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Student scientific conference on economics on a city or regional scale

9th November 2026 | CAMP IPR Praha - Vyšehradská 57, Praha 2

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We would like to invite you to the 10th edition of the student scientific conference on economy on the scale of a city or region.

We open a topic that is seldom discussed in the context of spatial planning in central Europe. We would like to explore the connection between urban and regional planning and the economics. Since 2016 we invite every year academics from various universities and professionals in this field and moderate a discussion in an open forum with PhD students.

The conference combines presentations of PhD students´ work with conference papers of invited experts, allowing for a scholarly and scientific debate and engagement to occur. To this end, the organizers invite professionals that work outside of the academic sphere: municipal representatives, especially those in departments responsible for the budgets of towns and regions; representatives of banks involved in financing public construction projects; or experienced managers of private sector interested in co-operation between public and private sector.

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The deadline for student registration is 6th November 2026.

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The deadline for submitting an abstract is 15th September 2026.
Confirmation of abstract acceptance 22nd September 2026.

The organizor will cover the travel and board expenses of authors of two best abstracts.

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Joris Van Wezemael, Privatdozent at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich

Joris Van Wezemael

Privatdozent at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich

Maxime Charreire, École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières – ESPI, Paris

Maxime Charreire

École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières – ESPI, Paris

Zdeňka Havlová, IPR Praha, Prague

Zdeňka Havlová

IPR Praha, Prague

Jan Krtička, IPR Praha, Prague

Jan Krtička

IPR Praha, Prague

Stefano Wagner, Studi Associati SA, Lugano

Stefano Wagner

Studi Associati SA, Lugano

Nikos Karadimitriou, The Bartlett School of Planning, London

Nikos Karadimitriou

The Bartlett School of Planning, London

Ondřej Beneš, Member of the Board and Chief Commercial Strategy Officer at Trigema a.s., Prague

Ondřej Beneš

Member of the Board and Chief Commercial Strategy Officer at Trigema a.s., Prague

František Kubeš, head of the Department of Strategical Development and Cooperation, City of Brno

František Kubeš

head of the Department of Strategical Development and Cooperation, City of Brno

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor, University, Bucharest

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

University, Bucharest

Lucie Pára

Lucie Pára

IPR Praha

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Scientific committee

  • Prof. Ing. Renáta Schneiderová Heralová, Ph.D., Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU Prague
  • Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou, The Bartlett School of Planning, London
  • Prof. Ing. arch. Karel Maier, CSc., Faculty of Environmental Sciences, CULS Prague
  • Bjorn Mattsson, Skanska Residential Development Europe, Prague
  • Ing. arch. Vít Řezáč, Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague
  • Doc. Ing. Petr Toth, Ph.D., Faculty of Economics, VSE Prague
  • Doc. Ing. arch. Jakub Vorel, Ph.D., Faculty of Architecture CTU Prague
  • Stefano Wagner, SASA, Lugano

Conference partners

IPR PRAHA Asociace pro urbanismus a územní plánování ČR, z.s. CAMP ARTN MBARE – Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze Trigema

Media partners

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Participating universities

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering Prague University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies Univerzita Palackého Olomouc The Bartlett School of Planning (UCL), London International Real Estate Business School, Universität Regensburg VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava ESPI University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” – Bucharest Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie ETH Zurich Právnická fakulta UK
Björn Mattsson

Björn Mattsson

Residential Development Europe

Since 2018, he is the President of Skanska Residential Development Europe, which focuses on residential development in the Czech Republic and Poland. Prior to that, he was a director of Skanska Commercial Development in Norway and Finland. In the Czech Republic, he has been active since the beginning of the millennium in Skanska Property Czech Republic in the early 2000s and later headed Skanska's residential division in Prague.

He has many years of experience in commercial and residential construction in Scandinavia and Central Europe and insight into the strategy of Skanska, a multinational company operating in 11 countries in Europe and America and has around 40,000 employees.

