{"id":581,"date":"2016-08-29T21:08:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plpr2017.arch.hku.hk\/?p=581"},"modified":"2016-09-02T10:06:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T02:06:05","slug":"special-session-governance-of-land-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/plpr2017.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/08\/29\/special-session-governance-of-land-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Session: Governance of Land Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governance of land use: between place and flows<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Session Chair:<\/strong> Dr.-Ing. Christian Strau\u00df, Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n

\"fields-special-session\"<\/p>\n

Land use is influenced by a high variety of institutionalised activities. However, relevant policy fields in Europe \u2013 regional, agricultural and environmental policies, in particular \u2013 differ with regard to levels of activity, involved actors, topics, targets, instruments and governance modes. Although comprehensive planning and management instruments exist and sectoral activities have tended towards more integrative approaches over the last few years, an overall integrative system still does not exist. Therefore, there are still challenges to improve the interrelations of supra-local institutions, regional governance modes and property rights of private land owners.<\/p>\n

Against this background, the paper session suggests a framework to discuss governance strategies with regard to the different concepts of \u201cgovernance of space and place\u201d and \u201cgovernance of flows\u201d in order respond to new challenges like energy transition, regional value chains and material flow management. It thus should be suitable to cope more adequately with land use conflicts, facing current challenges like economic and social changes of values, migration and demographic impacts. With its interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, the session is structured around the topic of Sustainable Land Management.<\/p>\n

Sustainable Land Management seeks to combine sectoral policies and practical needs in an integrated approach, thereby paving the way for institutional innovations regarding governance modes and instruments. Methods consist in enhancing the knowledge about interfaces between diverse policies and in discussion processes with society groups, strengthening the intersectoral dimension of land use planning and governance.<\/p>\n

After an overview of the results of the 13 case studies of the German funding programme \u201cSustainable Land Management\u201d (www.sustainable-landmanagement.net<\/a>) the session is addressing contributions from scientists and practitioners dealing with questions of sustainable land governance in order to reflect on similarities and differences. The session ends with a discussion about differences and similarities in the results. Tentative titles of the presentations could be:<\/p>\n