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Dutch planning education in its international context
(Springer, 1987) Faludi, Andreas
Dutch planning education is unique. But in explaining what's unique about it we must resort to shared experiences. Inevitably, some of the richness of detail and the intimate familiarity with what we are concerned with gets lost in the process. It is part of the human condition that this should happen. On the credit side of the balance sheet, we find that, by abstracting from unique experiences, we increase the range of options from which we can draw. This paper starts with two propositions, therefore. They form the essential background to the argument. One is that one cannot understand planning and planning education other than against the backcloth of shared experiences forming its international context. The other proposition, on the face of it contradictory, is that one cannot understand them other than by seeing them as responses to unique situations. Between them these propositions encapsulate the problem of the social sciences. On the one hand we want to do full justice to situations as experienced by those concerned, and on the other we cannot do this but by comparing them with like situations thereby abstracting from the particulars.
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Introduction - founding conference of AESOP in Amsterdam
(Springer, 1987) Faludi, Andreas
As part of its 25th anniversary-celebrations, the Institute for Planning and Demography of the University of Amsterdam hosted the Founding Conference of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) on 19th to 21st November, 1987. The holding of this conference is a sure sign that European planning education has come of age. In the recent past we have witnessed a trend towards independent programmes. But many differences remain, and institutional, cultural and linguistic boundaries hamper a continuous flow of exchange between those with a professional concern for planning education. The Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) aims to im- prove this situation. In taking the initiative, the founding committee has drawn inspiration from the example set by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in North America. Thus, AESOP will be a plat- form for exchanges and a focus for joint action in the field of European planning education. Also, it will provide mutual support to its members. The conference discussed how to achieve these aims. Also, an immediate start was made with productive exchanges. To introduce the almost one hundred planning educators to the local situation, planning problems of Amsterdam were discussed. The main educational papers were: "The Evolution of Planning Education in Europe" (A. Rodriguez-Bachiller, Senior Lecturer, Oxford); "The Changing Context of Planning Education and Research: An American Perspective" (Professor E.R. Alexander, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee); "Dutch Planning Education: where it is now and how it got there" (Dr. Barrie Needham, Senior Lecturer, Catholic University of Nijmegen); and "Dutch planning education in its international context (Professor A. Faludi, University of Amsterdam). Workshops concerned topics like: "New jobs for planners? The job market" (Convenor Professor L. Albrechts, University of Louvain, Louvain); "Planning fashions. How to respond in planning education and research" (Convenor Professor B. Marchand, University of Paris VIII); "Are we fair to overseas students?" (Convenor Professor Klaus R. Kunzmann, University of Dortmund); "Research education and training: The lonely PhD student?" (Convenor Professor P. Healey, University of Newcastle); "Post-modern planning: Retreat to urban design?" (Convenor: Professor D. Frick, Berlin University of Technology); "For which future do we educate planners?" (Convenor Professor W. Schmid, Zurich University of Technology). Practical issues like the ERASMUS arrangements, a newsletter, the 1988 conference (due to be held at the University of Dortmund), a directory of planning schools and research were also discussed. The papers below are the two Dutch presentations. Both authors have been involved in planning education abroad. Barrie Needham has lectured at various English planning schools, in particular at the University of Aston at Birmingham. He is a one-time president of the Education for Planning Association. Andreas Faludi, too, has lectured in England, at the Oxford Polytechnic, before coming to the Netherlands where he has devoted his Delft inaugural lecture to the topic of "Planning theory and the education of planners".
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Dutch planning education: where it is now, how it got there, where it must go next
(Springer, 1988) Needham, Barrie
This paper was prepared for the founding conference of the Association of European Schools of Planning, held in Amsterdam, November 1987. It was to treat 'Dutch planning education: where it is now and how it got there'. Con- sidering the current precarious state of Dutch planning education and the na- tional review of it which is being made, a section was added 'Where it must go next'. Although that section is aimed at a Dutch audience it will also be interesting to others, as it poses questions relevant to planning education everywhere. The link between the first two sections and the last is provided by the secticn 'The vulnerability of Dutch planning education'.