Nikos Karadimitriou

Nikos Karadimitriou

The Bartlett School of Planning, London

Nikos is Associate Professor in Urban Development and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning (UCL). His research interests include housing and property development, the relationship between social differentiations and the production of the built environment as well as institutional change in spatial regulation and spatial production systems, in the context of climate change. His research has been funded by JPI Urban Europe and Horizon 2020, among others. He has published several peer-reviewed journal papers and two books: Planning, Risk and Property Development: Urban Regeneration in England, France and the Netherlands (Routledge, 2013) and The State of Addis Ababa 2021: Towards a Healthier City.

Peter Gero

Peter Gero

Former senior construction manager of a.D. Svobodny and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

He lives alternately in Hamburg and Bratislava. He is a member of the supervisory board of a company of a rental housing company in Hamburg. He cooperates with the city of Prague and IPR (Institute of Planning and Development) Member of the Council of Architects in Liberec. Consultant to urban planning and architectural studios, e.g. BB + GG and BLAU from Barcelona, sits on the juries of many international competitions. He is expert guarantor of the Trenčín si Ty project, conceptual urban solutions in Hlohovec, Malacky and Member of the Board of Advisors of the Danube Fund of the Central European Foundation.

Michael Manlangit

Michael Manlangit

UCL School of Management

Michael Manlangit is a PhD candidate at the UCL Bartlett School of Planning under the supervision of Nikos Karadimitriou and Claudio De Magalhães. Michael’s PhD research focuses on the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the strategies and business models of the UK’s largest publicly listed housebuilders. He has also undertaken research on the impact of planning policies and government intervention on housing and property development in the UK, Netherlands, Cyprus, and Hong Kong. Michael is also an Associate Professor of Financial Education at the UCL School of Management, where he teaches modules on corporate and managerial finance, investment management and capital markets, and business statistics and decision-making. Michael is also the founding Programme Director of UCL’s MBA with Peking University.

Associate Professor (Financial Education) and Programme Director (The UCL MBA with Peking University and Global Engagement) | UCL School of Management | mgmt.ucl.ac.uk

mgmt.ucl.ac.uk/people/michaelmanlangit | office: +44 (0) 203 108 6035 mobile: +44 (0)78 1617 2241

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Prof. Dr. Sven Bienert

Professor at the University of Regensburg, Director at KPMG, Chairman of Real Estate Advisory Austria

Prof. Bienert has worked in a number of international companies in the real estate market, collaborating on research projects at several universities and institutions (ÖVI, RICS, TEGoVA), founded the "Austrian Real Estate Benchmarking Institute", has published in the field of valuation and project finance since 2008 he has been working mainly on "Green Buildings", LEED certification, managing several European-wide projects in the field of sustainable development and real estate valuation. He is involved in IREBS (International Real Estate Business School at the University of Regensburg).

Prof. Jan Frait

Prof. Jan Frait

Czech economist, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, VŠB-TU Ostrava

Prof. Jan Frait is a Czech economist, member of the Czech National Bank's Bank Board from 2000 to 2006. His main areas of interest are macroeconomics, monetary theory and international finance.

Since 1990 he has been a teacher at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Economics in Ostrava. In 2002 he was appointed professor of economics.

He has worked at the Czech National Bank since 2000 and was appointed by the President of the Czech Republic to the Bank Board for a six-year term in the same year. Since 2007, he has been an adviser to the Bank Board and Deputy Director of the Economic Research Department responsible for financial stability analysis. Since October 2010, he has headed the CNB's independent Financial Stability Department.

He is a long-time editor of Finance and Credit - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance and a member of the Scientific Council of Charles University in Prague since 2006.

