Jörg Pohlan

Prof. Dr. Jörg Pohlan is a Professor at HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU) specializing in Urban Planning with a focus on Urban development and quantitative methods of urban and regional research. He maintains an office at Henning-Voscherau-Platz 1, D-20457 Hamburg (Combined Zone 4.125 | Room 4.110) and holds office hours on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. His academic work spans multiple research domains including social monitoring, urban health, socioeconomic structural change, and municipal finances.

Prof. Pohlan's research interests center on quantitative methods for analyzing urban and regional development in Germany. His work particularly focuses on social monitoring systems for integrated neighborhood development, urban health determinants, gentrification processes, and demographic changes in shrinking and growing cities. His research demonstrates a strong methodological approach combining statistical analysis with spatial planning concepts to address urban challenges. He has developed and refined monitoring systems that help identify areas with potential social problems for urban policy interventions.

The trend in Prof. Pohlan's publications shows an evolution from early work on municipal finances and demographic change toward increasingly sophisticated social monitoring systems and urban health research. His recent work demonstrates a growing integration of health perspectives into urban planning, particularly through projects like Healthy Neighborhoods 2.0. His publications consistently apply quantitative methods to analyze socio-spatial patterns, with a particular focus on Hamburg and Berlin as case studies for broader urban phenomena in Germany.

• Principal investigator for Healthy Neighborhoods 2.0: Development of a prototype health information system
• Lead researcher for Update monitoring upgrading and displacement project for Berlin Senate Department
• Coordinator of Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention im Setting Quartier (Health promotion and prevention in the neighborhood setting)
• Author of multiple Sozialmonitoring Integrierte Stadtteilentwicklung (Social Monitoring Integrated Neighborhood Development) reports for Hamburg
• Principal investigator for Monitoring Soziale Stadtentwicklung Berlin projects

Prof. Pohlan directs research on urban health and social monitoring at HCU, collaborating with institutions including HAW Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, and Magdeburg University. His City Science Lab work focuses on developing data-driven information systems to assess health-relevant conditions in urban neighborhoods. His research team employs participatory approaches to develop health-promoting measures with local residents in socially disadvantaged areas. Recent projects emphasize creating small-area health monitoring systems that could be implemented continuously across urban regions.