THEMATIC GROUPS
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Transboundary Planning and Governance
From 11th-13th September 2019, a research workshop of the MSPRN and AESOP Thematic Group on Transboundary Spaces, Policy Diffusion and Planning Cultures will take place at the University of Hamburg. The workshop will focus specifically on the challenges of spatial planning and governance at the land-sea interface.
Below you will find preliminary information on the workshop. Further details including a call for papers will be made available over the next few weeks. As the costs for this workshop are covered under a research project generously funded by the German Research Foundation, there will be no registration fees.
Workshop Title: Spatial Strategies at the Land-Sea Interface: Rethinking Maritime Spatial Planning
Description
Under the EU Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Directive, Member States are tasked with the preparation of maritime spatial plans by 2021. These plans are required to take account of land-sea interactions. Experience to date, however, indicates that MSP occupies a different institutional and policy space to land-based terrestrial spatial planning. At the same time as MSP is becoming established as a formal policy instrument applied in a coordinated manner across Europe, European spatial planning has reached an impasse, with a discernible shift away from ambitious spatial strategies over the last two decades. Furthermore, as policies and practices of integrated coastal zone management are displaced through a focus of attention on MSP, there is a risk of a ‘new coastal squeeze’ where the land and marine become institutionalised as distinct policy spaces.
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to explore and critically reflect on the capacity for MSP and spatial planning more broadly to address the challenges posed by the sustainable governance of the land-sea interface. In particular, we will focus on the spatial dimensions of MSP and spatial planning at the coast. Key topics for discussion and reflection include the capacity of MSP to work with relational connections across space and the potential to engage with place-based knowledges and multiple ways of knowing the sea.
The workshop will include a mix of keynote presentations, interactive break-out sessions and a limited number of research papers solicited through an open call for papers (to be announced shortly).
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Planning, Law and Property rights
The International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) (see www.plpr-association.org ) will celebrate its 16th annual conference 7th – 11th February 2022 in Ghent, Belgium).
CALL FOR PAPERS
Call for abstracts (up to 300 words) is already open and ends on 15th October 2021 - https://arch.kuleuven.be/plpr-2022
PLPR invites all papers addressing topics at the intersection of planning, law, and property rights for presentation to colleagues.
PHD WORKSHOP
The seventh PLPR full-day PhD workshop will take place on Monday, 7 February 2022 from 9 AM to 5 PM. The workshop aims at PhD students at any stage, whose research is relevant to the intersection of planning, law and property rights.
The conference encourages applications from students in planning, law, economics, real estate, geography, political science, public policy or related fields.
Find out more information here: https://arch.kuleuven.be/plpr-2022
PLPR looks forward to welcoming you to Ghent soon!
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Ethics, Values and Planning
The AESOP TG on Ethics, Values and Planning continues the conversation and debate on Wednesday 13 October 2021, from 5 to 6 pm (CET) with Ali Madanipour, Sabine Weck & Peter Schmitt on Overcoming the false dichotomy between procedural and distributive justice.
The discussion/conversation will start from a recently published article The concept of spatial justice and the European Union’s territorial cohesion by Ali Madanipour, Mark Shucksmith and Elizabeth Brooks in European Planning Studies and a manuscript under review by Sabine Weck and Peter Schmitt. Both studies address the false dichotomy between procedural and distributive justice through conceptualization of spatial justice and just planning and related policy evaluation and case study research. We aim for a condensed and vibrant discussion on the integration of procedural and distributive justice and its use in planning studies.
You are very welcome to participate. Please consider the following:
• Prepare yourself by reading the texts in advance (the papers will be provided to participants);
• Register to the event by sending an e-mail to
• Participants are invited to send in a question, idea, or comment to be raised during the colloquium via e-mail by Monday 11 October at the latest.
To secure a colloquium in which there is sufficient space for active participation, we limit the number of participants. So please register in time.
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- Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
- Category: Planning Theories
Interested in planning theories and thirsty for joint reflection, critical discussion and fruitful enrichment? That's a good match; we too would like to revive the discourse on planning theories and continue thinking about different ones with joy and enthusiasm. In doing so, we are as open as possible, yet critical and interested in the fundamental questions of the black box of planning.
We are currently working on an interesting programme, starting in October, we are planning a monthly Zoom meeting on different topics and in-depth discussions, let us surprise you! If you have interesting ideas or would like to present a topic, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Welcome to the multiverse of planning theories!
Ben, Franziska and Meike
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- Category: Resilience and Risks Mitigation Strategies
The Innovate4Cities Conference will be an international gathering at the nexus of cities, climate change science and innovation. This groundbreaking meeting will be co-hosted by UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). It will bring together over 1,000 city leaders, scientists, researchers, innovators, academics, youth and business people to advance pragmatic and action oriented research and science that will help cities reduce their carbon footprint and increase resilience to climate change.
We invite our global network to collaborate with us on the conference program by showcasing the latest science and innovation from academia, city practitioners, policymakers, the private sector, and civil society, helping to bridge the gap between climate ambitions and results. We are calling for submissions with a unique focus on research and innovation across the conference themes, inspired by the Global Research Action Agenda.
Follow the link for more: https://i4c.conference.evey.live/conferences/innovate4-cities-2021-conference
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