Karel Maier

Karel Maier

Head of the Maier Studio, Deputy Head of the Institute of Spatial Planning

Karel Maier graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague with a degree in Architecture. Since 2001 he has been a professor in the field of Urbanism and Spatial Planning. He works at the Czech Technical University in Prague and at the Czech University of Agriculture. He is a foreign member of ARL (Akademie für Raumplanung und Landesforschung Hannover) and national representative of the Czech Republic in AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning). In his research activities, he deals with the spatial implications of social and economic processes and related related management options for cities and regions. He is the author of the book The Economy and Development of Czech and editor of the book Sustainable Development of Territories. As an editor he has published under the auspices of the Czech Chamber of Architects Urbanistická čítanka, he has published texts dealing with the revitalization of housing estates, the relationship between information technology and spatial planning, etc. Recently, he has been involved in methodological works for the application of planning contracts in connection with the new Building Act.

Clare Sheils

Clare Sheils

CBRE

Clare Sheils is Managing Director of CBRE Czech Republic (global commercial real estate company) and a member of its Board of Directors for Central and Eastern Europe. Originally from the UK, she has lived and worked in the CEE region since 2008. Prior to becoming Managing Director of the Czech office, she was Head of Real Estate Valuation in the region and also Head of the Industrial Sector.

Alexandra Ivănescu

Alexandra Ivănescu

Tourist Mobility. Theoretical study.

My name is Alexandra Ivănescu and I am an urban planner and landscape designer, specializing in urban mobility. I hold a Master's degree in Urban Mobility and I am currently pursuing a PhD in Urban Planning regarding Tourist Mobility. With a diverse background in urban advisory, landscape design, and traffic analysis, I have contributed to projects at organizations such as the European Investment Bank and SwissTraffic Ag. Additionally, I have participated in various international conferences and collaborated on urban mobility projects for a few cities in Romania. I am passionate about traveling, photography, hiking, and outdoor activities.

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The research explores the dynamic relationship between tourism and urban mobility systems. It delves into how transportation networks adapt to the fluctuating demands of tourists and the impact of mobility patterns on the sustainability and development of tourist destinations. The study highlights the theoretical frameworks that shape tourist mobility planning, examining strategies for optimizing transport infrastructure to enhance the visitor experience while minimizing environmental impact. This study provides valuable insights for urban planners seeking to balance tourism growth with sustainable mobility solutions.

Răzvan-Andrei Săvan

Răzvan-Andrei Săvan

Smart City vs Smart Ecotope

My name is Răzvan-Andrei Săvan and I am an urban planner and landscape architect, currently I work together with a multidisciplinary team on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Romania (PNRR) which is based on the idea of ​​ensuring the development of Romania, by supporting the level of adaptation to crisis situations, in the context of recovery after the COVID- 19, as well as harnessing the potential for economic development, through major reforms and key investments. I hold a Master's degree in Landscape and Territory and I am currently pursuing a PhD in Urban Planning regarding the idea of a functional Smart City. With a diverse background in urban advisory, landscape architecture, and Romanian public administration, I have contributed to urban development projects at all territorial scales together with the management of European funds for development regions of Romania. Additionally, I have participated in various international conferences and collaborated on general urban plans for a few cities in Romania. I am passionate about traveling, photography, and documenting and improving myself on different topics.

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The research explores the the interplay and parallel between the concepts of smart cities and smart ecotopes are multifaceted and intricately interconnected. Smart cities harness the power of advanced technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and data analytics, to optimize urban services and infrastructure, while smart ecotopes employ similar technological advancements to monitor, manage, and optimize ecological systems and their interactions with human activities. Both paradigms prioritize the efficient management of resources, with smart cities focusing on energy, water, and transportation, and smart ecotopes emphasizing the sustainable use of natural resources and waste minimization. Sustainability is a central tenet of both smart city initiatives and smart ecotopes, with the former promoting green technologies, renewable energy, and eco-friendly practices, and the latter inherently emphasizing the maintenance of ecosystem balance and health while accommodating human needs. Data-driven decision-making is a cornerstone of both approaches, with smart cities relying on real-time data collection and analysis to inform urban planning and management, and smart ecotopes leveraging data to understand ecological patterns, monitor environmental changes, and develop strategies for conservation and sustainable development.

