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Usual apologies for cross-posting Call for papers, Planum ? the European Journal of Planning online Governing spatial development: policy design perspectives on urban planning In facing problems of spatial development one can often find both theoretical and practical elements deriving from different disciplines. Among these, three influential traditions such as urban planning, architecture and policy studies are today composing a complex crossway. In this sense, the theme of policy design seems crucial, but typically this concept derives from a methodological and rationalist approach in policy studies and sometimes it tends to oversimplify complex problems such as spatial development policies. By adopting a critical and pragmatic approach to policy design, it seems possible to challenge mainstream planning approaches, and to unravel a series of questions crossing the technical and political dimensions of spatial development. The specific topic to be discussed aims at stimulating potential contributions referred to new conceptions of policy design in urban planning and policymaking. The general hypothesis in this section of Planum suggests the opportunity of trespassing the fields of planning, architecture and policy studies according to selected practices and reflections. The submission of critical and theoretical papers coming from every angle of urban planning, architecture or policy studies, of case or specific urban policy oriented papers, reflections on current planning practices is welcome. You will find the call at http://www.planum.net/topics/development.htm and an introductory essay http://www.planum.net/topics/documents/ponzini_e.pdf Papers of 4000-6000 words or long abstracts should be submitted to [log in to unmask] Best regards Davide Ponzini, PhD Assistant Professor in Urban Planning Department of Architecture and Planning Politecnico di Milano Via Bonardi 3 20133 Milano, Italy Tel +39 02 23992603 Fax +39 02 23992610 [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.