« Because urban planning has always been based on the gathering and exchange of information and – as a democratic process – on communication between different stakeholders, a change in the method of communication has a significant impact on decision-making throughout the process ». (Stefan Höffken and Chris Haller) By now, you probably have heard […]
Posts Tagged ‘Urban planning’

The Work and Role of Urban Planners in Local Development – Some Critical Remarks
Recently, I attended the joint congress of two large associations of planners, the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) took place on 15th-19th July at the University College Dublin. Of the approximately 1200 participants only 500 were European, the rest came mainly from the United States […]

On board the Study Visit ‘Against Divided Cities in Europe’ : An insight into ‘The Albertslund Concept’!
On Wednesday 5th December, after the URBACT Annual Conference 2012 two-day meetings (3-4 December 2012), field Study Visits were organised for those who wished to get more insight into Copenhagen surroundings’ urban management. I hopped on board the study visit linked to the Against Divided Cities in Europe workshop, which would take me to Albertslund, […]