10 th A nn u al Con ference
I N TERN ATIONAL ACADEMIC AS S OCIAT ION ON
PLA N N ING, LAW, AND P ROP E R T Y RIGHT S
BERN , SWITZER LAND
1 7 - 1 9 Fe b r u r a r
Land as a
scarce resource
2016
LAND AS A SCARCE RESOURCE
10th annual conference of the International Academic Association
on Planning, Law, and Property Rights
«Planning matters. Law matters. Property matters.»
Conference theme
PLPR is a free-standing academic association with over 400
individual members from all
over the world.
PLPR believes that Planning,
Law and Property are interdependent. PLPR therefore
conveys the message “Planning
matters, Law matters, Property
matters”. These three simple
statements inspire the growing
PLPR community to examine
the difficult relationship
between public and private
interests in the use of land.
Spatial planning is often accused of not being up to the
tasks it is supposed to deal with: more parsimonious use
of natural resources; conservation of regional identities
in the face of global standardization processes; promotion of integrated transport infrastructures; reduction of
socioeconomic disparities among territories.
During the last century, all Western countries have
developed a complex administrative organization to
shape their spatial development. Most countries have
passed planning acts accompanied by the development
of training programs for planners through national planning schools. Planning departments were created at all
levels of government. In most national settings, spatial
planning instruments were crafted in a context of land
profusion. But are these systems able to meet the challenges of scarcity today? Sprawl reduction, redevelopment, densification, mixed use development and urban
land reconversion implies that public actors, developers,
real estate specialists, neighborhood or tenant associations will have to deal with competing interests that are
rooted in complex property right situations or regimes.
For effective steering of spatial development, a deeper
understanding of the tight interactions between spatial
planning and property rights is required.
Even where economic growth is still given, the actors
of spatial planning struggle with this new focus on the
redevelopment of pre-used plots. Beside technical challenges, scarcity also questions our development patterns
oriented toward growth, increased resource consumption per capita, and growing inequalities.
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PLPR 2016
Thematic Exkursions
(to be confirmed)
1st full-day PLPR PhD Workshop
Basel
Housing Policy
How land and building ownership determine housing policy and vice versa
Bern
Urban Development and Land Policy
Recent development projects in Bern
and their underlyding land policy models
Swiss Plateau
Lively Historical Centers
Three examples of small cities and the
challenges they are facing
Guided Tour: Old Town Stroll
Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Monday 15
Tuesday 16
We are pleased to announce the first
PLPR full-day PhD Workshop.
Highlights:
• mentoring from experienced researchers
• hands-on work on your PhD project
• social and networking activities with
your peers in the workshop
The workshop is aimed at PhD students,
at any stage, whose research is relevant to the intersection between planning, law, and property rights. We look
forward to receiving applications from
students in Geography, Spatial Planning,
Law, Political Science, or other related
fields.
Wednesday 17
Thursday 18
Opening &
Keynote
Full-day
PhD Workshop
Guided Tour
Old Town Bern
Get-together
Beer
Full-day
Thematic
Excursions
Pre-Conference
Reception
Friday 19
Sessions
Sessions
Sessions
General
Assembly
Keynote &
Roundtable I
Keynotes
Roundtable II
Reception
Conference
Dinner
Farewell Drink
Keynote Speakers
• Prof. Isabelle Anguelovski, University
of Barcelona
• Prof. Peter Knoepfel, University of
Lausanne
• Prof. Jaques Dubey, University of
Fribourg
• Dr. Lukas Bühlmann, Swiss Spatial
Planning Association (VLP-ASPAN)
Roundtable I
International Perspective
on the Scarcity of Land
Roundtable II (speakers t.b.c)
10 years of PLPR – Review & Outlook
Rachelle Alterman, Benjamin Davy,
Leonie Janssen-Jansen, Richard Norton
Moderation: Thomas Hartmann
Welcome Speeches
• Alexander Tschäppät, Mayor of Bern
• Prof. Doris Wastl-Walter, Vice-Rector
PLPR 2016
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Time Frame
Abstract submission opens: 1 Sept 2015
Abstracts due:
16 Oct 2015
(DEADLINE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED)
Early registration begins:
14 Dec 2015
Early Bird discount until:
31 Jan 2016
Conference:
17-19 Feb 2016
Instructions
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Proposed papers should speak to topics at the intersection of planning, law, and/
or property rights (i.e., not addressing just a planning issue, legal issue, or property
rights issue in isolation of the other key themes of the association). A paper need
not encompass all three dimensions, but should address at least two.
Proposed paper abstracts will be reviewed through a double-blind review process for
coherence, connections to relevant literature(s), communication (including readable
English), and appropriateness for the conference.
Participants interested in organizing a panel can get in touch with the organizers
before the abstract submission window opens.
More information on
www.plpr2016.unibe.ch
Organized by
Supported by
Research Unit Urban and Regional Planning
Institute of Geography &
Center for regional economic development
Prof. Jean-David Gerber
Hallerstr. 12
3012 Bern, Switzerland
[email protected]
Accompanying Committee
Prof. Olivier Creuvoisier, Univ. of Neuchâtel
Prof. Jacques Dubey, University of Fribourg
Prof. Heike Mayer, University of Bern
Cover Photo:
© Andreas Hengstermann