Land Policies in Europe: Land-Use Planning, Property Rights, and Spatial Development
About this ebook
reflex is to adapt planning laws. Oftentimes, such changes lack a deeper reflection of land policy and its implications. Especially an international comparison can foster a structured reflection of the own land policy.
This thought-provoking book compiles a remarkable collection of 12 cases unveiling how land policies work. Curated by leading experts in the field, it takes the reader on a journey through the multifaceted realm of land policies across the continent. This book offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between land use, and property rights. "Land Policies in Europe" isn't just a book; it's a conversation starter equally relevant for experienced academics or young students, policymakers, and practitioners.
This is an open access book.
About the author
Thomas Hartmann is the chair of Land Policy, Land Management at the Department of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, Germany. Within his research on land policy, spatial planning and property rights, a special focus is on urban densification and climate adaptation.
Andreas Hengstermann is an associate professor at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (BYREG) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway. His research focuses on comparative land policy, and the relation of planning law, property rights and planning theory.
Mathias Jehling is a senior researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), Germany. His research interests include geographic information, regional settlement structures, urban densification, and institutionalist approaches to land policies.
Arthur Schindelegger is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Landscape Planning at the BOKU University in Vienna, Austria. His research focuses on spatial planning, land policy, and climate change adaptation.
Fabian Wenner is professor for sustainable urban development and alternative mobility concepts at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden, Germany. In his research, he combines land policy with transport planning, as well as new digital sources.
