minister of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research; with Till Kugler, M.Sc.
• 11.12.2019: Region Forum and City: Energy Master Planning and Green Infrastructure, Integrative Consideration of Sustainable Heat Management of Urban Neighborhoods in the Urban Development Process.

Implementation and participation in workshops

• 14.06.2021: Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management in urban districts: Workshop as part of the joint project IWAES and the joint project RES:Z "Resource-efficient urban districts".
• 08.03.2021-12.03.2021: Young experts design the future: Winter school of the National Urban Development Policy "The Postpandemic City".
• 04.05.2020: 7th University Day of the National Urban Development Policy: Organization and moderation of the forum "Shaping Transformation: Common Good vs. Individual Interest - Land and Soil", with Prof. Detlef Kurth, Prof. Uwe Altrock, Vivienne Graw, B.Sc.