Charleen Heins
"A healthy and productive region is a key prerequisite for all further social and economic development. Against this backdrop, what particularly motivates me is to analyze regional potential on a scientific basis, support stakeholders in its implementation, and thus contribute to the development of livable regions."
Focus of work
- Questions relating to urban and regional development
- Analysis of regions and locations with derivation of development potential
- Development of regional, transformation, and innovation strategies
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of monitoring in connection with regional development projects
- Qualitative research and analysis methods
Curriculum vitae
Charleen Heins studied environmental planning with a focus on urban and regional development at Leibniz University Hannover. Since 2021, she has been working at the Institute for Innovation and Technology at VDI/VDE Innovation und Technik GmbH as a scientific consultant in the department “Demography, Clusters and Foresight”. She is an expert in the regional and urban development of regions and locations with a wide variety of structural characteristics. Ms. Heins' work focuses on analyzing regions and locations and deriving development potential using quantitative and qualitative scientific methods. Strategy consulting and development are also part of her work in this context.
Publications
Bartschat, Judith; Gieschen, Jan-Hinrich; Heins, Charleen; Nögel, Lukas (2025): Luftfahrt in Hamburg: Zahlen, Fakten und Zukunftsperspektiven
Baumann, Fabienne-Agnes; Busch, Anne; Fünfhaus, Annika; Heins, Charleen (2025): Ausbildungscluster in ostdeutschen Braunkohlerevieren: Wie regionale, branchenspezifische und ausbildungsbezogene Bedingungen Innovationsprozesse und Innovationstransfer prägen. bwp@ Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik – online, 49: 1–22.