1. Philipps-Universität Marburg
Department of Geography
Research Group Regional Studies/ Rural Studies

2. County Marburg-Biedenkopf

3. County Marburg-Biedenkopf
Area: 1.262,56 km²
Inhabitants:
Agricultural Land: 44,1 %
Forests: 40,8 %

4. City of Marburg Population: 80
City of Marburg Population: Philipps-Universität Marburg Students: Faculties Founded in 1527

5. Philipps-Universität Marburg
Department of Geography -
Working Group Regional Studies
Focus on rural areas
Economic geography
Rural geography
Energy transition (bioenergy villages)
Rural problems (demographic change)
Market formations (smallholder integration)
Value chain analysis / farm-to-fork

6. Philipps-Universität Marburg
Previous and current projects
EmotionAAL (EU/BMBF)
Retail transition in Turkey (DFG)
Organic pepper farming in Kerala/ India
Producer companies in India
Twecom (interreg)
Rural alliances (interreg)
Renewable mobility in Marburg (County Marburg-Biedenkopf)