Cristina-Bianca ȚOGOE

Cristina-Bianca ȚOGOE

Climate Pressures on Metropolitan Areas: Urban Planning for Water Resilience

I am an urban planner. I graduated from the Faculty of Urban Planning in 2020 with a bachelor's degree, and in 2022, I completed my master's degree. Currently, I am a third-year PhD student at the Doctoral School of Urban Planning at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning in Bucharest, Romania. My research focuses on water deficit in the context of climate change, and how urban planning can help mitigate and manage this issue. In addition to my research activities and work in the private sector, I am also a teaching assistant at Ion Mincu University, involved in various activities at both undergraduate and graduate levels

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My research paper explores how urban planning can address the growing challenges of water scarcity in cities and metropolitan areas. As climate change exacerbates water shortages, metropolitan areas must balance the economic costs of infrastructure with sustainable water management solutions. The paper examines how resilient water systems can support both environmental sustainability and economic stability, ensuring that urban growth does not come at the expense of essential water resources. It highlights the need for cities to implement water-resilient strategies that not only secure long-term water supplies but also mitigate economic risks associated with resource depletion.

Ing. Stefano Wagner

Ing. Stefano Wagner

Studi Associati SA, Lugano

Stefano Wagner (1964) is senior partner in the urban, territorial and environmental planning office Studi Associati SA in Lugano, Switzerland. He is a long-time member of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (IsoCaRP) and the Swiss Society of engineers and architects (sia), President (until 2020) of the Swiss Society for Urban Planning and Regional Policies (ROREP), President (until 2024) of the Swiss Association of Environmental Professionals (svu|asep). He has been involved in strategic urban planning, nature protection projects (e.g. National Park), major transport studies (e.g. AlpTransit) and research and teaching (Politecnico di Milano, and ETH Zürich) mainly in Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine and Germany.

David Mazáček, Prague University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Finance and Accounting

David Mazáček

Prague University of Economics and Business, Faculty of Finance and Accounting

Title of contribution: PPP projects in affordable housing

Bio

David Mazáček, MRICS has been in the real estate market for 12 years with experience in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. He co-founded the Real Estate and Valuation course at the University of Economics with Jaroslav Kaizer, MRICS MBA. He also heads the Institute of Strategic Investing at the VŠE which publishes, among other things, a ranking of real estate mutual funds and a continuous analysis of rental housing. David is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. David works as CEO in the Upvest KB.

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Affordable housing is becoming more actual topic over past decades. Currently in the most of western european cities even bit above average salary does not provide enough funds to be able to buy an apartment. That means that part of the demand moves into rental housing that increases also rents. Some cities are trying to face the issue with housing affordability through rental regulation, not only experience from the market but also academic research shows several negative impacts of such approach. One of the possible ways to find the solutions are the PPP projects where the best from private sector as well as public sector can combine together to achieve supply of apartment units for lower costs and lower required financial returns that may result in lower rental levels for such apartments.

Honey Kumar, Jawaharlala Nehru University, New Dehli

Honey Kumar

Jawaharlala Nehru University, New Dehli

Title of contribution: Financial Resources and Vulnerable Populations: Mumbai

Honey Kumar is a PhD scholar at the Center for the Study of Regional Development, JNU, New Delhi. He is working on the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal megacity of Mumbai, particularly focusing on differential spatial vulnerability patterns and their disproportionate effects. He works at the intersection of the discipline of geography with climate change and urban studies.

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Climate change is affecting human societies in unprecedented ways, and marginalized communities and populations are disproportionately affected by its negative impacts. The problem is compounded in large urban centers as Mumbai, where huge populations are at risk. The current research explores the role of urban financial governance in the city and its sensitivity towards reducing the vulnerability of marginalized communities. Findings of the study indicate a poor or negative correlation between the two, invoking the need to assess it in the larger context of climate justice.

