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Bachelor of Science in Spatial Management Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management University of Wroclaw : AESOP Certificate of Quality (2025–2031)
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https://ror.org/01qnzsf80The Bachelor of Science in Spatial Management at the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Wroclaw, has been awarded the AESOP Certificate of Quality following an in-depth examination of its curriculum, teaching methods, and pedagogical approach. The programme is distinctive in its interdisciplinary application of technical skills (GIS, spatial data analysis, CAD, statistics), environmental and regional planning perspectives, and participatory methods. It integrates national and regional planning frameworks, with particular emphasis on the spatial challenges of Lower Silesia, and provides students with strong professional training through fieldwork, stakeholder collaboration, and real-world project work. The programme fulfils the AESOP Quality Recognition criteria for planning education.publishedVersio
TRANSACTIONS of AESOP: Podcast – Planning Ukraine’s Recovery
Full text linkThe podcast offers a thirty-minute conversation between the two editors, Oleksandr Anisimov and Dominic Stead, and Marco Cremaschi for the journal, providing an accessible introduction to the latest issue of Transactions. This special issue addresses a major blind spot in current debates on Ukraine’s recovery: the role of spatial planning. By filling this critical gap, it provides an analytical foundation for rebuilding Ukraine’s territories in ways that are resilient, democratic, and aligned with European integration.
Despite war devastation on a scale unseen in Europe since 1945, most policy discussions continue to focus on financial, military, or governance dimensions, overlooking the central importance of geography, land use, and the built environment for meaningful reconstruction. Post-war recovery in Europe historically relied on new planning approaches and welfare institutions. Ukraine is now facing a similarly transformative moment, where the alignment of its spatial governance with EU directives will have far-reaching implications for land, the environment, infrastructure, and regional development
Grounded futures: A decade of planning through humanitarian and Southern lenses
Full text linkplaNext – Next Generation Planning, 15 (2025)This reflective article marks the tenth anniversary of plaNext – Next Generation Planning and traces the journal’s evolution as a platform for critical spatial planning discourse, particularly in humanitarian and Global South contexts. Drawing on the author’s dual experience as an editor and practitioner, the piece examines how plaNext has contributed to reshaping planning debates around inclusion, ethics, contextual sensitivity, and interdisciplinary practice.
Focusing on Volumes 9, 10, and 11, the article highlights how planning can serve as a transformative tool in crisis-affected environments—centering community agency, participatory methods, and reparative, care-based approaches. It brings together lessons from interdisciplinary scholarship, grassroots initiatives, and non-Western ethical frameworks such as ubuntu, ahimsa, and Indigenous relational ethics.
The article calls for bridging academic and humanitarian spheres, advocating for planning practices rooted in justice, resilience, relational well-being, and grounded futures shaped by the needs and voices of affected communities.publishedVersio
Bridging generations: A decade of open peer review and collective knowledge-building in planning scholarship through plaNext
Full text linkplaNext – Next Generation Planning, 15 (2025)This article presents a transgenerational dialogue between founding and current editorial board members of plaNext – Next Generation Planning, marking the journal’s 10th anniversary. Through reflective conversation, the authors explore the origins and evolution of open peer review in plaNext, examining its role as a supportive, transparent, and mentorship-driven model for early career scholars.
The discussion revisits the motivations behind launching the journal within the AESOP Young Academics Network, recounts milestones in its development, and considers the implications of recent indexing in Scopus. Participants critically analyse tensions between visibility, institutional expectations, inclusivity, and maintaining the journal’s original mission.
They also address broader issues of power, bias, review ethics, sustainability of editorial labour, and the challenges faced by early career researchers in contemporary academic publishing. The article concludes by outlining visions for the future, emphasizing the need for plaNext to remain a space of experimentation, support, intergenerational collaboration, and alternative knowledge-production practices
Reconsidering Urban Resilience Assessments Towards Recovery During Conflict. The ARTUR Framework Applied to Ukraine
Full text linkTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning • 9 (2025) 73–91In the face of global crises, resilience is a crucial approach to recovery. Urban resilience frameworks have proliferated in the last three decades, as support for policy-focused guidelines towards sustainable development. However, gaps in the adoption of urban resilience frameworks for local-level urban planning still exist. This study argues whether existing frameworks, despite addressing current global challenges such as climate adaptation or rapid urban growth, are suitable for contexts experiencing conflict. The methodological approach is guided by two themes: (1) how can an urban system be dissected into sub-components to make it more relatable to resilience approaches, and (2) what qualities of resilience are needed for effective implementation. Both questions support the formulation of a novel urban resilience framework integrated into an adaptable digital instrument. A pilot conducted in two Ukrainian cities is presented as the implementation case. The outcome summarises the learnings from implementation and highlights the relevance of integrating resilience assessments into digital platforms focused on local, decentralised planning contexts, to accelerate digital maturity and better prepare against future crises of unprecedented scale.publishedVersio
Similar and Distinctive Features of Urban Development Analysis: Methodic and Policy Approaches
