AESOP-Small-Towns-Lecture_Series-2026.pdf Beyond metropolitan centres, small towns are confronted with a wide range of challenges and opportunities linked to demographic change, social inequalities, ecological transitions, changing...

This Open Access book explores the concept of the open city, examining its theoretical foundations, normative implications, and real-world practices in contemporary urban planning. The chapters move from conceptual debates on openness and...

Urban Complex Futures: Critical Leverage Points Invitation to Online Series The urban condition today oscillates between dystopian and utopian futures: increasing spatial segregation, political polarisation, socio-economic inequality,...

As a result of an election procedure open to everyone interested, the AESOP Planning/Conflict Thematic Group (TG) has chosen the members of the new coordination team (in alphabetical order): - Francesco Campagnari, Centre for Research on...

New Application DL: 14 October 2026   How do urban futures flow? Multiple, interconnected challenges are unfolding simultaneously. Climate change, environmental degradation, technological shifts, rapid urbanisation, migration, and...