Land-use policies shape the spatial allocation of infrastructure, services, and development and thus have direct implications for welfare. This paper examines the effects of Colombia's municipal territorial plan updates on poverty through the lens of the housing and services channel. Using...

Iceland's significant onshore wind energy potential remains untapped, with no operational wind farms despite recognized opportunities for over a decade. Two wind energy projects, approved under Iceland's Master Plan for Nature Protection and Energy Utilization - a legally enshrined...

STRING (South Western Baltic Sea Transregional Region - Implementing New Geography) is a regional cooperation of urban centers and regions in the Nordic countries and Northern Germany. The study shows that the member countries of STRING have developed dynamically over the last decades, both...

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is an internationally known tool for organizing and governing marine spaces and activities, economic or otherwise, carried out in these spaces. Being a public process of mapping and analyzing the maritime area that involves multiple interests, actors and factors, it...

Governments face the complicated challenge of making policy decisions relating to coastal and marine ecosystems without a well-established body of knowledge about such systems. To complicate matters, the benefits that marine and coastal ecosystems deliver, which include resilience to climate...

Protected areas are crucial for landscape-scale conservation, but striking a balance between centralised guidance (heteronomy) and local autonomy (self-determination) is essential. This balance is particularly important for parks that cross administrative boundaries or impose land-use...

Die Flächenneuinanspruchnahme für Siedlung und Verkehr ist deutlich vom bundespolitischen Ziel „unter 30 Hektar pro Tag“ entfernt. Zwar haben verschiedene Bundesländer das Ziel des Bundes in adaptierten Landeszielen aufgenommen. Allerdings erfolgte bisher keine Operationalisierung in Form...

This study evaluates the potential for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Khartoum, Sudan, a rapidly urbanizing city facing critical transportation challenges. By integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis (SMCA), we analyze bus terminals' spatial...

Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping in tandem with Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has become increasingly common as a means of determining the optimal location and design of renewable energy projects. However, to date, no attempt has been made to synthesise the location...

In the Baseline Assessment conducted for this project (full assessment is provided in the supplementary report), Thailand's progress in advancing marine and coastal resource management through an ecosystem-based approach is evident. Thailand's growth includes the integration of Marine Protected...

Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is a fundamental tool for the development of the Sustainable Blue Economy. It allows us to sustainably manage the use of our seas and oceans, to reduce conflicts, create synergies between human activities and ensure they take place in an efficient and safe way.

Whereas the Europeanisation of spatial planning in the Member States is extensively researched, few studies have focused on non-Member countries. To shed some light on the matter, this contribution analyses how the European Union (EU) has influenced spatial planning organisation and practices in...

In the recent past, a growing number of voices within the spatial sciences have called for a departure from traditional economic considerations related to the current market and growth paradigm. Instead, they favour a post-growth economy approach. This can convey the impression that there is an...

Die Historie lässt erkennen, dass Regionalplanung ursprünglich aus dem Erfordernis einer wirksamen Freiraumsicherungsstrategie entstanden ist und sich über die Jahre zu einer querschnittsorientierten Aufgabenstellung entwickelt hat. Regionalplanung hat zwischen Siedlungsentwicklung,...

Die Landesentwicklung in Bayern weist ein vielfältiges Instrumentarium zum Flächensparen auf. Die sogenannten weichen oder informellen Planungsinstrumente umfassen unter anderem innovative Kommunikationsmaßnahmen wie Podcasts oder Innenentwicklungsplattformen, Pop-up-Zwischennutzungen in...

The integration of peri-urban areas into smart city initiatives is crucial for addressing regional inequalities and fostering inclusive urban development. In the context of India’s rapid urbanization, peri-urban regions often remain neglected despite their critical role in supporting urban...

The Alpine region faces particular challenges in implementing the international targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the EU Nature Restoration Law. In addition to established components of spatial planning, such as landscape protection or local recreation provision, ecological...

Amid the growing enthusiasm to use land-use and transport policy measures to encourage greater sustainable travel, the need to understand the nuance of where such interventions are effective, how they work, and who they impact is essential. Yet, the relative importance of who we are and where we...

Die Historie lässt erkennen, dass Regionalplanung ursprünglich aus dem Erfordernis einer wirksamen Freiraumsicherungsstrategie entstanden ist und sich über die Jahre zu einer querschnittsorientierten Aufgabenstellung entwickelt hat. Regionalplanung hat zwischen Siedlungsentwicklung,...

Urban energy system modeling intended to support strategic decision-making in integrated spatial and energy planning must integrate multiple sectors and at high spatio-temporal resolutions to account for the complexities of urban environments. Decision-making must account for spatial...

In this paper, we argue that one reason for the insufficient materialisation of sustainability objectives is a manifest gap between the prescriptive system knowledge of transition studies and the variegated local lifeworlds where transformations ultimately happen. Spatial planning offers...

This paper discusses the future of slow tourism and the recent development of e-mobility, focusing on vehicles powered by electricity, such as pedal-assisted bicycles. E-bikes present a promising opportunity to promote cycling tourism, as they can be used by a wider range of people and cover...

The diffusion of economic ideas has often been studied from a center-to-periphery perspective, but less attention has been given to the reverse process. This paper examines the intellectual exchange between Albert Hirschman and Celso Furtado, showing how Furtado's insights on regional planning...

This study focuses on safety aspects which are spatially relevant and defined in legal requirements. All other aspects, such as safety on board or occupational safety are not the subject of this study, nor is the evaluation of defined safety requirements with regard to their relevance. The...

In response to the arrival of Ukrainian migrants, this project assessed Lodz's region capacity to host them. The analysis focused on tourism facilities and social care entities, considering the needs of the local population and communication accessibility.

In response to the arrival of Ukrainian migrants, this project assessed Lodz's region capacity to host them. The analysis focused on tourism facilities and social care entities, considering the needs of the local population and communication accessibility.

Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is a fundamental tool for a development of the Sustainable Blue Economy. It allows us to sustainably manage the use of our seas and oceans, to reduce conflicts, create synergies between human activities and ensure they take place in an efficient and safe way.

Resilient land use planning integrates multiple perspectives, including exposure to natural hazards and associated vulnerabilities and risks, to ensure that development can cope with disruptions and recover swiftly from disaster events. Resilient land use planning aims to accommodate multiple...

This report uses administrative tax data on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax exemptions and the local economy. We present five stylized facts regarding firms' trade networks in Honduras and show that, across several...

Citizen participation has played an increasingly relevant role in spatial planning and development aiming to shape sustainable and innovative processes since the 1970s. Nevertheless, analogue participation is associated with various problems, such as social selectivity and a loss of civic trust...

We constructed an interregional input-output system for the tourist regions of Sergipe and identified the contribution of Tourism Characteristic Activities (TCAs) to the state's economy. It is the first system built for tourist regions in Brazil that disaggregates tourism activities by sector...