The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".
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Academic Experience
Since 08/2023
Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology
Since 06/2019
Research Associate at the Department of European Planning Cultures, Faculty of Spatial Planning of the Technical University of Dortmund
Education
2021
Technical University of Dortmund, Ph.D. in Spatial Planning
2014
University College London, MSc Planning, Design and Development
2013
Humboldt University of Berlin, BA Geography
Books and Edited Volumes
Lee, D., Feiertag, P., & Unger, L. (Eds.) (2024). Co-production in the urban setting: Fostering definitional and conceptual clarity through comparative research. Urban Planning 9. DOI: 10.17645/up.i313
Lee, D. (2022). Public space in transition. Co-production and co-management of privately owned public space in Seoul and Berlin. transcript Verlag: Bielefeld. DOI: 10.14361/9783839462324
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Lee, D., Feiertag, P., & Unger, L. (2024). Co-production, co-creation or co-design of public space? A systematic review. Cities 154, 105372. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105372
Lee, D., & Scholten, N. (2024). Co-production of privately owned public space: Who, why, when, and how? Urban Design International 29, 123-133. DOI: 10.1057/s41289-024-00239-2
Lee, D., Feiertag, P., & Unger, L. (2024). Defining co-production: A review of the planning literature. Journal of Planning Literature 39(2), 227-240. DOI: 10.1177/08854122231219919
Dunlop, A., Hübert, O., Aqel L., Abdelilah, R., & Lee, D. (2023). How public are hybrid public spaces? Assessing publicness of privately owned public spaces in Hamburg. Journal of Urbanism. DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2023.2284221
Lee, D. (2023). Actors, the actor network and their impact on public space management: Social network analysis as a method. Spatial Research and Planning 81(4), 373-387. DOI: 10.14512/rur.683
Lee, D., & Scholten, N. (2022). Do welfare states need privately owned public spaces? The relevance of and need for such spaces in German cities. Journal of Urban Design 27(5), 513-527. DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2022.2036110
Lee, D. (2022). Whose space is privately owned public space? Exclusion, underuse and the lack of knowledge and awareness. Urban Research & Practice 15(3), 366-380. DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2020.1815828
Zimmermann, K., & Lee, D. (2021). Environmental justice and green infrastructure in the Ruhr. From distributive to institutional conceptions of justice. Frontiers in Sustainble Cities 3, 670190. DOI: 10.3389/frsc.2021.670190
Book Chapters
Unger, L., & Lee, D. (2023). Participation during and after the pandemic: Lessons learned from an urban revitalisation project in Dortmund, Germany. In E. Lissandrello, J. Sorensen, K. Olesen, & R.N. Steffansen (Eds.), The 'new normal' in planning, governance and participation (pp. 151-164). The Urban Book Series. Cham: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32664-6_12
Zimmermann, K., & Lee, D. (2021). Building resilience in the context of multi-level governance — Insights from a living lab in the Ruhr. In G. Hutter, M. Neubert, & R. Ortlepp (Eds.), Building resilience to natural hazards in the context of climate change (pp. 209-228). Wiesbaden: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-33702-5_9
Others
Peters, K., & Lee, D. (2020). Ensuring inclusive and accessible public spaces in an austerity context. In J. Riegler, & J. Bylund (Eds.), Unfolding dilemmas of urban public space (pp. 31-35). JPI Urban Europe. Download here
(Selected Presentations)
Lee, D., Feiertag, P., Unger, L. Co-production: Theory and practice in the planning field. Paper presented at the 2024 UAA Conference. New York.
Lee, D. Co-production and co-management of public space – Planning instruments for privately owned public space in a transitional context. The case of Seoul and Berlin. Paper presented at the 2023 DOKO Conference. Dortmund, Germany.
Lee, D. Public space management networks. Paper presented at the 2022 EURA Conference. Milan, Italy.
Lee, D. Whose space is privately owned public space? Exclusion, underuse and the lack of knowledge and perception. Paper presented at the 2021 ACSP Annual Conference. Online.
Lee, D., & Scholten, N. Rethinking the provision of public space in welfare states – The case of Germany. Paper presented at the 2021 AESOP Annual Congress. Online.
Lee, D. Co-production of public space – Planning instruments used for privately owned public space in a transitional context. The case of Seoul and Berlin. Paper presented at the 2020 ACSP Annual Conference. Online.
Lee, D. Cities in search for competitiveness and justice – The case of Mediaspree, Berlin. Paper presented at the 2019 AESOP Annual Congress. Venice, Italy
Lee, D. Public space after transformation – Regulatory instruments used for privately owned public space. Paper presented at the 2019 EURA-UAA Conference. Dublin, Ireland.