Gabriela Ciulinaru, „Ion MINCU“ University, Bucharest

Gabriela Ciulinaru

„Ion MINCU“ University, Bucharest

Title of contribution: Between Security and Economy

Gabriela is a fourth-year PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Urban Planning, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning. The paper presented is part of her doctoral research, “Urban Management in the Context of the National Defense System’s Strategic Planning.” This research direction is rooted in her academic background at the National Defence University “Carol I”, an institution of reference in the field of national defense. The study aims to highlight the role of strategic management in connecting national defense planning with urban development and with the enhancement of quality of life from social, economic, and cultural perspectives.

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The study examines the dual function of Romania’s national defense system as both guarantor of security and driver of local development. Drawing on a survey of residents near defense facilities, the analysis highlights perceived benefits, alongside challenges. The findings underscore the importance of integrating defense infrastructure into sustainable urban and regional planning.

Ramdan Pano Anwar, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MATE Budapest

Ramdan Pano Anwar

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MATE Budapest

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MATE

Title of contribution: Makassar City: Mapping Informal Settlements for Urban Economic Analysis

Ramdan is an urban development and environmental management professional with strong expertise in GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS/Google Earth Engine), spatial analysis, and environmental data visualization. Experienced in conducting Environmental Impact Assessments using GIS tools. Served as Project Coordinator for a Waste-to-Energy FS in Makassar with SUS ENVIRONMENT CHINA. Currently pursuing a PhD at MATE Budapest, focusing on Urban Green Infrastructure and sustainable urban planning.

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Informal settlements in Makassar, Indonesia, occur both at the periphery and within formal neighborhoods, complicating urban economic analysis. This study integrates Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery with Random Forest classification to map these areas at city scale. Spectral indices, texture features, and neighborhood context analysis are used to distinguish settlement types, including mixed zones. The resulting maps quantify the extent and distribution of informal housing, providing robust spatial data to support urban economic assessment and inclusive planning in rapidly growing cities.

Maxime Charreire, École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières – ESPI, Paris

Maxime Charreire

École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières – ESPI, Paris

Title of contribution: Market Structure and Housing Production in France

Maxime Charreire is an Associate Professor in Economics at the French Graduate School of Real Estate Professions (École Supérieure des Professions Immobilières – ESPI). He earned his PhD from the University of Nanterre Paris Ouest in 2021, with a focus on law and economics. His early research explored civil and environmental liability rules, particularly the mechanisms for allocating compensation under these frameworks.

Since joining the ESPI2R research lab in 2022, his work has focused on the efficiency of real estate brokerage markets and the competitive structure of real estate development. His recent research investigates the impact of local urban planning regulations on housing supply, the competitive nature of real estate intermediation, and the competitive dynamics between housing developers.

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This paper examines how the competitive structure of the real estate development market influences housing production and its spatial distribution. Using a monocentric city model, we show that large developers, with high fixed costs but low marginal costs, concentrate their activities in central areas with high land values, while smaller developers dominate peripheral zones. Empirical evidence from building permit data in France (2014–2022) and a case study of the Lyon metropolitan area confirm this spatial specialization. The analysis also identifies differentiated price thresholds for market entry, highlighting an increasing segmentation between leading and secondary actors. These results underscore the importance of linking urban planning policies with market structure analysis to foster balanced housing development.

Zdeňka Havlová, IPR Praha, Prague

Zdeňka Havlová

IPR Praha, Prague

Title of contribution: Data and analyses for IPR Prague

Zdeňka Havlová is the head of the City Analysis Office at the Institute of Planning and Development of the City of Prague, where she mainly deals with professional city analyses and the preparation and processing of the Territorial Analytical Materials of the City of Prague (UAP) and the online UAP Portal (uap.iprpraha.cz).

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The accessibility and availability of public amenities play a fundamental role in shaping the quality of life of urban populations. This raises two essential questions: how can accessibility be effectively assessed, and how can cities be planned in ways that enhance it? The Prague Institute of Planning and Development systematically monitors key categories of public amenities and conducts annual evaluations of their spatial accessibility and capacity availability for the city’s residents. Beyond this monitoring role, the Institute also contributes to the planning of new urban districts, where the provision of adequate capacities and appropriate locations of public amenities constitutes a critical element in negotiations between the city and private developers. This paper shows the relationship of public amenities analysis and planning with finance allocation decision making in Prague.

