After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• Understanding, assessing and evaluating concepts of Degrowth and Post-growth
• Identifying, analyzing and integrative working on multidimensional challenges of a socio-ecological crisis
• Translating between and combining scientific approaches and planning practices
• Application and implementation of gained knowledge into spatial planning practices

This master project offers an analytical and theory-based approach to problems in spatial planning concerning an increasing socio-ecological crisis. After a critical reflection of spatial planning regarding its position in a capitalist economic system and its own paradigms of growth we will discuss Post- growth and Degrowth as grounding concepts of a future planning system.

 During this course we will discuss questions like:

• How is Degrowth and Post-Growth understood in (spatial) planning?
• Which growth paradigms are reflected in planning?
• Which rules, strategies and instruments are needed to implement Degrowth/Post-Growth in spatial planning?
• What are (international) flagship projects and good practices of Degrowth/Post-Growth?

Planning and research project for master students

The students will choose between quantitative and /or qualitative methods based on their analytical framework.

Master project, presentations, papers, publications