Regional Management of the Energy Transition in Northeast Germany – Innovations in the Planning System? Northeast Germany is one of the spatial “hotspots” of the German energy transition for onshore wind power as well as for other renewable electricity production facilities. Regional Planning in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania gained a wide range of experience in recent years and mastered respective challenges. This report analyses this dynamic topic area from the perspective of innovation research. It presents and discusses approaches of innovation regarding their relevance for the analysis of the planning system; it explains framework conditions of the regional control of the energy transition in the federal and state governments. Discussions with focus groups provided empirical support for the observations.The report enlightens the contributions of regional planning to the successes of recent years, especially in the expansion of wind power. Although actors in regional planning do not necessarily see themselves as innovative in their traditional self-description, they are aware that they are involved in profound changes.weiterlesen