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Welcome to the knowledge and communication platform of the ARL - Academy for Spatial Development in the Leibniz Association , where you’ll find comprehensive information on the Academy’s international expertise.

ARL Congress 2026

European Regional Policy in Times of Transition 

1–2 October 2026 in Cologne, Germany

Programme available & registration now open - find all information at ARL Congress 2026 | ARL-Net

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New Perspectives on Urban Infrastructures

Reflections on the ARL Summer School 2026

From 8 to 10 July 2026, twelve doctoral researchers from across the globe gathered at the University of Amsterdam for the infrastructure-focused edition of the ARL Summer School.

ARL News

PINO description for AlpPlan website

In June of 2026, the new call for the Interreg Alpine Space projects announced support for the project “PINO – Planning Instruments for Nature-based Solutions” for the next three years (until 05/2029).

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Resilient Spatial Structures

ARL position paper shows how spatial planning and development can strengthen state and alliance defence, as well as civil protection.

Who we are

The ARL – Academy for Spatial Development in the Leibniz Association is the central platform and professional voice of spatial science research and practice. As a social research infrastructure, we bring together recognised experts on socially relevant topics. 

We provide our members and all participants in our network with the human and financial resources necessary for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, the synthesis of spatial knowledge and the effective transfer of results. In this way, we tackle current issues of sustainable spatial development in an integrated, multidisciplinary and practice-orientated manner. 

This inter- and transdisciplinary approach characterises all our activities, events and publications with the aim of stimulating forward-thinking change and actively shaping the process of spatial transformation. 

The ARL is a member of the Leibniz Assoctiation.

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