From 4 to 6 November 2026, the Department hosted the international workshop “Building One Space for Action: City-Regional Imaginaries and the Reduction of Net Land Take” as part of the Regional Studies Association (RSA) research network “Bridging Governance Gaps in City-Regions”.

Researchers and practitioners discussed the role of city-regional imaginaries, governance arrangements and planning practices in fostering sustainable regional development and reducing net land take. The programme included keynote presentations by John Harrison and Marco Pütz, as well as a roundtable discussion with Markus Kaltenbach, Rainer Danielzyk and Olaf Busch.

The international exchange, supported and funded by the RSA, will continue in 2027 with further workshops in Shanghai and Vienna.

Find more information here: https://www.regionalstudies.org/network/gov-gap/