David Kaufmann appointed Assistant Professor in Spatial Development and Urban Policy
On the recommendation of ETH President Joël Mesot, the ETH Board appointed Dr. David Kaufmann (*1985) as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy.
David Kaufmann’s research focuses on the analysis of policy and governance processes in cities and metropolitan regions. He is interested in policies formulate in urban and metropolitan areas and their coordination in multi-level governance arrangements. At ETH Zurich he will launch research projects on densification policies in spatial planning and on participative policy processes in cities. By appointing David Kaufmann, the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-Baug) is strengthening its interdisciplinary research in the field of spatial and urban development.