Conveners
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Property Rights Regimes
- Daniela Hrabovskรก (รstav manaลพmentu STU)
- Rachelle Alterman (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Land Policy, Densification and Regulatory Innovations for Urban Dynamics
- Luis Hilti (University of Liechtenstein)
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Climate and Environmental Planning
- Paula Vale de Paula (CiTUA, Instituto Superior Tรฉcnico, University of Lisbon)
- Sevkiye Sence TURK
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Special Planning Regimes and Developmental Regulations
- Mohammad Reza Tavangar (University College Dublin)
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Urban Regeneration Regulatory Frameworks
- Sevkiye Sence TURK
T_02 PLANNING AND LAW: Theoretical and Normative Frameworks
- Antonella Bruzzese (Politecnico di Milano)
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Prof. Thomas Hartmann (TU Dortmund University, Germany)08/07/2025, 11:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
In many European countries, land-use planning is facing increasing and oftentimes contradictory challenges. The increasing demand for housing is at odds with the policy objective of reducing land take. Densification is often seen as a panacea, yet it entails new implementation challenges, particularly in situations of fragmented property rights. In order to understand how land policy struggles...
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Mr David Evers (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)08/07/2025, 11:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
It is now widely accepted that EU-policies, particularly environmental, have considerable impact on spatial planning in the member states (Evers and Tennekes, 2016; Fernรกndez-i-Marรญn et al., 2024; Purkarthofer, 2024). This impact can be felt at in all phases of the policy cycle: it can frame the discussion on planning issues (agenda setting), affect the types of policy interventions...
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Ms Daniela Hrabovskรก (รstav manaลพmentu)08/07/2025, 11:20Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The paper presents various forms of ownership in Slovakia, their historical context and changes over time. The theoretical part focuses on the forms of land ownership relations in Horehronie, their specifics, uniqueness and use in the past. Results from field research, structured interviews and simple cartographic methods applied to the case study of Horehronie, provides an exploration of...
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Rachelle Alterman (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)08/07/2025, 11:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
In international comparative terms, the EU has excelled in adopting a set of nature-protection policies and directives. However, these have not been enough to restrain urban and infrastructure development that continues to consume agricultural land and open landscapes. Aware of the urgency caused by climate change, the EU has adopted a set of policies that switches the focus from designating...
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Luis Hilti (University of Liechtenstein)08/07/2025, 14:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The increasing rigidity of legal and regulatory frameworks in spatial planning has hindered the ability to address contemporary challenges, including climate adaptation, demographic shifts, and rapidly changing local needs such as housing shortages or surpluses. Zoning, often criticized for perpetuating outdated models rooted in modernist or neoliberal priorities, has emerged in new forms with...
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Ana Lucia Britto (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)08/07/2025, 14:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The rights to water and sanitation were recognized as autonomous, specific human rights "essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights" by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) on July 28, 2010, through Resolution A/RES/64/292. This resolution made it clear that providing universal access to drinking water and sanitation is an obligation of governments. In other...
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Sebastian Dembski (University of Liverpool)08/07/2025, 14:20Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
In light of global ambitions to reduce land take and the need for housing, densification has become a prominent policy goal for urban development in many countries. While densification has been widely discussed in academia for the inner-urban realm, suburban areas have huge potential but are yet understudied. Densification of suburban areas, however, is from a spatial planning perspective much...
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Mrs Jana Nรกdravskรก (Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague)08/07/2025, 14:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Urban densification is increasingly advocated by planners throughout Europe as a viable solution to housing shortages and the reduction of land uptake. By optimizing existing urban spaces, densification promises to alleviate the pressure to develop greenfield sites, thereby preserving natural landscapes and promoting sustainable urban growth. Suburban areas have huge potential for...
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Prof. Fanny Tremblay-Racicot (รcole nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)), Dr Jรฉrome Couture (รcole nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)), Ms Lรฉa Bรฉliveau (รcole nationale d'administration publique (ENAP))08/07/2025, 14:40Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Over the years, the Government of Quรฉbec has granted Quรฉbec municipalities extensive monetary levy powers. Aiming to enhance their autonomy and recognize their role as proximity governments, the provincial government provided municipalities with general taxation and regulatory charges powers in 2018 (Tremblay-Racicot et al., 2023). In 2023, additional powers were introduced, enabling...
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Dr Kat Fradera (University of Glasgow)08/07/2025, 16:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Coastlines and estuarine river edges are changing. With sea levels rising, and continued coastal protection increasingly being financially and practically unviable, increased thought is being given to managing a retreat from vulnerable areas along urban river edges and coasts and learning to live with water. Flooding, however, isn't just about waters rising. National and international laws,...
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Ms Mariya-Veronika Mochulska (Gdansk University of Technology)08/07/2025, 16:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
In the face of the climate crisis, compact development is becoming a challenge to provide adequate urban ventilation. Dense, high intensity building development reduces wind velocity, leading to stagnation and accumulation of pollutants in the air and an increase in the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon (Poฤwierz & Zielonko-Jung, 2021). In turn, air pollution and the UHI phenomenon negatively...
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Ms YaZhen Cai (Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)08/07/2025, 16:20Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Under the dual challenges of climate change and urban sustainable development, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) are one of the modern approaches to address environmental and social challenges. As an innovative strategy for urban sustainability, NbS has garnered widespread international attention (Nugent et al., 2015), and many countries have actively promoted its broad application. The Urban...
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Alexander Stanley (HafenCity Universitรคt Hamburg)08/07/2025, 16:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
As in previous waves of public interest litigation (Morris 2016), plaintiff cities are turning to the courts in their efforts to seek climate justice against more powerful opponents. But can, and are, cities leading the way on climate justice? Here we analyse plaintiff city litigation with a climate-relevant purpose โ what we call โcity climate litigationโ โ as the latest incarnation of an old...