František Kubeš, head of the Department of Strategical Development and Cooperation, City of Brno

František Kubeš

head of the Department of Strategical Development and Cooperation, City of Brno

František Kubeš is an expert in regional and local development, the European Union, strategic planning, integrated urban development, metropolitan cooperation and Smart Cities. He graduated from the University of Ostrava, in the field of study social geography and regional development. Since 2019, he has been working as the Head of the Department of Strategic Development and Cooperation of the Brno City Hall. From 2014 to 2019, he was in the position of Head of the Urban Policy Subdepartment at the Ministry of Regional Development, and in the last two years, he was also the Acting Director of the Regional Policy Department. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Council of the Association for Urbanism and Spatial Planning of the Czech Republic. He is also active at the European level – he co-leads the "Metropolitan Areas" working group of the Eurocities network of cities, and actively participates within the newly established European Urban Initiative (in particular, through expert work abroad).

Jan Krtička, IPR Praha, Prague

Jan Krtička

IPR Praha, Prague

Jan Krtička is an urban planner working at the Institute of Planning and Development of the City of Prague, where he heads the Office of Urban Neighborhood Development. He is an architect (Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University) and a sociologist (Faculty of Arts, Charles University). He focuses on the development of new neighborhoods, especially spatial regulation and planning of public amenities.

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor, University, Bucharest

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

University, Bucharest

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor, PhD (Ecology), PhD (Geography), Habil. (Urban planning) Professor and Director at Doctoral School of Urban Planning, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism. He is a member of Department of Architecture, Faculty of Urbanism and Architecture of the Technical University of Moldova. Alexandru-Ionuţ works as Scientific Director of the National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC.

Maciej J. Nowak

Maciej J. Nowak

Spatial Planning Law in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Key Features and Comparative Challenges

Professor of the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, head of the Department of Real Estate, legal counsel, specialist in urban planning law, member of committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences, co-author of international publications comparing urban planning law in different countries.

Annotation

The presentation will outline the main features of spatial planning law in Central and Eastern European countries. In addition, a broader topic on the role of law in spatial planning will be addressed. On the one hand, the law should realize the goals of spatial planning. On the other hand, legal regulations must be neither too general (in which case they are overlooked) nor too specific (they block development). From the perspective of Central and Eastern European countries, historical and cultural considerations are a factor influencing the interpretation of the law. Attachment to the position of private property owners (and their right to develop land) is very broad. This hinders the law's effective implementation of spatial planning objectives and results in the development of uncontrolled development. Legal instruments respond to these problems only to a limited extent.

Doc. Ing. Petr Tománek, CSc.

Doc. Ing. Petr Tománek, CSc.

The Focus of the Activities of Municipalities Associations from a Budgetary Point of View

Petr Tománek works as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics of VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, he also works externally at the Silesian University in Opava and also works as a lecturer in the education of municipal and regional officials. He teaches public finance issues and is particularly involved in the management of territorial budgets. For a long time, he focuses on researching the issue of municipal and regional management in the Czech Republic and especially on the budgetary allocation of taxes. He has participated in a number of researches projects and publishes papers at conferences. Recently, he led a TAČR project focused on the issue of the management of city districts of the statutory city of Ostrava.

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The paper is focused on the management of one of the types of territorial budgets in the Czech Republic, which are the budgets of municipalities associations. The presentation monitors the management of all municipality’s associations in the Czech Republic and points to the largest expenditures of municipalities associations. The contribution evaluates the most significant expenditures of municipalities associations, where the share of capital expenditures is also affected in individual areas, and the scope of municipalities associations in individual regions is also affected. By comparing the expenditures of municipal budgets in the Czech Republic and the budgets of municipalities associations, it is then possible to evaluate the importance of municipalities associations within the territory of the state structure. Based on the findings, the contribution formulates conclusions and discusses the importance of municipalities associations for inter-municipal cooperation and in relation to the existence of a large number of municipalities in the Czech Republic.

