Thomas Muschkullus

Professor Thomas Muschkullus is a faculty member at Geisenheim University, holding the Professorship for Garden & Project Management within the Department of Landscaping and Vegetation Technology. His work focuses on addressing the complex challenges of large-scale infrastructure projects with environmental impacts, particularly in the landscape architecture and planning domains.

His research interests include:

• Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
• Project Management for Complex Infrastructure Projects
• Integration of Nature Conservation in Transportation Planning
• Systems-Theoretical Approaches to Planning Processes
• Optimization of Stakeholder Engagement in Large-Scale Projects

Professor Muschkullus led the MOVE project (2017-2022), which investigated methods to address the complexity of large-scale infrastructure projects with nature conservation implications. His research demonstrates that sectoral approaches are insufficient and advocates for systemic approaches that consider road infrastructure within its broader landscape context as a holistic system. He proposes modeling and simulation techniques to analyze planning processes, with optimization measures targeting the overall landscape system's viability.

His scientific contributions focus on:

• Developing frameworks for measuring success in complex transformation projects
• Proposing the role of systems architects in federal highway planning
• Addressing workforce development needs in vocational education
• Creating approaches for managing planning complexity

Professor Muschkullus has presented his research at national conferences including the Fachtagung Strasse und Landschaft (2019) and Hochschulforum der GaLaBau-Messe (2018).