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SPOTLIGHT on.... AESOP
(Routledge : Taylor and Francis Group, 1993) Shaw, David
In the mid-1980s planning education throughout Europe was faced with a number of threats and challenges. Some threats were internal to the various nation states. For example in Italy, France, and Spain, planning education, which was beginning to emerge in its own right, was having to face up to the internal pressures exercised by other disciplines, notably the architects and engineers, who, supported by strong, powerful, and wellestablished professional associations, were afraid of losing their position to potentially better qualified planners. In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland it was argued that there were signs of academic stagnation and a lack of innovation in the field of planning education, which needed rejuvenating by being opened up to a wider European market. In Britain planning education was emerging from a period of intense rationalisation and was still faced by a government hostile to professional courses and looking to reduce the length of planning programmes. A similar threat of rationalisation was perceived to exist in the Netherlands (Kunzman, 1990). At the same time there was a growing realisation that enormous changes were taking place throughout Europe which were and are having significant impacts on the nature and context of planning practice and therefore, planning education. For example, the pattern of urban and regional development was seen to be increasingly determined by the internationalisation and globalisation of regional and local economies. Such processes were certainly being accelerated by the activities of the European Community, most notably at this stage the Single European Act.
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The XIV AESOP Congress in Brno, 19.-22. July 2000
(Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, 2000) Schmeidler, Karel
The XIV European Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)2 was ceremonially opened on Wed- nesday 19 July 2000 in the Ro- tunda of Pavilion A at Brno Exhi- bition Centre. The motto of this year«s congress was »Planning at a Turning Point«. The most im- portant event in AESOP«s pro- gramme is its annual congress, where a broad spectrum of work from individual schools is put for- ward. It also features presenta- tion of scientific research work and educational work, and dis- cussion of individual topics rela- ting to, for example, town and land planning, issues in the so- ciology of towns and cities, settle- ment geography, regional issues, the economy of towns and cities, and the legal issues involved in planning. The congress is usually accompanied by local excursions, business negotiations and mee- tings of interest groups. Congres- ses are held in member countries, and focus on particular issues depending on the specific condi- tions of the time. It is always or- ganised by a university with a good name in a specialist field. Each year those attending the congress take an interest in local town planning issues and draw up local studies.
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18th Congress of the AESOP, Grenoble, France, 2004 ‘Metropolitan Planning and Environmental Issues’
(Routledge : Taylor and Francis Group, 2005) Silva, Elisabete A.
Grenoble-France was this year’s venue for the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 18th congress entitled ‘Metropolitan Planning and Environmental Issues’. A successful congress ensued (it contained 390 authors and 195 papers) taking place in a sustainable and charming city at the University Pierre Mende`s France, Grenoble and at the Institute of Urbanism in Grenoble. The local organizing committee Jan Tucny, Alain Motte, Gilles Novarina, Marc Bonneville, Yves Chalas, Jack Fontanel, and Bernard Pouyet; as well as the conference coordinator, the very promising young academic Ste´phane Sadoux, are to be congratulated for this year’s AESOP congress. The congress opening ceremony began with the welcome address by professors: Prof. Claude Courlet (President University Pierre Mende`s France), and Prof. Alessandro Balducci (President Association of European Planning Schools) Politecnico di Milano The keynote were addressed by: Prof. Gabriel Dupuy, University Paris Sorbonne with a presentation entitled ‘Cities and Planning in an era of Information Technologies and Communication’; Prof. Bernardo Secchi, Unversity of Venice presenting ‘The contemporary European city and its project’; Prof. Sir Peter Hall, University College of London with a presentation entitled ‘Policentropolis: in search of the European Holy Grail’; and Jean-Paul Blais, PUCA, Ministe`re de l’Equipment with a speech on ‘Current research issues in strategic and metropolitan planning: a French perspective’.
