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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 lifewo...

There is increasing urgency to tackle the ongoing climate crisis. New innovations, policies, tools and changes in habits related to our transport systems, especially the need to decrease people’s car dependency, are ne...

The German law for „Accelerating Housing Construction and Securing Housing“ – the so-called Bauturbo – fundamentally changes key mechanisms of democratic control in the German planning system. The new provision...

The redistribution of street space plays a central role in urban and transport planning. In this context, Tactical Urbanism offers a flexible and participatory approach to testing out street space design. However, rede...

The new Wind Energy Area Requirements Act (WindBG) of the German federal government provides state-specific land use goals for wind areas, sets deadlines for achieving the goals and establishes sanctions in the case that...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of the Anthropocene. The goal of Paris-compatible development (climate warming to 1.5°C or well below 2°C) therefore also addresses spatial planning. However, althou...

This paper deals with the performative dimension of region-building processes and its implications for regional development and planning. It focuses on the interaction between administrative-normative programme regions o...

Land use changes in Germany mainly affect agricultural land. Demands on these areas are increasing and exceeding the amount of land available. Previous efforts to reduce the use of open spaces and move towards a circula...

Municipal planning is a multidimensional decision-making process. Within this process, transparency is understood not only as access to information, but also includes the disclosure of evaluation standards, decision-mak...

The urgency of fundamental socio-ecological transformation is scientifically uncontested, yet institutions – including spatial planning – predominantly act sluggishly, reinforcing existing paths of unsustainability...