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I - AESOP | Association of European Schools of Planning
Promoting Excellence in Planning Education and Research
II - Events
Congresses, Workshops, Meetings, Lectures and Summer School Events
III - Excellence in Planning Education
Safeguarding the development of AESOP’s Quality Recognition Programme
IV - Awards
Awards in Teaching, Best Published Paper, Best Congress Paper
V - Journals
International, peer-reviewed, open-access journals
VI - YA Network | AESOP Young Academics Network
Encouraging the active participation and exchange of academic work from PhD students and Early-Stage Researchers
VII - Thematic Groups
Working groups on specific themes, established in order to create more effective platforms for debate and discussion amongst AESOP members

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XVI AESOP Congress: Planning and Regional Development Issues in Border Regions – Call for Papers and Provisional Congress Programme
(University of Thessaly, Department of Planning & Regional Development, 2002)
This leaflet presents the call for papers and provisional programme of the XVI AESOP Congress held in Volos, Greece, from 10 to 15 July 2002. The main theme of the congress was Planning and Regional Development Issues in Border Regions, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by border regions in Europe, including cross-border cooperation, regional development disparities, and European policy initiatives such as INTERREG and PHARE. The document outlines plenary sessions, key thematic sessions, topic tracks, submission deadlines, registration information, PhD Workshop activities, special sessions on Greek planning issues, study tours, and details about the host city and organising institutions.
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Planned out? Rethinking the role of planning in regulating houses in multiple occupation in England
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2024) Brookfield, Katherine
This article critically re-examines the role of planning in regulating houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in England. It explores how planning policies and regulatory practices shape access to housing and may produce discriminatory outcomes for particular social groups. Building on empirical analysis and planning theory debates, the paper reflects on the implications of regulatory approaches for equity, housing justice, and the future role of planning in addressing complex housing challenges.
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The role of colonial pasts in shaping climate futures: Adaptive capacity in Georgetown, Guyana
(Elsevier Ltd., 2023) Robinson, Stacy-Ann; Douma, Allison; Poore, Tiffany; Singh, Kabir
This article examines how colonial histories continue to shape contemporary climate futures by influencing adaptive capacity in Georgetown, Guyana. Drawing on qualitative research, the authors analyse how colonial-era planning practices, infrastructural decisions and governance arrangements have produced enduring vulnerabilities that constrain present-day climate adaptation efforts. The paper argues that understanding climate adaptation requires attention to historical political–economic processes and their spatial manifestations, particularly in post-colonial urban contexts.
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Planned Out: The Discriminatory Effects of Planning’s Regulation of Small Houses in Multiple Occupation in England
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2022) Brookfield, Katherine
Some claim that planning has a “dark” side which is expressed in policies and practices that disadvantage minorities and less powerful groups. This article examines how revisions to English planning legislation and the adoption of restrictive local planning policies regulating small houses in multiple occupation may disproportionately affect the housing choices of young, lower-income adults. Drawing on documentary research, secondary data analysis and Yiftachel’s conceptual framework of planning as social control, the paper explores the territorial, procedural, socio-economic and cultural effects of these regulatory measures and reflects on their implications for planning theory and practice.
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When vagueness is a strategic resource for planning actors
(SAGE Publications, 2021) Buhler, Thomas
This article examines vagueness in planning discourse not as a deficiency but as a strategic resource used by planning actors in adverse circumstances. Based on a systematic textual and visual analysis of 36 French local transport plans produced between 2000 and 2015, the paper demonstrates how vagueness is employed to hedge against uncertainty, manage conflict, and avoid firm commitments. The findings highlight vagueness as a diffuse yet powerful element of planning discourse, reshaping how plans function as instruments of governance.