VII - Thematic Groups

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    AESOP Thematic Groups: Planning/Conflict
    (Taylor & Francis, 2015) Gualini, Enrico
    This article presents the AESOP Thematic Group on Planning/Conflict, established in 2013 to explore the role of planning in framing, transforming, and engaging with urban conflicts. The group offers a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on how planning practices both generate and respond to conflicts within urban development. It organizes international conferences and special sessions at academic events and has contributed to multiple edited volumes and scholarly outputs. The article critically reflects on the conceptual and practical intersections between planning and conflict, arguing for a post-disciplinary and interpretive approach to understand urban contention, the dynamics of power, and the political dimensions embedded in planning processes.
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    AESOP Thematic Groups: Public Spaces and Urban Cultures
    (Taylor & Francis, 2015) Knierbein, Sabine; Sezer, Ceren; Tornaghi, Chiara
    This article introduces the AESOP Thematic Group on Public Spaces and Urban Cultures (PSUC), founded in April 2010 to foster interdisciplinary and international dialogue on public space and urban culture. The group engages academics, practitioners, and public stakeholders through meetings, workshops, and online platforms. It supports research, planning, and educational initiatives focused on spatial justice, everyday urbanism, and participatory processes. The article presents the group’s structure, key themes, events, and publications, emphasizing its open and inclusive approach and its ambition to bridge theory and practice across diverse sociopolitical contexts.
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    AESOP Thematic Groups: Resilience and Risk Mitigation Strategies
    (Taylor & Francis, 2015) Sliuzas, Richard
    This article introduces the AESOP Thematic Group “Resilience and Risk Mitigation Strategies” (RRMS), established around the 2007 AESOP Annual Conference in Naples. The group connects spatial planning expertise with risk governance, addressing natural, technological, and hybrid risks. It explores how planning can reduce vulnerabilities and hazard exposure, integrate disaster risk reduction into policy, and enhance resilience through proactive governance. The article outlines key developments in theory, practice, and education, referencing major international frameworks (e.g., UNISDR, Sendai, Habitat III) and activities such as roundtables, workshops, and conference sessions. RRMS emphasizes planning’s interdisciplinary potential and capacity-building roles in risk-aware urban development.
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    AESOP’s Thematic Groups
    (Taylor & Francis, 2014) Mironowicz, Izabela
    This article provides a brief institutional overview of the AESOP Thematic Groups (TGs), which function as platforms for scholarly collaboration and focused discussion on key planning topics. The Secretary General outlines the support mechanisms offered by AESOP, including branding rights, financial assistance, communication infrastructure, and quality oversight. Thematic Groups are encouraged to organize events, contribute to Congress programs, and deliver annual reports. A list of currently active TGs is provided, with themes ranging from complexity in planning and sustainable food systems to urban culture, ethics, and transport policy. Future AESOP News Sections are expected to present deeper insights into the activities of individual TGs.
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    AESOP’s Thematic Groups – Part 1: French and British Planning Studies Group
    (Taylor & Francis, 2014) Andres, Lauren
    This article provides an in-depth overview of the AESOP Thematic Group on French and British Planning Studies, founded in 1998 to foster dialogue between the Anglophone and Francophone academic worlds. The group promotes comparative research on urban planning systems, cultures, and policies in France and the UK. It operates through biannual meetings alternating between both countries, engaging researchers and practitioners alike. The group's work has resulted in several major publications, including two books and special issues of Town Planning Review. Topics explored include metropolitan democracy, spatial planning systems, cultural policy in European cities, and the interrelationship between rail infrastructure and urban development. The article emphasizes the group’s informal yet intellectually rigorous approach and its commitment to intercultural dialogue and collaborative scholarship.
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    AESOP’s Thematic Groups – Part 2: Complexity & Planning
    (Taylor & Francis, 2014) Rauws, Ward
    This article presents the goals, development, and scholarly output of AESOP’s Thematic Group on Complexity and Planning. Founded in 2005, the group brings together researchers interested in applying complexity theories to urban and regional planning. It explores concepts such as self-organization, non-linearity, and adaptive systems through regular meetings, conference tracks, and workshops. The group has produced two edited volumes and several special issues in peer-reviewed journals, addressing the impact of complexity on governance, simulation methods, and urban transformation. Events cover themes from digitalization to networked urban governance, and the group fosters both theoretical reflection and practical applications. With over 200 members, it provides a dynamic platform for both newcomers and experienced researchers engaged in complexity-oriented planning scholarship.