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Viewpoint: AESOP at Twenty: Introduction
(Liverpool University Press, 2007) Massey, David
In the mid-1980s, the planning academy in Europe consisted of a range of planning schools with different intellectual traditions, as well as specialist options in courses of architecture, engineering and economics (Rodriguez-Bachiller, 1988). The academics teaching within them were influenced primarily by their national cultures in education and research, as well as by a variety of intellectual traditions. For many, planning was a practice craft rather than a scholarly endeavour. Some published in the academic literature, primarily in economics and geography, but many acted as consultants to government and private bodies. International networks existed, but mainly within separate language communities. Student movement between countries during their educational programme was unusual. It was in this context that AESOP was born. Of course, the wider project of European integration was a major influence and opportunity, but for many of those who gathered for a snowy weekend in Schloss Cappenberg in January 1987 (Fig. 1), invited by Klaus Kunzmann of Dortmund University, the motivation to create an Association of European Schools of Planning was to widen horizons for staff and students, to promote a more international outlook, and, in particular, to advocate a social scientific underpinning for understanding and developing the theory and practice of planning activity. For me, certainly, coming from one of the larger EU countries, I felt that the academic planning community in my country was too small, and its intellectual traditions as yet too weak, to sustain a vigorous community of critical inquiry. Both Klaus and I had experienced the energy of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Congresses of the 1980s, and appreciated the way in which the Journal of Planning Education and Research had been developed. But we also felt that a European association should have distinctly European qualities.
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Planning Education N°1, March 2008
(Association of European Schools of Planning, 2008-03) Geppert, Anna
Proceedings of the second meeting of AESOP Heads of Schools held at the Arenberg Castle, Leuven, Belgium on 14 April 2007
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Expect the unexpected: a young academic’s conference report : The 23rd AESOP Congress, Liverpool, 2009
(Liverpool University Press, 2009) Rosenfeld, Orna
The brand ‘AESOP’ stands for excellence in planning education in Europe. The 23rd AESOP congress in Liverpool certainly stood loyal to this legacy. However, for those young academics joining the AESOP family this year, the event will be remembered not only by its expected traits, but also for its unanticipated qualities. Across its 18 tracks, the 23rd congress gathered participants from far beyond the European planning schools that AESOP represents. Planning academics came from as far as China, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, USA, Tanzania and New Zealand (just to mention a few). Learning about planning issues from these countries along with European ones was the most unexpected and enriching experience. Considering our cultural diversity, even less expected was the immediate sense of belonging and the almost nonchalant ease in cross-national communication created at the event. Apart from individual presentations, some other congress events facilitating interactive knowledge exchange were of particular value. Meetings of the AESOP working groups, the Young Academics Network events and the PhD Workshop held immediately before the congress in the University of Manchester provided places for such gatherings. They made us realise that no matter how different our backgrounds and local contexts may be, no matter what languages we speak, dealing with similar issues and facing similar challenges gives us a sense of unity.
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Echoes from the Liverpool congress
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)
This article offers a comprehensive reflection on the 23rd AESOP Congress held in Liverpool in July 2009, themed "Why can't the future be more like the past?" It recounts the academic and social dimensions of the event, hosted by the University of Liverpool’s Department of Civic Design in celebration of its centenary. With over 500 participants and 393 papers presented across 121 sessions, the congress fostered discussions on planning history, contemporary challenges, and future directions in spatial planning. Keynotes addressed Liverpool’s urban transformation and strategic development. The article also highlights the PhD Workshop in Manchester and the AESOP Prizes for excellence in teaching and best paper publication. The Excellence in Teaching Prize was jointly awarded to the Universities of Brest and Liverpool for their collaborative EU-focused course, while Michael Hebbert received the Best Paper Prize for his work on green space transformation in urban planning. Dave Shaw and Cecilia Wong – authors of the section describing the Congress itself. Dave Shaw was Chair of the Conference Organising Committee. Cecilia Wong was Chair of the PhD Workshop. Francesco Lo Piccolo – author of the report on the Excellence in Teaching Prize 2009 (Chair of the Jury). Peter Næss – author of the report on the Best Paper Prize (Chair of the committee).
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Planning Education N°2, July 2010
(Association of European Schools of Planning, 2010) Geppert, Anna; Cotella, Giancarlo
Quality Issues in a Consolidating European Higher Education Area
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Learning from the Past, Facing the Future 2012: AESOP Silver Jubilee Year
(Taylor and Fransis, 2011) Mironowicz, Izabela; Barski, Jan; Martin, Derek
This article reflects on the 25th anniversary of AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) and outlines the organization's accomplishments, evolving role, and strategic plans for the future. It describes key AESOP initiatives such as the annual Congress, Heads of Schools meetings, the PhD Workshop, the Young Academics network, and the European Urban Summer School. The piece also introduces the “Decade of Planning 2011–2020,” a collaborative framework launched with partners like ECTP-CEU, IFHP, and ISOCARP, aiming to elevate planning’s visibility and effectiveness in addressing global urban challenges. Highlighting the upcoming Jubilee events and joint lecture series, the article positions AESOP as a proactive force in shaping planning education, practice, and policy dialogue across Europe and beyond.
