Polycentricity refers to spatial structures on various scales that feature a number of spatially separated centres related to one another through mutual exchange processes. The term is used both in an empirical/analytical sense and in a political/normative sense, but a uniform understanding has yet to emerge.

How can we plan socially just and ecologically responsible mobility?

This article describes the development of approaches to genderoriented research and planning. As a category, gender opens up various avenues for spatial analysis and gives rise to a new understanding and knowledge of how space can be constituted and shaped. Brought together under the concept of gender mainstreaming, these approaches offer effective tools for spatial research and planning.

Are you interested in how spatial planning works in other countries? Then have a look at our collection of Country Profiles.

So far, 22 profiles are online. Brand new: the Country Profile of Norway written by Manuel Birnbrich. 
 

Spatial segregation can be understood as the disproportionate distribution of various elements or types across individual parts of a larger area.

Towards a viable and mobile future

How can we plan socially just and ecologically responsible mobility?

The InDaLE project invites you to a digital final event, where the project results will be presented to a broad public.

When? December 13, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Coastal protection and flood defence involves protecting the coast and the coastal regions from ocean flooding, shoreline retreat and erosion, and safeguarding the tidal flats. 

The authors of the 10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science have developed their scientific findings further into 10 Must Dos. They are intended to serve as a guide for negotiations at the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference in Montréal. 

The inner city is the spatial, political and cultural centre of a city and is characterised by a high structural density, an intensive mixture of functions and a high concentration of goods and services.

Dealing with contaminated sites is a complex and, as has become evident, long-term problem for our society.

Small Towns and Metropolitan Cores: Towards Cooperation? - statements by members of our working group on various aspects of the topic of small towns.

Our international working group „Small towns and metropolitan cores: towards cooperation?“ met again! A hybrid meeting of the group took place at the end of September (21-23.09) at the ARL Headquarters in Hanover, Germany.

"If possible, please turn around!"
Research and Planning for the Sustainability Turn

The winners of the video challenge have been announced! Watch the videos here.

AlpPlan workshop “Advancing Green Infrastructure in the Alpine Region”

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 with limited public finance and a need for economic efficiency. Not all types of urban areas are equally affected by these issues. The book aims to do justice to this situation, considering in both cases the context of the national urban systems.

Pre-announcement: The Research Report of the ARL "Cities and Metropolises in France and Germany" will be published shortly! 

Cast Your Vote! Watch the videos of the 2022 PhD Video Challenge and help decide which one will receive the People’s Award prize. The winner of the People’s Vote will receive a prize of €400. 

Urban and regional infrastructures regain interdisciplinary interest in course of the ‘infrastructural turn’. Contemporary questions exceed beyond engineering and technology but reach into social, political, economic, and ecological spheres. 

You can participate for free in the workshops on Socially Responsible Research for PostDocs and Docs, being part of the LeNa Shape research project. 

The kick-off workshop took place in the Hochschule für Gesundheit in the City of Bochum, from 19 to 20 September. Find out about the working group's plans for the coming years. 

Annual Conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR 2023)

VENUE: Hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA

TIME: 2 - 5. May 2023, PhD workshop on 1 May 2023

The ARL International Working Group on Land Policies in Europe is currently preparing two significant milestones.

We heartily invite you to join us as we celebrate this anniversary milestone and be eligible for many of the gifts we are offering such as arl-international.com packages with calendars, photo books, postcards and much more.