Building Capacity - Case Study Catalogue
Project Description
The research project investigates how urban design and spatial planning initiatives can contribute to building capacities for future-oriented landscapes, settlements, societies, and economies. It responds to the limited effectiveness of traditional sustainability models and develops a new, constructive understanding of development that equally integrates ecological, social, and economic dimensions. At the core of the project lies the Building Capacity principle, which comprises three interrelated dimensions: Regeneration, Inclusion, and Production. This triad understands planning as a reflexive and co-operative process that regards transformation as a shared societal responsibility. Through international case studies, the project analyses the qualitative and quantitative impacts of sustainable initiatives to reveal mechanisms that enable successful transformations. The project is conceived as basic research within the Urban Design and Spatial Development research group at the Liechtenstein School of Architecture.
Relevance to Liechtenstein
In doing so, the project helps position Liechtenstein as an innovation hub for sustainable urban and spatial development, while strengthening knowledge exchange between research, planning, and society.
Scientific, Economic and Societal Impact
Upon completion, the research project will make it possible to better understand and demonstrate the feasibility of holistic sustainable planning according to the Building Capacity principle, based on documented urban and spatial planning projects. The findings can also be transferred to other contexts and projects, creating the potential for the Principality of Liechtenstein to realize an exemplary spatial development with international visibility and impact.
