%0 Conference Paper %B 12th European Real Estate Society conference in association with the International Real Estate Society %D 2005 %T Public Private Partnerships in Germany %X Public-Private Partnerships can be categorized based on the extent of public and private sector involvement and the degree of risk allocation between the two. All partnerships have a unique risk/reward allocation. Efficient urban development systems are based on intensive cooperation between the public and private sector. One important condition of partnership is the highly developed real estate market. So it is an important topic for the future research and development project to investigate who are the present actors in real estate business, what are their motivations and practices. The major focus of our presentation will be on: ∑ Property and real estate management legislation and practices ∑ Urban planning and administrative capacity ∑ Public and private sectors' financing mechanisms %B 12th European Real Estate Society conference in association with the International Real Estate Society %S ERES: Conference %C Dublin, Ireland %G eng %9 normal paper %3 RePEc:arz:wpaper:eres2005_321 %! Conference 2005 %& Session C7 %R 10.15396/eres2005_321