Dr.-Ing. Axel Timpe

Dr.-Ing. Axel Timpe is a research associate at the Institute of Landscape Architecture at RWTH Aachen University where he has been involved in teaching and research since 2010 His academic background includes training as a landscape architect at Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Centre d’études Supérieures d’aménagement of Université François Rabelais de Tours He began his professional career at lohrberg stadtlandschaftsarchitektur in 2003 and completed his doctoral degree at RWTH Aachen in January 2017 His research focuses on the Green Infrastructure functions of Urban Agriculture and Urban Forestry emphasizing co-design and co-production with local stakeholders He coordinates several significant projects including the H2020 IA proGIreg and the national Green Infrastructure research project CoProGrün, as well as having played a key role in COST Action Urban Agriculture Europe His contributions to the field are reflected in his publications, including the reference book "Urban Agriculture Europe" and the forthcoming "Urban Agricultural Heritage" which explore the integration of urban agriculture into landscape planning and policy.