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Poster
6 Oct 2026 | , ,

Artificial Intelligence and the Hybrid Rhythms of Mobility Injustice

22 Sep 2026 | , , ,

Governance begins where the difficult decisions are

Spatial Governance Landscapes
7 Jul 2026 | ,

What shapes the city?

17 Jun 2026 | , ,

Towards post-growth infrastructures symposium review

CORNER event at the University of Amsterdam
9 Jun 2026 | ,

It’s a wrap: CORNER event in Amsterdam a great success!

26 May 2026 | , , ,

Using soft maps as an art-based planning intervention

29 Apr 2026 | , ,

Why planners should pay much more attention to State Avoiders

18 Apr 2026 | , ,

CORNER science to meet you exhibition

Person in black on cycling to Amsterdam's waste incinerator.
15 Apr 2026 | , ,

Where the City Burns: A Visit to Amsterdam’s Waste-to-Energy Machine

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17 Jun 2026 | , ,

Towards post-growth infrastructures symposium review

CORNER event at the University of Amsterdam
9 Jun 2026 | ,

It’s a wrap: CORNER event in Amsterdam a great success!

26 May 2026 | , , ,

Using soft maps as an art-based planning intervention

Person in black on cycling to Amsterdam's waste incinerator.
15 Apr 2026 | , ,

Where the City Burns: A Visit to Amsterdam’s Waste-to-Energy Machine

7 Apr 2026 | , ,

Strengthening democracy beyond ‘participation’: informal politics and inclusive urban development

Cyclists navigating a busy intersection at Amsterdam Central station.
1 Apr 2026 | ,

NeurodiverCity: Planning for ADHD and autism in Amsterdam

Nachtwrk exhibition on the IJ in Amsterdam viewed at night by a cyclist.
27 Mar 2026 | ,

Amsterdam NACHTWRK: Who cares for the city at night?

9 Mar 2026 | , ,

Thinking in and through frames

19 Jan 2026 | ,

UP Postdoc Community kicks off 2026 with a Writing Retreat

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Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action
2 Oct 2025 | , , ,

Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action

SUI Dialogue in Milan
22 Jun 2025 | ,

Closing the Circle: Reconnecting financialization and urban land rent in planning research

Decoding urban power
23 May 2025 | , ,

Decoding urban power: How property investors use market intelligence channels to shape our cities

16 May 2025 | , ,

Reflections on the fundamentals of governance

Dr. Li Wan
2 May 2025 | ,

Sustainable Travel Revisited – A Lifestyle and Geographical Perspective

Embodying Land Financialization & Infrastructures
26 Mar 2025 | ,

Embodying Land Financialization & Infrastructures

25 Mar 2025 | , ,

The Body as Infrastructure

The Role Conceptions of Amsterdam's Urban Planners
15 Jan 2025 | ,

The Role Conceptions of Amsterdam’s Urban Planners

22 Sep 2026 | , , ,

Governance begins where the difficult decisions are

26 May 2026 | , , ,

Using soft maps as an art-based planning intervention

29 Apr 2026 | , ,

Why planners should pay much more attention to State Avoiders

Person in black on cycling to Amsterdam's waste incinerator.
15 Apr 2026 | , ,

Where the City Burns: A Visit to Amsterdam’s Waste-to-Energy Machine

7 Apr 2026 | , ,

Strengthening democracy beyond ‘participation’: informal politics and inclusive urban development

19 Jan 2026 | ,

UP Postdoc Community kicks off 2026 with a Writing Retreat

21 Nov 2025 | , ,

Holding Space for the Fringe: Reflections on The Sinking Fringe, a housing documentary

24 Oct 2025 | ,

Where people move but homes don’t: What Luxembourg reveals about housing pressures and emerging market dynamics

Southeast Bottoms, 1934, painting by William Palmer
12 Sep 2025 | ,

Walking in Place: Thinking in Footsteps and Frames

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18 Apr 2026 | , ,

CORNER science to meet you exhibition

9 Mar 2026 | , ,

Thinking in and through frames

Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action
2 Oct 2025 | , , ,

Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action

27 May 2025 | ,

Embracing complexity, ambiguity, and contradiction

Dr. Li Wan
2 May 2025 | ,

Sustainable Travel Revisited – A Lifestyle and Geographical Perspective

25 Apr 2025 | ,

Strategic planning for degrowth

25 Mar 2025 | , ,

The Body as Infrastructure

12 Mar 2025 |

Place-making through pottery: Department decoration day and the art of community building

Ersan Ocak
11 Mar 2025 |

Film as Essay with Ersan Ocak

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Spatial Governance Landscapes
7 Jul 2026 | ,

What shapes the city?

Man watering grass on Amsterdam's inner city tram green tram ways.
2 Dec 2025 | ,

Transforming Nature-based Solutions into Inclusive Climate Actions

Cover of Michiel Stapper's book: Contracting with Citizens: how morals, politics and laws shape cities
3 Nov 2025 | ,

Contracting with Citizens: how morals, politics and laws shape cities

Looking on to Zuidas in Amsterdam
19 Jun 2025 | , ,

Seeing the Trees, Missing the Forest: Why Public Planning Fails to Harness Social Value in Fragmented Urban Development

Class Meets Land
25 Mar 2025 | , ,

Class Meets Land: The Embodied History of Land Financialization

Rendering of De Nieuwe Meent
1 Oct 2024 | ,

Property and values: the affordability, accessibility, and autonomy of collaborative housing

24 Feb 2025 | ,

Onder Planologen podcast

Postgrowth Cities
20 Dec 2023 |

Postgrowth Cities podcast

Poster
6 Oct 2026 | , ,

Artificial Intelligence and the Hybrid Rhythms of Mobility Injustice

18 Apr 2026 | , ,

CORNER science to meet you exhibition

17 Oct 2025 | ,

Call for papers: Towards post-growth infrastructure

Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action
2 Oct 2025 | , , ,

Degrowth and the Politics of Space: Tools for Thought and Action

Presentation from AESOP 2025 in Istanbul
6 Aug 2025 | , ,

Amsterdam’s Urban Planning Group makes a lasting impact at AESOP 2025 Congress in Istanbul

Li Wan during his keynote address at UvA
23 May 2025 | , ,

Beyond Infrastructure: Dr. Li Wan Explores the Social and Spatial Dimensions of Sustainable Mobility

Class Meets Land
25 Mar 2025 | , ,

Class Meets Land: The Embodied History of Land Financialization