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Ms Margherita Emilia Re (Politecnico di Milano (IT) - Zhejiang University (CN))09/07/2025, 11:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The establishment of logistics platforms in medium-to-small-sized municipalities has increasingly contributed to soil consumption, significantly impacting northern Italy in recent years and generating notable side effects. This issue is particularly evident in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, which hosts a cross-border logistics network of major European significance, known as the...
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Dr Mohammad Reza Tavangar (University College Dublin)09/07/2025, 11:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Planning systems can be described as an amalgamation of legal structures, power relations, governance dynamics, and undoubtedly, a network of various actors affecting the form and function of the built environment. Planning systems are the main instrument with which governments control and manage development. For many planning practitioners and theorists in the Global North, considering...
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Ms Aleksandra Karpiลska (Gdansk University of Technology)09/07/2025, 11:20Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Urban areas are increasingly vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters, exacerbated by factors such as dense populations, inadequate infrastructure and unplanned development. Such disasters can have devastating consequences, including loss of life, economic disruption, and social upheaval. Recognizing the critical importance of urban resilience, experts and scholars stress the need for...
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Dr Jinshuo Wang (Israel Institute of Technology)09/07/2025, 11:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Linking affordable housing with urban redevelopment has emerged as an approach to promoting housing affordability in cities facing fiscal constraints. Drawing on the case of China, the research explores why and how local authorities use innovative strategies to secure affordable housing through urban village redevelopment. By conceptualizing the implementation of innovative instruments as a...
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Dr Nuray รolak Tatlฤฑ (https://www.mesken.org.tr/en/), Dr Sezen Tarakรงฤฑ09/07/2025, 11:40Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Urban areas face interconnected crises, including natural disasters, environmental issues, extreme climate changes, social and spatial inequalities, and displaced communities. Growth-oriented development models exacerbate these challenges by undermining ecological balance, social justice, and resilience. In Istanbul, a city with high earthquake risk and similar vulnerabilities, the need for...
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Mr MUHAMMAD AINUN FIKRI (Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies, Yokohama City University)09/07/2025, 16:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
It has been about 20 years since the Urban Renewal Special Measures Act came into force in June 2002. Under this Urban Renewal Special Measures Act, Urban Renewal Special Districts are a planning consultation-type deregulation method that allows deregulation of floor area ratios, etc., in urban development projects within urban regeneration emergency development areas, depending on the...
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Mr Daniels Saakjans (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL; ETH Zรผrich)09/07/2025, 16:40Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The rapid growth and increasing complexity of European cities underscore the critical need for spatial planning to ensure sustainable urban environments. Within spatial planning, local land-use planning is translating strategic goals into legally binding regulations. Making up a big part of land ownership and development law, local-level regulations directly shape cities by controlling their...
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Ms Basak OZEN, Dr Dicle KIZILDERE09/07/2025, 16:50Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
The short-term rental (STR) market has undergone substantial expansion in recent decades. This expansion has been particularly marked in the case of Airbnb, which has led to a proliferation of complexities and challenges, impacting a diverse range of stakeholders, including local residents, the hotel and hospitality industry, operators of STRs, and governmental authorities. While this...
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Prof. Sevkiye Sence TURK09/07/2025, 17:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Due to its geographical location, Turkey has been and will continue to be exposed to major earthquakes at different times. This situation requires new buildings to be constructed with the performance to meet the earthquake risk on the one hand, and on the other hand, it requires the existing building stock to be made earthquake resistant. For second situation, two important policies in...
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Dr G. Pelin Olcay (Istanbul Kent University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture), Dr Sezen Tarakรงฤฑ (Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning)09/07/2025, 17:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Turkey operates under a regulatory planning system; however, zoning plans allow for significant flexibility through plan notes. This flexibility often leaves urban development and transformation at the mercy of market dynamics. As a result, plans fall short of providing a clear vision for cities and fail to ensure sustainable urban development.
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This study aims to explore how zoning plans... -
Dr Azadeh Rezafar (Istanbul Arel University)10/07/2025, 09:00Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
ABSTRACT
The ongoing trend since the 1980s is elucidated by scholars across several disciplines using the frameworks of globalization and neoliberalism. The field of urbanization and planning is no exception to this situation. Like many countries, after the 1980s, Turkey underwent significant socio-political changes that profoundly impacted the country's urban decisions. Structural...
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Burcu Soygรผzeloฤlu (Gebze Technical University)10/07/2025, 09:10Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Urban transport systems are increasingly susceptible to natural hazards and climate-induced disruptions by posing significant challenges for urban resilience and public safety (Mattsson and Jenelius, 2015; Priolo et al., 2023). Ensuring the continuity of transport networks during and after crises is critical for both economic stability and sustainable urban development (Yang et al., 2022)....
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Prof. Alessio Sardo (Universitร di Genova), Prof. Antonella Bruzzese (Politecnico di Milano), Dr Giovanni Botto (University of Genoa)10/07/2025, 09:20Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Public space's role in urban quality is widely known: it defines the city's structure, provides material support for community life, and represents civic and religious powers and values. The mechanisms of public space production are manifold: they can be either the result of an urban plan realized by the public entity on public areas, or the result of more complex urban projects promoted by...
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Thomas Machiels (University of Antwerp)10/07/2025, 09:30Track 02 | PLANNING AND LAWOral
Comprehensive blueprint plans present a fixed end state for years or decades into the future, detailing elements such as land uses, zoning, and building regulations (Davoudi, 2021). Since the 21st century, criticism against blueprint planning has intensified, leading to a surge in adaptive planning concepts within planning literature, highlighting that blueprint planning is unsuitable for...
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