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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 12h

🌱A pleasure welcoming @profjohnbarry.bsky.social today in 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice' (@frw-rug.bsky.social). Talking about "Planning in and for a post-growth and post-carbon economy". Centering critical debate & the public purpose of planning. #CityMatters25 #postgrowthplan

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 7d

'Adaptive governance: systems perspectives' - Kristof van Assche & Monica Gruezmacher made us think forward to the Gothenburg meeting of AESOP TG Planning and Complexity in November 2025. Boulding & Luhmann in a presentation, how inspiring! aesop-planning.eu/tg-news/plan... #planning #complexity

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Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Spatial Sciences @frw-rug.bsky.social · 7d

Hoe verdelen we de steeds schaarser wordende ruimte? Alle deelnemende politieke partijen aan het Nationaal Ruimtelijk Verkiezingsdebat geven aan dat keuzes urgent en onvermijdelijk zijn. Ruimte is terug als een centraal vraagstuk in de Nederlandse politiek
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Politiek zet z'n tanden in de verdeling van schaarse ruimte in Nederland

Op de avond van 29 september 2025 staat het Groninger Forum in het teken van het Nationaal Ruimtelijk Verkiezingsdebat. In aanloop naar de verkiezingen...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 8d

🏙️Almere - Housing of the Future. Ideas, histories, and future value. Yesterday with students of 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice' (Master Society, Sustainability and Planning) from @frw-rug.bsky.social. Support by De Alliantie, Ymere, Municipality of Almere & others. #CityMatters25

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Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Spatial Sciences @frw-rug.bsky.social · 13d

We zijn compleet! Aanwezig tijdens het Ruimtelijk Verkiezingsdebat: Hans Vijlbrief (3 D66), Sandra Beckerman (2 SP), Henk Jumelet (9 CDA), Habtamu de Hoop (8 GL/PvdA), Renate den Hollander (18 VVD) en Martine van Schaik (8 PvdD). Alle info over de debaters lees je op:
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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 12d

🏙️ Cities at the Frontier: What’s and Who’s Next? 💡 regulating, urban agency, city missions, dialectics (city-nature, city-state, territorial-capitalist). Yesterday 5th Where is Urban Politics seminar in Groningen by University College & @frw-rug.bsky.social . Thanks! sites.google.com/rug.nl/where...

Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for sharing - great presentation! 💯

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · 29d

📚 What we read this semester in 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice' (Master Society, Sustainability and Planning) at @frw-rug.bsky.social . One week done, six more to come... 🌱Suggestions for coming years welcome! #CityMatters25 #socialjustice #spatialplanning #housing #publicspace

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Sep 8

What does 'justice' mean for students in 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice'? Answers from last week's course meeting @frw-rug.bsky.social (@rug.nl). Looking forward to the coming weeks! Part of Master Society, Sustainability and Planning (SSP). #CityMatters25 #socialjustice

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Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Spatial Sciences @frw-rug.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ook in 2025 organiseren we het Nationaal Ruimtelijk Verkiezingsdebat! Deze 6e editie vindt plaats op 29 september in het Forum Groningen. Het debat bijwonen is gratis, aanmelden wel nodig. Aanmelden kan vanaf nu via onze website. Het debat is ook te volgen via livestream
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Nationaal Ruimtelijk Verkiezingsdebat

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Sep 4

Exploring urban development on Suikerzijde and Suikeruniterrein in Groningen yesterday. Students of 'City Matters: Urban Inequality and Social Justice' (@frw-rug.bsky.social), Master Society, Sustainability and Planning guided by experts & alumni. Thanks, Merel, Yildiz, Alieke, Chris. #CityMatters25

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Aug 28

My office has an empty desk - option to fill it (or another desk)! 🚩Assistant Professor Spatial Planning @frw-rug.bsky.social ⏰until 20 Sep: www.tangram-tis.nl/00347/Vacatu...

Vacature Assistant Professor Spatial Planning (0.8 FTE) - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Vacature Assistant Professor Spatial Planning (0.8 FTE) (Groningen, Broerstraat 5) - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Aug 11

🗞️"The potential benefits of citizen science for spatial planning" by Tom Goosse, Tim Devos & me in European Planning Studies. Double Degree PhD research with @rug.nl 🇳🇱 & U Ghent 🇧🇪. Read: doi.org/10.1080/0965... #citizenscience #spatialplanning

The potential benefits of citizen science for spatial planning: an exploratory analysis of 22 Belgian and Dutch cases

Citizen science is gaining attention for its innovative potential for research, policy-making, and address spatial aspects of sustainability transitions. However, spatial planners struggle to harne...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Jul 10

Final task for #AESOP2025 in Istanbul is upcoming. Drop by tomorrow, Friday 11 July, for 'To Transport or not to Transport: Post-Growth Propositions for Transport Infrastructure Planning'. 📝See also doi.org/10.1002/jci3... #postgrowth #postgrowthplanning

