The lecture introduce into the main-features of spatial planning. Attended will be the themes planning as a national responsibility, instruments of spatial planning, techniques for problem-solutions in spatial planning and the swiss concept for regional planning.

The lecture introduces the main-features of Swiss spatial planning. Core subjects are e.g., spatial planning as a federal responsibility, spatial planning instruments (federal, cantonal, municipal) and actual questions of spatial planning. The lecture is complemented with in-depth topics.