The lecture manufacture the context between spatial planning and environmentalism in Switzerland. Attended will be: environmentalism in Switzerland, ecological planning as a connection between spatial planning and environmentalism and the instrument „Environmental Impact Assessment“.Site competition, site options and land-use managementSite Management and city-marketing

The lecture on Regional Economics focusses on the theoretical aspects of spatial factor allocation and of growth determinants. The course takes a top down stance and looks at regional development from a macroeconomic perspective. Implications of theoretical models on regional and growth policy will be discussed in and connections to the course Site Management will be made.

The lecture examines the competition between locations at different spatial scales. The basis for this is a sound understanding of location selection behaviour and regional competitiveness. The lecture illustrates how cities and regions can respond to the challenges of increasing location competition and retain their ability to act based on a comprehensive understanding of location management.