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    AESOP’s Thematic Groups – Part 3: The Sustainable Food Planning Thematic Group
    (Taylor & Francis, 2014) van der Valk, Arnold; Viljoen, Andre
    This article presents the foundation, mission, and achievements of AESOP’s Sustainable Food Planning Thematic Group. Established in 2009 by Kevin Morgan and Arnold van der Valk, the group brings together academics and practitioners to develop and promote sustainable food systems. Its activities include annual conferences, scholarly publications, and interdisciplinary collaboration across spatial planning, public health, agriculture, and environmental sciences. The group emphasizes urban and peri-urban agriculture and aims to foster young researchers. Key conferences have been held in Almere, Brighton, Cardiff, Berlin, Montpellier, and Leeuwarden. The group operates informally but is moving toward more structured coordination. Its future goals include educational outreach, PhD integration, and publishing a comprehensive handbook on sustainable food planning.
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    AI in Planning and Planning Education
    (AESOP, 2025)
    This webinar, jointly organised by the AESOP Excellence in Education Board and the AESOP Thematic Group on Planning Education, explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence on both planning practice and planning education. Experts from across Europe discuss current trends, opportunities, and challenges related to integrating AI tools and approaches into academic curricula and professional practice.
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    Report of communication and meeting with Thematic Group Coordinators during the joint ACSP-AESOP Congress in Dublin
    (AESOP, 2013-07-15)
    An e-mail correspondence was held with Thematic Group Coordinators in late June - early July with a view to improve communication and information flow within and between Thematic Groups. 12 out of 14 Thematic Groups answered, while no replies could be received from two of the Thematic Groups, Urban Design in Planning and Monitoring of the European Landscape Convention. It should be noted that it is still possible for these groups to send their answers and comments, which could then be incorporated into this report. Two other Thematic Groups, New Technologies & Planning and French and British Planning Studies replied but their coordinators were not able to send answers to the questions due to various reasons. It is also possible for these groups to send their answers/comments or respond to the information compiled in this report. 1. Information received from Thematic Group Coordinators via e-mail correspondence 2. Comments and suggestions from Thematic Group Coordinators 3. The outcomes of the Thematic Group Coordinators meeting held in Dublin, 15.07.2013
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    Report of meeting with Thematic Group Coordinators during the AESOP Congress in Utrecht 2014
    (AESOP, 2014-07-10)
    On 10th of July, a brief meeting was held with the Thematic Group Coordinators that were available to attend. The coordinators of Planning & Complexity Thematic Group, Transportation Planning & Policy Thematic Group, Ethics Values & Planning Thematic Group, Resilience and Risks Mitigation Thematic Group, Public Spaces and Urban Cultures Thematic Group were present at the meeting. The following points were highlighted and discussed: 1. Guidelines for Thematic Groups and Annual Reports 2. Thematic Group Meetings Time Slots for Future Congresses 3. Thematic Groups and Congress Tracks 4. Visibility of Thematic Groups (Notes Ela Bablik-Sutcliffe) This item contains the following files: 1 . Report of meeting with Thematic Group Coordinators during the AESOP Congress in Utrecht 2014.pdf 2. Readme.rtf
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    Roundtable Inclusive and Cohesive Urban Development in European Cities European Reflections and Learnings for a Post-War Urban Planning Friday, October 18, 2024
    (AESOP, 2024) Yehorchenkova, Nataliia; Yehorchenkov, Oleksii; Purkarthofer, Eva; Humer, Alois; Finka, Maros; Jamečný, Líubomír
    Colleagues at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, together with the AESOP Thematic Group on Transboundary Planning and Governance invited the AESOP community to an indeed remarkable one day Roundtable to collect European experiences and inspiration for a post-war urban planning in Ukraine. This day of Roundtable continued the engagement of the AESOP Thematic Group in voicing the various implications for Urban and Regional Planning in the face of the war in Ukraine. At earlier occasions organized by the TG, concerns of European macroregional and cross border cooperation were discussed in more detail (f.e. at the AESOP Annual Congress in Lodz 2022). At the Bratislava event, emphasis was put on listening to challenges and threats of urban and regional planning in Ukraine and to discussing learnings and options for a post-war era. The event was transdisciplinary and the list of speakers stretched from Ukrainian politicians and stakeholders to national and international researchers in the field. As a result, contributions were diverse and painted a varied picture of post-war planning. Some explicitly highlighted the situation in Ukrainian cities while others provided input and learning from post-war urban planning from other places and from historical experiences. The setting of the event helped to connect the practitioners’ and the researchers’ inputs by being a fully hybrid event, taking place at the premises of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and being livestreamed via zoom to the online community of AESOP and particularly Ukraine. A total of approx. 60 participants joined the event, half of them onsite and half of them online.