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Spatial Planning

31/03/2026

#82 Local soft spaces planning

In Conversation #82, Carsten Jahn Hansen reflects on the growing use of “soft spaces” planning at the local level. Drawing on research from Denmark, he explores how informal, non-statutory spatial plans can bridge gaps between neighbourhoods, investors and authorities, while also raising new challenges in relation to coordination, legitimacy and the interaction between soft and hard planning spaces.
25/05/2025

#73 The role of spatial planning law. A case study of Central and Eastern European countries

Spatial and urban planning covers numerous diverse thematic areas. In this context, architectural issues, geographical issues, environmental and nature protection, cultural heritage protection, social objectives and responses to climate change are particularly noteworthy. The list of issues is long. Combining them, and jointly implementing the associated objectives, is a difficult challenge.