Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Group
The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning cluster, led by chairholders Martha Bakker (Spatial Planning) and Sanda Lenzholzer (Landscape Architecture), explores societal challenges including climate adaptation, transitions in the countryside, and urban developments. Many of these challenges are manifested within landscapes, which are broadly understood as complex socio-ecological systems that require comprehensive planning and design solutions. The LSP cluster generates planning and design recommendations to physically transform landscapes and cities supporting the creation and preservation of sustainable, healthy and resilient landscapes and urban environments.
Research
Landscapes are at the heart of today’s most pressing environmental and societal challenges. At LSP, we advance sustainable landscape transformations through theoretical inquiry, empirical research, modelling, and ethical–aesthetic reflection—integrating diverse disciplines and working closely with planning and design practice.
- Sustainable rural landscapes and communities
- Infrastructure, energy and mobility
- Just climate adaptation and water management
- Human–environment interactions
Education
Education by Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning
Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning teaches several courses and studio's of the BSc and MSc programme of Landscape Architecture and Planning at Wageningen University & Research. We provide our students with knowledge and skills that enable and trigger them to develop landscape designs that are functional, meaningful, sustainable and beautiful. Visit our education page:
Chairholders
People of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning
Each chair group of Wageningen University & Research, under leadership of a professor, has its own area of expertise. Meet the people of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning.