All rights reservedLapintie, KimmoDi Marino, Mina2024-09-172024-09-172016978-85-7785-551-1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/1986Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the southThe paper focuses on the urban growth of cities and urban regions, particularly with reference to the potential conflicts between changing land-use and ecosystem services (ES). In spite of the existing research carried out around the world, this problem still seems to pervade planning in cities and urban regions. The study adopted a novel approach, where planning is inherently connected to the professional and political contexts of planning epistemology. Although this issue has been theoretically discussed before, there are few empirical studies on the actual functioning of different epistemologies, novel technologies, and communicative cultures of cities. The papers draws on planning theory and practice, in particular, participation of different stakeholders and the relevant communication between planners, other experts and the wider public. In addition, the development of information technology has provided new tools for participation in the planning projects. The development of what is now usually called Web 2.0 - a term that refers to a second-generation web based on the use of novel technologies - has added a new layer to this toolbox, through social media, through online publishing in blogs, and through a variety of interactive tools, such as maps where stakeholders can add relevant information and give feedback. Secondly, the paper focuses on the planning processes that urban regions and cities are increasingly facing in land use when adopting the ES concept. The ES can be categorized as supporting services (e.g. biodiversity and habitat), providing services (e.g. fish and wood), regulating services (e.g. controlling flood) and cultural services (e.g. recreation).EnglishopenAccessconferenceObject1311-1312