THEMATIC GROUPS

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
Category: Ethics, Values and Planning

10 October 2024, 4—6 p.m. CET (online)

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This event is organised in collaboration with the AESOP TG on Planning Theories.

JACOBS on KROPOTKIN - Mutual aid, local planning, and law. At the turn of the 20th century PatrickGeddes, Ebenezer Howard, Lewis Mumford were all strongly influenced by Peter Kropotkin. 21st century global environmental and economic conditions again make his ideas relevant.

MORONI on HAYEK - Land, market, and the law. Neither Hayek nor other classical liberals have ever been in favor of an unrestrained market. The crucial role of the law, rather than that of the market, is the true focus of F.A. Hayek’s legacy.

DAVY on KELSEN - A pure theory of planning law? Hans Kelsen proclaimed that law is based on ideology. A »pure theory of law« (Kelsen) must leave ideology behind. Since planners love ideology, I am asking: Does a pure theory of law work for planners?

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
Category: Global South & East

Dear all,

We are delighted to share the news that AESOP ExCo and CoRep have approved our thematic group proposal to organise AESOP International PhD Workshop in India as a mainstream AESOP event in 2026/27. In the future, we plan to organise similar workshops aligned with the years of Global Planning Congresses in the Global South and East countries.

With regards and thanks

Global South and East thematic group

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
Category: Public Spaces and Urban Cultures

The thematic group on Public Spaces and Urban Cultures was responsible for TRACK 08: PUBLIC SPACE Planning for cultural diversity, peace and the experience of places.

This track had a total of nine sessions with the following topics:

  • Peace and inclusion
  • Approaches, age, and gender
  • Transformations
  • Cultures
  • Typology and morphology
  • Regeneration and environment
  • Infrastructure

The track hosted a total of 51 presentations. The sessions were well attended, and discussions continued beyond the track sessions during the congress.

Members of TG PSUC also organised and participated in special sessions/ roundtables on the themes: Unlocking the future of planning; Built environment education; (Un)Care and Austerity. Learning From New Urban Care Commoning Practices and Policies part I;

(Un)Care and Austerity. Learning From New Urban Care Commoning Practices and Policies part II; Doing Justice To Time-Sensitive Urbanism Part I

The annual TG PSUC meeting was held during the conference, in the presence of three of its Advisory Board members, current members, and congress participants. The presentation and update on TG PSUC’s activities were followed by a brainstorming session for the next 2024-2026 theme, which will be used as the basis for preparing the new call for contributions.

TGPSCU 20240710 PARIS

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
Category: Public Spaces and Urban Cultures

We are pleased to inform you that at the AESOP conference in Paris, 8-12 July 2024, the  TG PSUC coordination transitioned from the 2022-2024 team, comprised of Christine Mady (main coordinator, Aalto University, Finland), Tihomir Viderman (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany), and Matej Nikšič (Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia) to the 2024-2026 team, which will include Tihomir Viderman (main coordinator, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany), Matej Nikšič (Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia), and Evangelia Athanassiou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). We warmly thank Christine for her tremendous efforts and outstanding achievements during her role as main coordinator, and welcome Evangelia to the team! During this transition the TG PSUC continues with the preparation of the 2024-2026 theme, which will be shared with the group members early in the autumn.

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS
Category: Planning Theories
Dear all,
 
who are interested in planning theories: Join the AESOP Thematic Group „Planning Theories (plural)“, co-coordinated by Ben Davy (TU Dortmund University / University of Johannesburg), Franziska Sielker (TU University Vienna / University of Cambridge), and Meike Levin-Keitel (University of Vienna).
 
Membership is free, and it does not matter whether you are associated with an AESOP member school. Although AESOP has started as a network of European schools, the activities of our TG reach out globally.
 
If you want to become or remain a member, please subscribe to our Google group in just 3 steps:
 
1. Sign in to Google Groups.
2. Search for the group aesop_tg_planning-theories.
3. Click ,Join group' and you will be automatically added to the member list.
 
Even if our opinions often differ widely, our discussions will always be respectful and constructive.
 
Using the phrase planning theories (plural), we emphasize our conviction that theoretical reflections about spatial planning benefit from a diversity of ideas and approaches. Planning theories are not based on the exclusion of disruptive or "false" claims, but rather learn from disruption and investigate the plurality of truths present in the rich and complex world of planning.
 
Young academics are particularly invited to join!
 
  1. TG NTP Meeting - Paris 9 July 2024 h 1-2 pm
  2. TG Urban Futures - AESOP 2024 Paris
  3. Call for abstracts: Inclusive and Cohesive Urban Development in European Cities - European Reflections and Learnings for a Post-War Urban Planning
  4. AESOP TG on ETHICS, VALUES & PLANNING - COLLOQUIUM 8: "The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Cities", May 16, 4-5.30 PM (CET) with Juval Portugali

Subcategories

Planning and Complexity Article Count:  26

New Technologies & Planning Article Count:  7

Planning, Law and Property rights Article Count:  9

Transboundary Planning and Governance Article Count:  12

Transportation planning and policy Article Count:  8

Ethics, Values and Planning Article Count:  20

Resilience and Risks Mitigation Strategies Article Count:  12

French and British planning studies Article Count:  1

Sustainable Food Planning Article Count:  8

Public Spaces and Urban Cultures Article Count:  95

Planning/Conflict Article Count:  14

Urban Futures Article Count:  2

Urban Transformation in Europe and China Article Count:  2

Regional Design Article Count:  4

Nordic Planning Article Count:  2

Planning Theories Article Count:  12

Global South & East Article Count:  9

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