Planning and Development - KU Leuven

Planning and Development - KU Leuven It also has a wide experience in the role of participation in spatial policy development.

The research unit Planning and Development in KU Leuven is a long standing multidisciplinary research group experienced in applied and policy-oriented as well as fundamental research in the field of spatial planning, territorial development and socio-spatial innovation. The research unit is specialised in the strategic and institutional aspects of spatial planning, urban and regional territorial d

evelopment and planning debates, social innovation in territorial development, issues of diversity and socio-ecological dynamics, with a specific attention to new methodologies and concepts for action and implementation-oriented planning processes. In its recent research activities, P&D has strengthened research expertise in the fields of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and planning methods and the perspectives of ‘the commons’ in relation to the politics of spatial development and environmental justice. Together with the European Network for Spatial Development Planning (ESDP), P&D is organizing the International Module for Spatial Development Planning (IMSDP, until 2017 EMSDP).

New article out with Artemis Koumparelou, Angeliki Paidakaki and Alejandro Armas Díaz on energy communities and energy d...
07/10/2025

New article out with Artemis Koumparelou, Angeliki Paidakaki and Alejandro Armas Díaz on energy communities and energy democracy in Greece. For those interested in the topic, you can download the article at the share link below.

In recent years, a vibrant debate on clean energy transition has emerged. In Greece while private investment in utility-scale renewable energy projects is promoted as the driver of decarbonisation,...

The call for the 2025 International Module in Spatial Development Planning (IMSDP) is out! Maximum 15 students will be s...
06/10/2024

The call for the 2025 International Module in Spatial Development Planning (IMSDP) is out! Maximum 15 students will be selected to take part at the intensive three months teaching and research programme. Spread the word !

IMSDP will run for the usual 3 months, but unlike previous years, from 10/02/25 until 30/04/25. Students are expected to be in Leuven from the beginning of the module until the Action Research workshop in Lassithi, Greece, from 10/02 until 21/03. The workshop will take place from 23/03 until 04/04. After the Easter break from 05/04 until 21/04, the module will continue 22/04 until 30/04 in a hybrid format. For the workshop in Lassithi, the students are expected to pay for their transportation (e.g. flight tickets). We will cover their accommodation and are trying to cover their meals as well.

Students should express their interest by 15/11/24, by sending a short motivation letter, an abstract of their research, a CV, and a reference letter (only for non IMSDP partners) to dr. Carine Assaf ([email protected]) and prof. Pieter Van den Broeck ([email protected]). We will evaluate the applications and notify students of the results by 02/12/24.

See information on application procedures: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/e/CQ_51671701.htm =diploma_omschrijving

The deadline for applications is 15th of November 2024.

15/11/2023
Applications for the 2024-2025 MaHS-MaULP program are now OPEN!
15/11/2023

Applications for the 2024-2025 MaHS-MaULP program are now OPEN!

07/11/2023

The call for the 2024 International Module in Spatial Development Planning (IMSDP) is out ! Maximum 24 students will be selected to take part at the intensive three months teaching and research programme. See information on application procedures: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/e/CQ_51671701.htm =diploma_omschrijving
The deadline for applications is 23thd of November 2023.

It is our pleasure to announce that INSIST Cahier nr. 7 ‘Redefining the resilient and just city in times of “crisis"’ ha...
30/12/2022

It is our pleasure to announce that INSIST Cahier nr. 7 ‘Redefining the resilient and just city in times of “crisis"’ has been launched online.

It was supervised by Angeliki Paidakaki and based on an roundtable that she organized in the summer of 2022.

Please check out the Cahier on

INSIST is a network of scholars, students and practitioners, who deal with complex socio-spatial issues in inter- and transdisciplinary approaches.

Applications for the 2022 IMSDP are now open! The module will take place between February 28th - May 21st in Leuven. Dea...
13/10/2021

Applications for the 2022 IMSDP are now open! The module will take place between February 28th - May 21st in Leuven. Deadline to apply is 26th of November 2021!

The IMSDP Overview The Post-graduate Programme in International Spatial Development Planning – in short International Module in Spatial Development Planning or IMSDP – is an intensive three months (early March through May) teaching and research programme for post-graduate students and researcher...

The call for the 2021 International Module in Spatial Development Planning is out ! 12 European and 12 Global South stud...
12/10/2020

The call for the 2021 International Module in Spatial Development Planning is out ! 12 European and 12 Global South students, the last supported by Flemish/Belgian VLIR-UOS scholarships, will be selected to take part at the intensive three months teaching and research programme. Spread the word !

The IMSDP Overview The Post-graduate Programme in International Spatial Development Planning – in short International Module in Spatial Development Planning or IMSDP – is an intensive three months (early March through May) teaching and research programme for post-graduate students and researcher...

18/06/2020

The book edited by our Michael Kaethler and Jan Boelen is finally out! 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. Find out more:

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