Transforming the Planning Interface (TRANSPLACE): Accelerating sustainability transitions in the intersection of urban and transport planning through reflective capacity-building

TRANSPLACE responds to the challenge of transforming the interface between urban and transport planning from an obstacle into a leverage point for a broader societal transformation.Both practitioners and academics within this knowledge area currently argue that we need to develop new ways of thinking and working if we are to have any chance of reaching existing climate and sustainability goals.

TRANSPLACE harnesses this momentum and channels the expressed sense of frustration into a creative force for transformation.In a unique mandate from key organizations in the planning interface, TRANSPLACE has been invited to explore and realize radical approaches to sustainability transformations within their practice through the implementation of practice- and action-oriented research projects that will function as carriers of radical transformation ambitions.Considering the resistance that transformative initiatives will likely confront within this complex governance landscape, TRANSPLACE mobilizes state-of-the-art knowledge in practice- and action-oriented research to develop the reflective capacity of participants.

This enhances the capacity for situated judgement that is necessary to tackle difficult dilemmas along the way.The vision is that the early career researchers trained in TRANSPLACE will become critical agents of change who can contribute to transforming the planning interface from an obstacle into a leverage point for a broader societal sustainability transformation.