What are the challenges faced by the Nordic countries when planning cities and countries for the future? The 9th Nordic Planning Research Symposium invites contributions. 21-23 August 2019 in Norway. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January.

The research theme of the PhD programme in Society, Development and Planning encompasses key challenges to society in the fields of urban and regional planning, real estate and law, public health science and landscape architecture. 

Virtual Reality can help facilitate more informed discussions between stakeholders in urban planning projects and lead to more transparency – resulting in better and fairer processes, says researcher.