Dr. Klaus Sachs

Research Interests

• Urban research, Social geography, Minorities, Methods of empirical social research
• West and South West Germany, China

Responsibilities at the Institute

• Editor-in-chief Heidelberger Geographische Arbeiten (Heidelberg Geographical Journal)
• Supervisor of the Selbstverlag (own publishing house) of the Geographical Institute

Memberships

• Associate member of the Deutsche Akademie für Landeskunde e.V. (DAL) (German Academy for Regional Studies) (since 12/2005)

Projects

• DFG (German Research Foundation) research project “Base conversion in Germany - Analysis of the restructuring process at military sites”
• Special economic zones in North East China
• City beaches – Theoretical and empirical approaches to postmodern sceneries