When we use the urban metabolism model for urban development, the input in the model is
often valuable landscape, being the resource of the development, and output in the form of …

Economic optimisation of the gross margin per hectare in agriculture reduces diversity,
coherence and identity of cultural landscapes. Hence, landscape preservation calls for …

This chapter analyses several concepts of Complexity Theory as regards their usefulness in
spatial planning processes that aim to foster adaptation to climate change. The conditions …

In my own experience and that of many colleagues, planning processes often appeared to
be stable processes, but could suddenly become very turbulent and unstable. After a rapid …

Two international and interdisciplinary high pressure student ateliers have been done and
evaluated, one to explore possible future scenario's for Strofylia (Greece) as requested by …

As land use planning aims at changing land use through a variety of institutions, theories on
institutional change have become increasingly important to understand planning processes …

As land use planning aims at changing land use through a variety of institutions, theories on
institutional change have become increasingly important to understand planning processes …

In this chapter a new planning theory is developed. The rationale for needing this new
theory lies in the fact that current spatial planning paradigms both seen from an academic as …

Metropolitan areas have a growing need for better connections with inter-urban green areas,
which are better dissected by large infrastructure networks. This chapter analyses the …