Ing. arch. Kateřina Kováříková

Ing. arch. Kateřina Kováříková

Smart tools for spatial and strategic development

Kateřina Kováříková is the founder of urbiq, a data studio that creates digital tools for streamlining spatial and strategic planning through interactive and data-driven tools. She is currently a recent PhD student at the Faculty of Architecture at the CTU in Prague, from which she holds a Master's degree. In her research, she is investigating the role of real-estate development in the implementation of urban strategies. Kateřina is also involved in a faculty research project for The Prague Institute of Planning and Development and she is a member of an informal advisory board of the Czech Ministry of Science and Research.

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Kateřina will present digital tools that have been developed in her professional practice and that help urban development through the use of data and interactive visualization. The tools focus on the automatic evaluation and optimization of spatial planning and real-estate development designs as well as strategic planning and its implementation support. The aim of these tools is to increase the quality, flexibility and acceleration of urban development and its ability to communicate the need for development and its rationality to the public. Katerina will also present the research questions within her PhD thesis. This research aims to explore the link between real-estate and urban strategies and to design more effective linkage that would better define the objectives of the city towards real-estate and simultaneously more clearly demonstrate the benefits of real-estate in the implementation of urban strategies.

Ing. Markéta Šimáčková, MBA

Ing. Markéta Šimáčková, MBA

Development of Sustainable Real Estate Projects

Markéta Šimáčková is a graduate of the University of Economics in Prague, where she studied MBA with a focus on commercial real estate and its valuation. Since 2024 she has been the CEO of BlackBird Real Estate, which has a portfolio of commercial and residential projects mainly in the regions. Previously, she served as Deputy CEO at Urbanity Development, focusing on building sustainable campuses in the Czech Republic, and as CEO and Managing Director of Torino-Praga Invest, a real estate group. Her experience also includes international consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.

Ing. Milan Dont, Ph.D.

Ing. Milan Dont, Ph.D.

Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development

Milan Dont studied at the Faculty of Transportation Sciences at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He earned his engineering degree in 2004 in the field of transportation engineering, focusing on traffic flow theory, traffic safety, and road design. Subsequently, while working, he continued in the doctoral study program in Technology and Transportation at the same faculty, defending his Ph.D. in 2011. In his career, he initially focused on road traffic safety, traffic surveys, and statistical analyses at the Transport Research Centre in Brno (2004–2010). From 2010, he served as the Director of the Road Transport Department at the Ministry of Transport, where he expanded his focus to include the entire issue of road operation, management, and maintenance. Since 2015, he has been working at the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, where he has held several positions. He has primarily been involved in supporting the provision of grants for barrier-free sidewalks, cycle paths, and bridges for municipalities and cities in the Czech Republic. Currently, he holds the position of Director of the Office of the Director of SFDI, where he is responsible for cross-cutting issues of transport infrastructure financing, digitization of construction, management, and maintenance processes of transport infrastructure, cybersecurity, etc.

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The presentation focuses on the development of regions as a result of the construction of transport infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on the development of motorway infrastructure, examining its impact on regional development in connection with their integration into the newly built motorway network. Fu rther, it discusses the correlations with the development of gross domestic product, the state budget, and the budget of the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, as well as the development of transport infrastructure construction. The final part assesses the impact of motorway construction on accident rates and the consequences of traffic accidents, and the potential savings in terms of societal losses from traffic accidents.

