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
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
Focus groups on citizen participation in Groningen Province – understanding the factors behind the participation of the least engaged communities
Over the course of the last week, together with Thomas Verbeek and Odilia van der Valk, we conducted a series of focus groups with communities who are less engaged in sustainability transition policies in Groningen Province. The research was part of the Horizon Europe DUST project (dustproject.eu), investigating citizen participation in such policies in regions that … Continue reading Focus groups on citizen participation in Groningen Province – understanding the factors behind the participation of the least engaged communities
“EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance” book review
The book to which I had the pleasure of contributing with a chapter, written together with Giancarlo Cotella on the basis of ESPON COMPASS research, has just received a positive review by Prof. Vincent Nadin in Regional Studies. He writes: "cohesion policy has only a modest territorial dimension and tenuous cross-fertilisation with spatial planning. Those … Continue reading “EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance” book review
Spatial governance and planning policy transfer in the Global South PPR special issue
A special issue of Planning Practice & Research co-edited by Francesca Blanc, Giancarlo Cotella and myself is just out. We curated a collection of papers dealing with the under-researched topic of policy transfer in spatial planning from and between the countries of the Global South. The special issue presents insights on how the policy transfer … Continue reading Spatial governance and planning policy transfer in the Global South PPR special issue
2 Horizon Europe grants won
We won the competition for a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action grant as leaders. The project is called DUST (Democratising jUst Sustainability Transitions). We also contributed to another successful Innovation Action bid called UP2030 (Urban Planning and Design Ready for 2030), lead by Fraunhofer Institute. I cannot reveal more at this stage so watch … Continue reading 2 Horizon Europe grants won
Inertia and change in planning for flood resilience
A paper based on the PhD thesis of Meng Meng (SCUT, TU Delft), has just been accepted for publication in Cities. It is available here for your reading pleasure ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103702 The adopted measures to deal with flood risk in the Guangzhou city centre during 1984–2010. Author: Meng Meng This paper explores the historical experience of Guangzhou's spatial … Continue reading Inertia and change in planning for flood resilience
Marcin Dąbrowski 