The course will take the format of a workshop in which students discuss and work together on practical planning issues. The first part of the course will be dedicated to learning and experimenting with various spatial analytical tools and techniques that are relevant to urban and regional planning. With the growing availability of spatial information and the introduction of new analytical capabilities these techniques are becoming a central tool in spatial planning. In the second part of the course students will work in small teams on relevant practical planning topics. Each year the course will focus on a specific case study. This will include meetings with relevant people from the private and/or public sector.