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Hannah Paul

Institute of Geography

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Wetterkreuz 15 91058 Erlangen

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Research fellow in the Working Group Regional Development of Prof. Dr. Tobias Chilla.

European spatial development, primarily in the Alps and border regions.

Regional economic geography in border regions.

Methodological focus on quantitative analyses and data visualisations.

  • Hippe, S. et al. (2026): Cross-border functional areas (CBFA): a multi-indicator definition at the European level.  European Planning Studies. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2026.2661064
  • Paul, H., Chilla, T. & Sommer. C. (2025): Economy and Border Regions – A Research Gap? Results from a Scoping Review. Journal of Borderlands Studies: 1–19. DOI:10.1080/08865655.2025.2539973
  • Chilla, T., Paul, H., Bertram, D. & M. Lambracht (2024): Towards an Alpine Spatial Development Perspective - Synthesis Report: Compilation of three input papers. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20527.24482
  • Paul, H., Bertram, D. & Chilla, T (2024): Climate Scenarios: Linking Climate Change and Spatial Planning. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28915.85288

  • Analytical support on issues relating to Alpine spatial development for the Federal Ministry for Building, Regional Development and Housing (BMWSB) and the Alpine Convention, in collaboration with ifuplan
  • Research project „Regional value creation in border regions', DFG
  • Project „RABE", INTERREG Bayern-Österreich

Since 2021, member of the Regional Development Working Group (Prof. Dr Tobias Chilla) at the Institute of Geography, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg; since 2023, as a research assistant

Studied Geography at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, BA 2020, MA 2023 (specialising in urban studies and regional development)

Studied abroad at the University of Vienna on the Spatial Research and Spatial Planning programme, 2022