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The uniqueness of the Academy (ARL) has stemmed since 1946 from close voluntary cooperation between researchers in the spatial and planning sciences and practitioners of spatial planning and development.

Joint, cross- and transdisciplinary cooperation in working groups and projects brings together the knowledge of both academia and practice. During the first decades of its existence the ARL focused primarily on German spatial planning and development.

Since the early 1990s this focus has broadened out to engage with the EU and increasing globalisation.

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ARL at AESOP Congress 2024

The annual AESOP Congress took place from July 8–12 2024 at Science Po in Paris.

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2023 ARL Congress

The 2023 ARL Congress will focus on a multi-perspective view of the relationships between mobility and accessibility and various aspects of social parti

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userEuropean Working Group

AlpPlan Network

Spatial planning plays an important role in developing sustainable land use strategies and safeguarding open spaces for generations to come.

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userGerman Working Group

Alternatives to prosperity and regional development

The current discussion in the media and among policymakers of the pandemic’s spatial impact mainly concerns questions about the resilience of regional econom

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userARL regional forum

ARL Baden-Württemberg forum

The ARL Baden-Württemberg forum is one of seven ARL regional forums of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL).

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ARL Bavaria forum

The ARL Bavaria forum is one of seven ARL regional forums of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL).

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ARL Central-Southwest forum

The ARL Central-Southwest forum is one of seven regional working groups of the ARL – the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association.

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ARL Congress 2022: A SMART future? Digitalisation: Challenges for spatial development

A SMART future? Digitalisation: Challenges for spatial development. 30 June to 1 July 2022 in Bielefeld (Germany)

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ARL Congress 2024: Major Infrastructure Projects

Planning: between protests and calls to pick up the pace
18-19 April 2024 at the media docks in Lübeck

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ARL Congress 2025

The Future is Now!

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userARL regional forum

ARL North Rhine-Westphalia forum

The ARL North Rhine-Westphalia forum is one of seven ARL regional forums of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL).

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ARL Northeast forum

The ARL Northeast forum is one of seven ARL regional forums of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL).

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ARL Northwest forum

The ARL Northwest forum is one of seven regional forums of the ARL, the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association.

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userARL regional forum

ARL Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt/Thuringia forum

The ARL Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt/Thuringia forum is one of seven ARL regional forums of the Academy for Territorial Development (ARL).

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Artificial intelligence in Spatial Development

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are having a significant impact on social and economic development.

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userARL regional forum

Beyond Borders

More than one third of the citizens of the European Union live and work in border regions.

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userInternational Working Group

Beyond the process

Finding common ground for a discussion on planning’s substantial foundation

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userInternational Working Group

Border Futures

Border Futures – Zukunft Grenze – Avenir Frontière. Future viability of cross-border cooperation.

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userGerman Working Group

Climate change adaptation in urban and regional development

Climate change and its impacts are an important field of action in spatial development.

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COMPASS

COMPASS - Comparative Analysis of Territorial Governance and Spatial Planning Systems in Europe

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CORCAP

Development of strategic plans for the use of corridor effects. Strengthening of (logistic) locations.

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userInternational Working Group

European Transport Corridors

The TEN-T Corridor Orient/East-Mediterranean (OEM) Hamburg-Athens is of utmost importance for the cohesion of Europe.

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Facilitating Cross-Border Solutions

In December 2023 the EU Commission proposed a 

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French-German Cooperation

In both countries, France and Germany, there is great pressure to change and adapt towards new forms of urbanity and to conceive new strategic approaches wit

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userInternational Working Group

Gender and Climate-just Cities and Urban Regions

The international working group „Gender- and Climate - Just Cities and Urban Regions“ supports the current debate on challenges to cities and regions i