CH-2.1 :: Visions for spatial development

Relevance of the issue and justification of the need for research:
Until now, scenarios have been designed that show how the use of land will develop in future and how Swiss spatial planning could react to these developments. However, this is not enough – visions for what the future situation should be like are needed to be able to actively influence future developments. The Swiss Concept of spatial Planning (Raumkonzept Schweiz) already takes this line but must now be developed further.
Specific research topics and knowledge gaps:
Demand
• Develop visions for spatial planning: Develop visions of how land in Switzerland is to be used in future, how cities and municipalities are to be planned, how the landscape in Switzerland is to be developed, and how mobility in the country is to be refined.
Land management
• Develop visions for spatial planning: Develop visions of how land in Switzerland is to be used in future, how cities and municipalities are to be planned, how the landscape in Switzerland is to be developed, and how mobility in the country is to be refined.
Documents:
• Raumkonzept Schweiz. Überarbeitete Fassung: (Schweizerischer Bundesrat; Konferenz der Kantonsregierungen (KdK) et al., 2012)
• Die Schweiz - ein städtebauliches Portrait: (Diener; Herzog et al., 2006)

Stakeholders:
• National/regional/local authority, network, NGO, workshop participants