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Jul 7

Ready for it? Join for the open Roundtable 'Transformations to Post-Growth - Positions, Perspectives, and Prospects for People and Planet' upcoming at #AESOP2025 in Istanbul. Moderated by Astrid Kirsch, Lucas Barning & me. Connected to #postgrowthplanning & RSA #ESPPRIT network. #roundtable

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Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Spatial Sciences @frw-rug.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are looking for an Assistant Professor Mobility and Transport in Rural and Urban context (0.8 FTE). Application deadline June 30th. All info here: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Jun 18

⚡Inspired by Anitra Nelson: Teaching and Learning #Degrowth. Scale, state vs civil society, collective vs individualistic, spatial planning, inequalities & Routledge Handbook of Degrowth (forthcoming). By @muhalefetserhi.bsky.social & me at @rug.nl @frw-rug.bsky.social @agricolaschool.bsky.social .

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Jun 18

💯When students develop educational approaches & test them. Nils Müller (@frw-rug.bsky.social) on 'The Squatting Role Play: Urban Power Relations beneath the surface' from my course City Matters #CityMatters24 with @sanvanlan.bsky.social & Sara Özogul.
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The Squatting Role Play: Urban Power Relations beneath the surface

Where property rights clash with the right to housing, where cultural expression becomes a question of justice and where spatial planning meets direct...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Jun 5

🪴Invitation! Teaching and Learning Degrowth: A conversation on the Routledge Handbook of Degrowth. Join Anitra Nelson, @muhalefetserhi.bsky.social & me in Groningen (@agricolaschool.bsky.social @frw-rug.bsky.social) on 17 June, 12.00 hrs (Harmoniegebouw). Open & free. www.rug.nl/rudolf-agric...

Book Launch & Seminar |Teaching and Learning Degrowth: A conversation with Anitra Nelson on the Routledge Handbook of Degrowth

Associate Professor Anitra Nelson(University of Melbourne, Australia)Dr. Ethemcan Turhan & Dr. Christian Lamker (University of Groningen)Anitra Nelson is...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · May 26

Politicisation, polarization, populism - looking back at the roundtable at #DoKoRP2025 in Dortmund (in German). Discussing threats and challenges for democratic spatial planning. Organized cooperatively with German ARL-Forum NRW & Südost. ⁉️Are planners 'the good ones'? www.arl-net.de/de/blog/poli...

Politisierung, Polarisierung, Populismus | ARL-Net

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · May 10

One week of Erasmus+ BIP 'Sustainable Transformation of Neighbourhoods in Europe' finished. 33 students, 7 lecturers, 4 countries, wonderful local support. 4th time by KTH Stockholm, HU Berlin, Politecnico di Milano, University of Groningen. @frw-rug.bsky.social #STONIE2025 #Erasmus #Europe

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European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · May 9

It's been 75 years since the Schuman Declaration.

On 9 May 1950, in a continent still recovering from World War II, French foreign minister Robert Schuman proposed uniting coal and steel industries to rebuild peace and foster solidarity. It was the first step toward today’s EU 🇪🇺

A black and yellow historical photo of Robert Schuman among other politicians with large white digits (75) behind him.

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Post-Growth Planning @postgrowthplan.bsky.social · Apr 30

🍾Celebrating six years on YouTube with podcasts, interviews, information, and lectures. 📽️ youtube.com/@postgrowthp... #postgrowthplanning #postgrowth #spatialplanning #podcast

Post-Growth Planning

Post-Growth Planning: A planning in which growth is neither a necessary starting point to plan nor a goal that must be achieved by means of planning. It works on change but does not set economic growt...

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Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | Spatial Sciences @frw-rug.bsky.social · Apr 25

De leukste faculteit van de @rug.nl (wij dus) zoekt een secretaresse! Je houdt van structuur, kunt goed schakelen, denkt vooruit en houdt ervan als alles op rolletjes loopt. Met oog voor je omgeving én voor de mensen met wie je samenwerkt. Herkenbaar? www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

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Christian Lamker @raumplaner.bsky.social · Apr 24

🪄 Happy to share: opportunities for post-growth infrastructure planning by Stefan Verweij, Bert de Groot & me @frw-rug.bsky.social.🎈 Rooilijn article 'Kansen voor postgroei infrastructuurplanning' (in Dutch): www.rooilijn.nl/artikelen/ka... #postgrowthplanning #postgroei @postgrowthplan.bsky.social

Kansen voor postgroei infrastructuurplanning - Rooilijn

Klimaatverandering en de aanhoudende uitputting van natuurlijke hulpbronnen (of de toenemende moeilijkheid ze te verkrijgen) maken steeds duidelijker dat economische groei niet gepaard gaat met een af...

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