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
“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
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.
New paper: Towards Just and Integrated Energy Transition in Taiwan
Energy justice is a critical topic in Europe, with a growing emphasis in academic and policy debates on tackling energy poverty and ensuring a just transition to sustainable energy. But what about the rest of the world? In the Asian context, there is much less consideration of the fairness of the energy transition process and … Continue reading New paper: Towards Just and Integrated Energy Transition in Taiwan
New book: a comparative insight into the trends in spatial planning systems in Europe
A new book, edited by Vincent Nadin, Giancarlo Cotella and Peter Schmitt, entitled 'Spatial Planning Systems in Europe. Comparison and Trajectories' is out, published by Edward Elgar. The book builds on ESPON COMPASS project in which I took part. I am a co-author of one of the chapters critically overviewing how integration of policy sectors, … Continue reading New book: a comparative insight into the trends in spatial planning systems in Europe
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
Marcin Dąbrowski 