Workshop 2: Narratives of Land Use Change
Over the course of the PLUS Change project, several multi-actor, participatory workshops are planned for each Practice Case. Tailored to the unique contexts of each area, these workshops are designed to facilitate an ongoing process of transdisciplinary co-creation with stakeholders.
PLUS Change in Depth: Intervention points to unlock more just and sustainable land use decision-making
While policies set bold climate and biodiversity targets that include land use transformation, the change remains limited without effective ways to intervene in decision-making systems.
PLUS Change in Depth: Political Economies of land use change – Lessons from across Europe
In this article, we spotlight some of the insights from our recent work on political economies of land use decision-making in twelve European cases by investigating the relevant policies and actors.
Workshop 3: Île-de-France Region
As part of PLUS Change, the Île-de-France Region has spent the past two years reimagining land use planning with a stronger focus on climate, biodiversity, and quality of life. Following two earlier workshops - the first workshop initiating discussions on core land use challenges with key stakeholders and the second workshop focusing on constructing narratives of land use change - the third workshop was held in February 2025.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Conflicts and synergies in our normative futures
In the second seminar of our series, the Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to explore why and how land use decision-making is a challenge in a changing world.
Workshop 3: Drivers of Change
Prior to Workshop 3, Workshop 1 introduced the project to relevant stakeholders in the Practice Cases, initiating discussions on core land use challenges, while Workshop 2 focused on constructing narratives of land use change and tracing the historical evolution of these transformations. Building on these foundations, Workshop 3—held in December 2024 and January 2025—shifted the focus to well-being and values as key drivers of land use change, using causal loop diagrams (CLDs) to guide discussions and insights.
PLUS Change In Depth: A trip into Possible Landscapes
Have you ever thought about how we could live with our land? Not just use it, but really live with it? Possible Landscapes x PLUS Change was all about that: imagining ways to make our landscapes more sustainable, inclusive, thriving.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Land use (decision making) challenges in a changing world
In the first seminar of our series, The Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to share their diverse perspectives on land use challenges in a changing world.
PLUS Change In Depth: Spotlighting the role of System Maps in land use change research
Understanding and navigating land use strategies is complex considering the natural, social, economic, and political nature of the current problems at hand. The issues are further compounded by the involvement of multiple stakeholders, each bringing diverse perspectives and objectives. Additionally, aligning these strategies with local, national, and EU regulations adds another layer of intricacy to the process.
Workshop 1 launches in Practice Cases
The PLUS Change workshops have begun in our Practice Cases! This first round of workshops brings together relevant stakeholders to introduce the project and start discussions on key land use challenges in each of the Practice Case areas.
PLUS Change In Depth: Changes in land cover over time – what does the future hold?
Land use in Europe has been relatively stable over the past decades, but this is set to change in the future. Driven by different policies aimed at promoting sustainability across different sectors, land use in Europe could undergo rapid transformations. These policies—spanning energy production, agriculture supply, and biodiversity conservation—can impact land cover both directly and indirectly.
Workshop 1: Green Karst
On the 17th of April 2024 we held the first workshop in the frame of the PLUS Change project. The event was integrated with the introduction to regional spatial planning in our region, which is starting this year.
Workshop 1: Surrey
Workshop 1 was held in a community setting in Ashford, Surrey, aligning with their ongoing work with Natural England as part of a pilot for a Health, Wellbeing, Nature & Sustainability toolkit.
Workshop 1: Flanders
On March 20th, Flanders held its first workshop, led by the Vlaamse Landmaatschappij.
Workshop 1: Île-de-France
On March 29, 2024, Practice Case Île-de-France hosted its first workshop with stakeholders from the region. The workshop served to introduce the PLUS Change project and begin the process of identifying key actors to champion the integration of climate change, biodiversity, and human well-being into local land-use planning.
PLUS Change In Depth: Raising awareness of ethics, equity and justice in land use change processes
As part of Work Package 1 dedicated to supporting transdisciplinary integration, Guido Caniglia and Marina Knickel of the KLI team are now guiding the project partners’ to reflect and learn whether and how issues of ethics, equity and justice are considered in land use change processes.
Workshop 1: Nitra City
On 24 January 2024, Nitra Practice Case held its first workshop, attended by 40 stakeholders from a range of backgrounds.
Possible Landscapes kicks off in Amsterdam
The Possible Landscapes sessions have kicked off in our Practice Cases, starting with Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA), hosted by the Vrije Universiteit and centered around the Zaanstreek-Waterland region.