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Planning to achieve/Planning to avoid: The 26th AESOP Congress, Ankara, Turkey, 11-15 July 2012
(Liverpool University Press, 2012) Peel, Deborah
The 26th annual Congress of the Association of European Planning Schools (AESOP), with its umbrella motto – ‘Planning to achieve/Planning to avoid’ – took place from 11 to 15 July in the Turkish capital city, Ankara. The event was hosted by the Middle East Technical University (METU). Given METU’s pioneering role in contributing to higher education across Turkey and Middle Eastern countries, its commitment to natural and social sciences and its innovative approaches to teaching and learning, this proved an exciting venue for celebrating the Association’s Silver Jubilee. Delegates were welcomed by the Vice Principal and Mayor – both planning alumni of METU and both emphasising the living geography afforded by the campus and the intellectual and professional contributions of METU planning graduates. Indeed, current students were much appreciated by congress delegates – not least because of their bright yellow T-shirts saying, simply, ‘Ask Me’. Established in 1956, METU’s extensive campus now provides a vital green area for the city of Ankara. A significant ‘greening-the-campus’, initiated in 1958, has effectively transformed 4500 ha of barren land into a city forest, incorporating 500 ha of lakes and ponds, that makes the City less dry and less polluted and offers an important recreational facility for students and visitors alike. Professor Taner Oc, an METU alumnus, recalled with affection – and pride – the celebration and festivity involved in this (still continuing) student tree-planting tradition. A commitment to scientific enquiry and maintaining quality of life are more than symbolically rooted in a campus where public art commemorates notable thinkers and where cherry trees blossom. In an entertaining plenary address by Professor Baykan Günay on the spatial history of Ankara, we learned how, inspired by METU’s contribution to greening the city, the region launched its own re-afforestation programme, echoing a Geddesian motif: ‘by leaves we live’. It is not surprising that the very capable 2012 AESOP Local Organising Committee at METU initiated the new Greening Policy for AESOP activities, bringing waste avoidance and planned resource efficiency to the heart of future AESOP congresses.
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AESOP Silver Jubilee: AESOP Presidents Reflect on the Future of Planning and AESOP
(Taylor & Francis, 2012) Mironowicz, Izabela
This report presents highlights from a special session held during the AESOP Silver Jubilee Congress in Ankara (14 July 2012), where past AESOP Presidents and founding members shared reflections on the future of planning and AESOP. Eleven presidents and honorary member Andreas Faludi offered diverse perspectives on the evolving role of planning amid globalization, climate change, economic crises, and technological transformation. Contributions emphasized the need for planning to be socially just, adaptive, participatory, and interdisciplinary. They called for planning education to prepare students to think critically, act ethically, and engage meaningfully in shaping future urban and regional environments. The session underscored AESOP’s role as a platform for dialogue and innovation, and concluded with a ceremonial handover to the new President, Gert de Roo.
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Celebration of AESOP Birthday: Launch of AESOP–IFHP Lecture Series
(Taylor and Francis, 2012) Mironowicz, Izabela
This article documents the celebration of AESOP’s 25th anniversary held at Schloss Cappenberg, the birthplace of the association. The event brought together former and current AESOP Presidents and Secretaries General, as well as representatives of major European planning organizations. The main highlight of the gathering was the launch of the AESOP–IFHP Lecture Series, a joint initiative within the broader “Decade of Planning” framework. The article includes reflections on planning education by Klaus R. Kunzmann, who identified key challenges and scenarios for the future of planning in Europe. The event reaffirmed AESOP's commitment to collaborative, transnational planning education and professional dialogue.