Full text linkTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning • 9 (2025) 31–47The challenges facing Ukrainian cities today require a thorough analysis of their socio-economic development. This article proposes developing a clearer toolkit for assessing the ability of individual cities to build their economic capacity and sustainability, based on studying the socio-economic situations of urban territorial communities from different regions within Ukraine. Based on estimates of socio-economic status, an algorithm was worked out to assess this development. Taking into account the integrative nature of urban policymaking, the framework, mechanisms, and instruments of such a policy were developed, and a scheme was built to link scenarios, strategies, and instruments of urban policy. These can be applied to urban territorial communities at different stages of development. The study also highlights issues with fragmented municipal data, especially regarding internally displaced persons and the impact of displacement on planning. The proposed approaches can be applied to collecting and processing urban development data and modelling scenarios and strategies for cities in similar conditions
AESOP 2025 Congress Istanbul | Day Two
No full textThis recording presents the second day of the AESOP 2025 Annual Congress – Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, hosted by Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. Day Two sessions continue the exploration of how planning can respond to urgent global challenges, with a focus on social and spatial justice, sustainability, and the transformative role of planning practices. The programme includes keynote lectures, thematic panels, and paper presentations, showcasing diverse approaches from international scholars and practitioners. The discussions highlight the interconnectedness of ecological, economic, and societal dimensions of planning, setting the stage for ongoing debates throughout the congress
Master's Program in Urban and Spatial Planning IUAV University of Venice
No full textEVALUATION REPORT
After an in-depth examination of its academic curriculum and teaching pedagogy, the MSc Programme in Urban and Spatial Planning offered in the IUAV University of Venice has been conferred the AESOP Certificate of Quality. The Master of Science in Urban and Spatial Planning delivered at University of Venice has been evaluated by two members of the AESOP Excellence in Education Board (EEB) appointed by the Chair. The EEB certifies that the above programme fulfils the Quality Recognition criteria. Quality in Planning Education
The MSc in Urban and Spatial Planning delivered at IUAV University of Venice brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education:
Programme Curriculum and Identity
- An effective blend of practice-oriented studio courses focused on research areas in regional and urban planning meeting global, national, regional and local challenges. A studio-based learning process provides a combination of good theoretical foundations with practical approaches.
Principles of Pedagogy
- Strong focus on interdisciplinary, practical, and ethical education. The program integrates theoretical courses and design studios to foster a holistic approach, blending disciplines like sociology, geography,
economics, and ecology.
- It prioritizes hands-on learning through real-world case studies, workshops, and internships with public agencies and private companies. This pedagogy also values diversity, supporting student inclusion and collaboration in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams.
- Ethical responsibility is a cornerstone, encouraging students to address socio-spatial inequalities and global challenges like climate change and resilience while balancing stakeholder interests.
Showcase Practices
- Intensive international workshops, gamification, and real-client projects. These practices connect students with global planning challenges and diverse geographical contexts, enhancing their problem-solving and adaptive skills. International workshops provide opportunities for hands-on learning in multicultural settings, while gamified courses like maritime spatial planning simulate real decision-making processes.
- Design studios engage students in addressing complex local issues, promoting innovative solutions for urban regeneration, sustainability, and social inclusion, underscoring the importance of planning as a socially responsible and participatory process
Crossing Borders: Actionable Knowledge for Integrated Urban Development Planning in Ukraine
Full text linkTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning • 9 (2025) 105-118This paper explores various initiatives that have been implemented with a view to strengthening integrated urban development in Ukraine. It emphasises the importance of actionable knowledge and international academic cooperation and it highlights the challenges posed by Ukraine’s political decentralisation and war-related crises; both have strained urban planning capacities. Programmes such as Ukraine Digital and German-Ukrainian partnerships address these needs through digital education, scholarships, and joint courses. The Competence Platform for Integrated Urban Development presented here offers modular courses, tools, and case studies that promote interdisciplinary learning. Teaching modules include lectures, seminars, design studios, and workshops focused on urban resilience, reconstruction, and participatory planning. These initiatives aim to prepare students and municipalities for sustainable and resilient development. Future goals include establishing dual degree programmes and expanding international cooperation to comprehensively rebuild Ukraine’s cities, in line with the principles of the New Leipzig Charter
The Dynamics of Panarchy: Sensing, Planning and Designing Grounded Local-Regional Transformations — 23rd Meeting of AESOP Thematic Group on Planning and Complexity
Full text linkThis report summarises the 23rd meeting of the AESOP Thematic Group on Planning and Complexity, held in Gothenburg in November 2025. Around 40 researchers and practitioners from seven countries gathered to discuss complex adaptive systems, panarchy, spatial transformations, resilience, governance, and long-term planning challenges. Keynote contributions by Jon Norberg and Sara Brorström framed discussions on the science of panarchy and multi-level planning in the Gothenburg harbour area. Six thematic sessions addressed paradigms in spatial transformations, flows and self-organisation, temporalities and resilience, analytical frameworks, adaptive governance, and digital/participatory approaches to spatial complexity. The report highlights four major developments: the need to revisit and expand conceptual foundations of complexity in planning; strengthened links with planning practice; broader inclusion of urban–rural and peri-urban perspectives; and increasing internationalisation of research, particularly involving the Global South. The meeting also marked the group’s 20th anniversary, reflecting on its history, ongoing activities, and upcoming publications. The event was supported by Chalmers University of Technology, the thematic group coordinators, and AESOP