Name: Jean-Marie Halleux Position & Institute: Professor at the University of Liège, where he teaches economic geography and spatial planning Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am an economic geographer by training, and my research focuses … Continue reading
Name: Nicolás Del Canto Position & Institute: PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m an Urban Planner from Chile finishing my PhD in Planning at the University … Continue reading
Nir Mualam Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Town PlanningTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel This month we caught up with Prof. Nir Mualam who has served as Co-Secretary General of PLPR in the past 4 years. Nir has … Continue reading
Oliver Botea Carr is currently a PhD candidate at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. This month we sat down with Oliver to discuss his work at the intersection of planning and law and his … Continue reading
PLPR thrives thanks to dedicated volunteers on our Executive Committee (ExCo). ExCo members are elected by the General Assembly for two years, serve without financial remuneration, and may be re-elected once. Our next elections will be held at the annual … Continue reading
Camille Le Bivic, has PhD in sociology, and works at the National federation of SAFER, the Rural Land Compagnies in France. She has been a member of PLPR since 2019, when she first attended the annual conference as a PhD … Continue reading
The October edition of the PLPR Newsletter is here — and it’s packed with exciting updates for our community! 📬 Get the latest details about our 2026 Annual Conference in Atlanta, explore new publications and research by PLPR members, and … Continue reading
This month we are happy to introduce Prof. Guanchi Zhang, an Associate Professor of Law at Vermont Law and Graduate School, Vermont, USA, where he teaches Property, State and Local Government, and Land Use Regulation. He holds an interdisciplinary Doctor … Continue reading
Dr. Johari Hussein Nassor Amar (preferred name Johari Amar), is a Lecturer in Property and Leads the Sustainable Built Environments Research Group (SBERG), Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. This month we touched base with Johari … Continue reading
Gabriela Debrunner, Senior Scientist and Lecturer at the Institute of Spatial and Landscape Development (IRL), ETH Zürich, Switzerland. As of August 2025, Assistant Professor in «Planning and Housing» (PLanH), Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD), University of Lausanne (UNIL) This … Continue reading