World Planning Schools Congress: Peripheral Visions – Rethinking Planning

As cities navigate economic growth, the climate crisis, political extremism, and geopolitical tensions, is spatial planning losing ground to other local and national policy priorities? This was the central question discussed at the World Planning Schools Congress, held in Helsinki, Espoo and Tampere (Finland) from June 29 to July 3, 2026. Seven researchers from ILS were part of the program. More…