CC-BYNabielek, KerstenHamers, DavidKuiper, Rienk2024-11-272024-11-272024978-94-64981-82-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/2229Game changer? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions, Paris, 8-12th July 2024In spring 2023, the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency published the research project Spatial Outlook 2023 with four spatial scenarios for the Netherlands in 2050. In this multidisciplinary scenario study, a combination of story lines, maps and other forms of visualisations is used to explore and describe how the country could look like after the transition towards a climate-neutral and circular society. This paper describes the method of how the scenario story lines and the related land use maps were developed by applying a new mixed methods approach that combines participatory and multidisciplinary scenario development, GIS-based land use modelling and creative tools of research by design. Moreover, the paper discusses the use of spatial scenarios in the context of regional and national spatial planning. Keywords: Spatial planning; Scenario method; Sustainable land use; Research by design; Multidisciplinary researchEnglishopenAccessconferenceObject2320-2333