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The uniqueness of the Academy (ARL) has stemmed since 1946 from close voluntary cooperation between researchers in the spatial and planning sciences and practitioners of spatial planning and development.

Joint, cross- and transdisciplinary cooperation in working groups and projects brings together the knowledge of both academia and practice. During the first decades of its existence the ARL focused primarily on German spatial planning and development.

Since the early 1990s this focus has broadened out to engage with the EU and increasing globalisation.

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userEuropean Working Group

AlpPlan Network

Spatial planning plays an important role in developing sustainable land use strategies and safeguarding open spaces for generations to come.

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ARL Congress 2024: Major Infrastructure Projects

Planning: between protests and calls to pick up the pace
18-19 April 2024 at the media docks in Lübeck

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userInternational Working Group

Gender and Climate - Just Cities and Urban Regions

The international working group „Gender- and Climate - Just Cities and Urban Regions“ supports the current debate on challenges to cities and regions in the

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userInternational Working Group

Land Policies in Europe

Challenges of land policy. An international working group.

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userInternational Working Group

Resilient Metropolitan Regions – Spatial Planning and Management for Urban Transformation

We are currently establishing the international working group “Resilient Metropolitan Regions – Spatial Planning and Management for Urban Transformation”.

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Summer School 2024: Spatial Transformation From a Planning Perspective

Spatial transformation holds a central role in addressing the multifaceted challenges of the 21st century, extending beyond the pressing concerns of climate

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userGerman Working Group

Alternatives to prosperity and regional development

The current discussion in the media and among policymakers of the pandemic’s spatial impact mainly concerns questions about the resilience of regional econom

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Artificial intelligence in Spatial Development

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are having a significant impact on social and economic development.

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Baden-Württemberg

The Baden-Württemberg working group is one of seven regional working groups of the ARL.

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Bavaria

The LAG Bavaria is one of seven regional working groups of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL).

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Berlin/Brandenburg /Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania working group is one of seven regional working groups of the Academy for Territorial Development (ARL).

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Beyond Borders

More than one third of the citizens of the European Union live and work in border regions.

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userInternational Working Group

Beyond the process

Finding common ground for a discussion on planning’s substantial foundation

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Bremen/Hamburg/Lower Saxony/Schleswig-Holstein

The Bremen/Hamburg/Lower Saxony/Schleswig-Holstein regional working group is one of seven regional working groups of the ARL.

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Facilitating Cross-Border Solutions

In December 2023 the EU Commission proposed a 

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French-German Cooperation

In both countries, France and Germany, there is great pressure to change and adapt towards new forms of urbanity and to conceive new strategic approaches wit

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userInformation and Initiative Group

Gender and Spatial Transformation

The international Information and Initiative Group is based on these potentials of gender-related research and planning practice and pursues the goal of demo

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland

The Hesse/ Rhineland-Palatinate /Saarland working group is one of seven regional working groups of the ARL.

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Lunch Talks

The ARL Lunch Talks are a newly introduced, regularly occurring online-event series taking place at lunchtime.

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Next Generation Forum

The "Next Generation Forum" is an innovative network for young people active in spatial planning science and practice.

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userGerman Regional Working Group

North Rhine-Westphalia

The North Rhine-Westphalia working group is one of seven regional working groups of the Academy for Territorial Development (ARL).

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Reactivation of railway lines as an instrument of integrated spatial development

Focus of Working Group Approximately 15,000 km of railway lines were taken out of service in Germany between 1955 and 2019, but in recent decades t

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userGerman Regional Working Group

Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt/Thuringia

The Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt/Thuringia regional working group is one of seven regional working groups of the Academy for Territorial Development (ARL).

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userGerman Working Group

The protection and development of open space in spatial planning

Working Group on ‘The protection and development of open space in spatial planning: innovative approaches in the context of sustainable development of settl

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userGerman Working Group

The role of spatial planning and spatial development in the search for a radioactive waste repository in Germany

The Working Group on ‘The role of spatial planning and spatial development in the search for a radioactive waste repository in Germany’ began its work in May