Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik

The Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (English: German Institute of Urban Affairs) is a German think tank. It conducts research on urban development in Germany and in other German-speaking countries or regions.^[1]

Abbreviation	difu
Formation	February 15, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-02-15)
Type	Think tank
Headquarters	Zimmerstr. 13-15 10969 Berlin Germany
Location	Berlin, Germany Cologne, Germany (branch)
Director	Carsten Kühl
CEO	Busso Grabow
Website	difu.de

The institute was founded by the German Association of Cities on 15 February 1973, and was named on 1 October 1973.^[2] It is headquartered in Berlin, runs a branch in Cologne and is structured as a company with limited liability.^[3]

Leaders

• 1973-1978: Wolfgang Haus [de]
• 1978-1981: Erika Spiegel [de]^[4]
• 1981-1992: Dieter Sauberzweig
• 1992-2006: Heinrich Mäding
• 2006-2013: Klaus J. Beckmann [de]
• 2013-2018: Martin zur Nedden
• 2018–present: Carsten Kühl [de]