Dr. Jakob F. Schmid

Dr.-Ing. Jakob F. Schmid is the initiator of the german research and urbanist blog/network stadtnachacht and one of the promoters of the »Nachtökonomie«-Approach in Germany. Jakob is the author of the groundbreaking report »stadtnachacht – Management der Urbanen Nachtökonomie« (2014/2015) – the first empirically based contribution to emerging issues around nightlife, night-time economies and urban development in German cities. He is co-author of various night-time economy studies and strategy papers for German cities (e.g. the Night-time Economy Study Stuttgart 2023, Problem and Potential Analysis for Clubs and Live Music Venues Freiburg 2024) and published several papers on nightlife related topics. He works as an urban designer and planning consultant in Hamburg. Jakob is one of the curators and a founding partner of the STADT NACH ACHT conference series. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning.