I currently work on a new ESPON project 'Territorial instruments of national policies as a tool for designing territorially sensitive policies' (SENPO), which investigates how national territorial instruments, such as the Dutch NOVEX or the Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas, perform and whether and how they are synergised with EU territorial instruments (e.g. Integrated … Continue reading New project on territorial instruments – ESPON SENPO
‘Going Circular’ book launched
Our new book 'Going Circular' has been launched last week. We had a great debate on circular cities and regions at the launch event held at Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft and online, touching upon the major challenges for circular policies and some controversial questions surrounding the topic. This concise and … Continue reading ‘Going Circular’ book launched
‘Going Circular’ book launch and debate
Join us for the launch event of our new book 'Going Circular' (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpim20/current) and debate on circular cities and regions, taking place at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft and online on 9 April 13:00-15:00 CET. We will explore some of the burning and critical questions regarding a transition towards Circular … Continue reading ‘Going Circular’ book launch and debate
New paper in Regional Studies on interregional knowledge flows
Our new paper explores the clusters of European regions according to their role in knowledge exchange networks (Horizon 2020). In the paper, co-authored by Rodrigo Viseu Cardoso, Constance Uyttebrouck and myself, we identify five regional ‘flow profiles’ and shed light on the drivers and barriers to becoming a high-performing knowledge region from the perspective of … Continue reading New paper in Regional Studies on interregional knowledge flows
“Going Circular” RSA Policy Impact Book published
Our new book on circular cities and regions, edited by yours truly, Karel van den Berge, Joanna Williams, and Ellen van Bueren, is out, for now in an e-book format. The book was prepared as part of our Regional Studies Association's Policy Expo project and offers a fresh perspective on what circular economy means for … Continue reading “Going Circular” RSA Policy Impact Book published
New paper on cross-fertilisation between spatial planning and EU Cohesion Policy
EU Cohesion Policy (especially its territorial instruments) and spatial planning have a lot in common, even though they tend to exist in 'parallel worlds'. In our new paper, co-written with Karel Maier and Jan Kabrhel, we attempt to examine where these two 'worlds' meet and how to make these encounters more fruitful. We use the … Continue reading New paper on cross-fertilisation between spatial planning and EU Cohesion Policy
Spatial Planning and Design with Soil (SPADES) – new project kicked-off
Our new Horizon Europe research project called SPADES (Spatial Planning and Design with Soil) was kicked off this week in Delft. The project, funded by Horizon Europe programme and led by Deltares, will seek to promote the integration of a soil-health perspective in spatial planning to develop, test and implement soil-inclusive spatial strategies across a … Continue reading Spatial Planning and Design with Soil (SPADES) – new project kicked-off
New paper on holistic assessment of circular economy transitions
Building on the research conducted as part of the H2020 REPAiR project, which was quite pioneering in exploring the spatial dimension of circular economy, we produced an evaluation framework for gauging the state of progress towards circular economy. The tool was designed for regional and urban policy-makers, planners and stakeholders engaged in development of CE … Continue reading New paper on holistic assessment of circular economy transitions
Back to school, with a new role.
And we're back to teaching again. This academic year I play a new role of the coordinator for the Planning Complex Cities graduation studio as part of MSc Urbanism at my Faculty. Planning Complex Cities graduations build upon our Department's expertise in spatial development, spatial planning, territorial governance, and citizen participation. In a nutshell, the … Continue reading Back to school, with a new role.
Visiting Professor at the University of Cagliari
This summer I had the pleasure to teach a course at the University of Cagliari focusing on "Governance, participation and co-creation in spatial planning”. I was hosted at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Architecture by Prof. Corrado Zoppi and Prof. Sabrina Lai. Together with them and also a group of local teachers, … Continue reading Visiting Professor at the University of Cagliari
Marcin Dąbrowski 