Introduction

• Metropolitan areas are the focal points of societal and economic changes that result from globalisation. How can metropolitan cities be competitive on a global scale, provide an inclusive urban culture and be sustainable at the same time?
• Mobilitiy networks are the skeleton and the vasculature of metropolitan regions. How can urban planners contribute to developing effective, efficient and sustainable transport networks for our highly mobile society?
• Integrated area development is a field in which planners pre-eminently can show their added value. Understanding real estate management is a pre-condition for playing a central role in the area development process.

The Urban and Regional Planning programme offers students a thorough understanding of advanced theories and methodologies of urban and regional planning, with a focus on urban and metropolitan areas. Core elements are spatial planning and policy formulation in metropolitan areas, the institutional aspects of spatial interventions and an international comparison of spatial planning traditions and metropolitan governance. Students also gain knowledge of relevant research methods to undertake planning research.

For students interested in this field of study, we also offer a two-year Research Master’s.

Studying Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Amsterdam

At the University of Amsterdam, the main focus in research in Urban and regional planning is

• Integrative strategic planning and projects in contexts of metropolitan transformation
• Mobility and spatial planning in transforming spaces
• Real estate and area development.

Studying Urban and regional planning not only offers a fascinating curriculum, but also a tight connection to the research of involved professors. For more information about this research, please visit the website of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).