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AESOP Silver Jubilee Congress in Ankara: First Step Towards AESOP's Golden Jubilee
(Taylor & Francis, 2012) Mironowicz, Izabela
This report presents an overview of the AESOP Silver Jubilee Congress held in Ankara, Turkey, from 11–15 July 2012. As the largest AESOP event to date, it drew over 1000 abstract submissions from 63 countries, illustrating the vitality and diversity of the European planning academic community. The article provides detailed statistics on abstract submissions, acceptance rates, track popularity, and final program composition. It highlights trends such as the increasing engagement of students, high participation from AESOP member institutions, and rising international interest. The Congress also featured strong involvement in the AESOP–IFHP Lecture Series and set the stage for future events, including the AESOP–ACSP Joint Congress. The report positions the Ankara Congress as a milestone on the path toward AESOP’s Golden Jubilee, reflecting growth, inclusivity, and academic excellence.
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How to Manage Planning Schools in Times of Crisis – Lessons Learned over 25 Years of Experience: Report on the 7th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting
(Taylor & Francis, 2012) Cotella, Giancarlo; Mironowicz, Izabela
This report summarizes the 7th AESOP Heads of Schools meeting held in May 2012 in Norway, as part of AESOP's Silver Jubilee activities. The meeting focused on strategies for managing planning schools amidst internal and external crises. Discussions explored challenges such as adapting to financial constraints, institutional reform, increased competition, and the need for improved cooperation between schools. Workshops addressed the role of the AESOP Experts Pool, institutional contexts, and the balance between competition and collaboration. The event concluded with the proposal of new strategic directions for AESOP and planning education. The meeting underscored the importance of shared experiences, academic resilience, and the role of planning schools as bridges between education and practice.
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AESOP Young Academics Special Edition Call for Abstracts
(Routledge : Taylor and Francis Group, 2013) Driscoll, Patrick; Galland, Daniel
Urban planning has dramatically shifted when compared with its former logics and styles. Increasingly, the dynamics of large urban agglomerations spanning multiple boundaries put significant pressure on planning institutions to scale up. In this shifting context, how can both planning theory and practice coevolve in adapting to the ever-increasing transformation of cities and urban regions? In this context, Planning Practice and Research (PPR) is seeking perspectives from the young academic community in planning. We propose to publish at least one special edition of PPR with a number of short papers from Young Academics. The contributions should address the question of how planning theory and practice can respond to the increasing complexity of cities and regions. We are proposing shorter contributions so that we can include a wider range of perspectives. They may of course, point to longer explanations of research published elsewhere. Otherwise the papers will have to meet the normal expectations for publication in PPR. Young academics means researchers doing their PhD and up to 5 years after finishing their PhD and young practitioners with an academic interest.
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News from AESOP: Spring 2013
(Taylor & Francis, 2013) Mironowicz, Izabela
This article provides an overview of AESOP's activities during Spring 2013, a period marked by dynamic events and strategic developments. It highlights the 5th AESOP–IFHP Lecture, delivered by Professor Juval Portugali in Amsterdam, which stimulated interdisciplinary dialogue on complexity, cognition, and planning. It also summarizes outcomes from the 8th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting in Gdańsk, focused on smart teaching and curriculum innovation, and the AESOP Council of Representatives meeting, which addressed AESOP's role within global academic networks, particularly GPEAN. The article announces the AESOP–ACSP Joint Congress to be held in Dublin in July 2013 and previews the European Urban Summer School 2013, centered on post-speculative urbanism in Madrid. Altogether, the article documents AESOP's continued leadership in fostering planning education, international cooperation, and policy discourse.
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Autumn 2013: New projects, new developments
(Taylor & Francis, 2013) Mironowicz, Izabela
This report summarizes the outcomes of the 2013 AESOP Council of Representatives and General Assembly held during the AESOP–ACSP Joint Congress at University College Dublin. Key topics discussed included the growth and structure of future AESOP congresses, deepening collaboration with European institutions (ESPON, URBACT, DG Regio), and the launch of strategic initiatives such as the AESOP Digital Platform (InPlanning), the Sense of History project, and the AESOP & YA Booklet Series. The Council elected Francesco Lo Piccolo as future AESOP President and re-elected Thomas Matta as Treasurer. The success and continuation of the Lecture Series were emphasized. Awards for academic excellence were presented, and AESOP’s commitment to inclusive, critical, and European-centered planning dialogue was reaffirmed. The article also highlights the outcomes and reflections on the 2013 Dublin Congress, which gathered nearly 1,200 participants.