Joris Van Wezemael, Privatdozent at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich

Joris Van Wezemael

Privatdozent at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich

Title of contribution: Urban Transformation in the Age of Mediation

Bio

Joris is the founder of de plek, a Switzerland-based consultancy specializing in strategy, mediation, and negotiation. He is also teaches at ETH Zurich, where he established the interdisciplinary platform ETH RAUM. Van Wezemael holds a PhD in Economic Geography from the University of Zurich and title of Privatdozent (PD), authorizing independent teaching at the university level (venia legendi). Previously, he served as Associate Professor of Spatial Development and Economic Geography at the University of Fribourg and was Managing Director of a real estate investment foundation (Pensimo Management). Today, he advises cities, institutional investors, and family offices on strategic development and decision-making processes. He also serves on several boards and professional associations.

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This presentation argues that spatial and urban development has, over recent decades, transitioned from a paradigm of command-and-control, through phases of collaborative planning between public and private actors, towards a new logic of transformation—one that increasingly relies on mediative strategies. Drawing on the innovation economy literature (notably Schumpeter and Kondratieff), I suggest that this shift is not merely procedural but structural: it reflects a fundamental reconfiguration of planning rationalities and institutional frameworks. The movement across these generational modes of planning is marked by a redefinition of risk profiles in development processes, a dramatic increase in the plurality and diversity of stakeholders to be engaged, and the emergence of a profound cognitive and organisational shift within both public and private domains. Focusing particularly on the role of economic actors, I unpack the tensions and potentials inherent in this mediative turn. The talk concludes with reflections on what the current age of mediation means for both practice and academia in the field of spatial development.

Ondřej Beneš, Member of the Board and Chief Commercial Strategy Officer at Trigema a.s., Prague

Ondřej Beneš

Member of the Board and Chief Commercial Strategy Officer at Trigema a.s., Prague

Ondřej graduated from the University of Economics in Prague, majoring in International Trade. He further expanded his expertise at the prestigious IMD Business School in Lausanne, where he completed the Skanska Top Executive program. He joined the Trigema Group in 2024, bringing over 14 years of experience in residential development. His professional journey has been closely tied to Skanska Residential, where he worked as Director of Acquisitions and Business Development, including a year international business assignment in Tampere, Finland. At Trigema, he is responsible for shaping and implementing the group’s long-term commercial strategy. He oversees sales and marketing, drives data integration across the company, and leads the Business Intelligence team. His role includes analyzing market opportunities and driving the strategic development of the group’s commercial potential.

Charles University, Faculty of Law, Prague

David Bouz

Charles University, Faculty of Law, Prague

Title of contribution: Does the Czech legal system encourage or discourage urban density?

David Bouz is a PhD candidate at the Department of Economics and Empirical Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague. He also works as an advisor to the chair of the Prague City Assembly`s Financial Committee. He focuses on issues related to urban development, municipal finances and building law.

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Higher urban density is generally considered to be beneficial by economists and urban planners. This paper aims to answer the question how the Czech legal system ddresses density and which behaviors among developers, municipalities, and residents are encouraged by legal norms, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Rather than limiting

Laura Simona Cotan, National University of Defence, Bucharest

Laura Simona Cotan

National University of Defence, Bucharest

Název příspěvku: Between Security and Economy

Laura Simona Cotan is a graduate of the National University of Defence, with experience in the field of public procurement. Through procurement procedures involving feasibility studies, approval documentation for intervention works, design and construction, She had the pleasure of discovering the interconnectedness between the private sector, the economic environment, and the way in which urban development is influenced by the national defense system.

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The study examines the dual function of Romania’s national defense system as both guarantor of security and driver of local development. Drawing on a survey of residents near defense facilities, the analysis highlights perceived benefits, alongside challenges. The findings underscore the importance of integrating defense infrastructure into sustainable urban and regional planning.

Lucie Pára

Lucie Pára

IPR Praha

Lucie Pára has been working the City Development Section of IPR Prague in since 2019. Currently, she is most involved in the strategical cooperation among cities within the framework of City Deal. Previously, she headed the Strategy Office of Sustainable Development at IPR Prague and also worked in Paris on strategies for the protection, management, and sustainable development of heritage sites. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University (International Territorial Studies) and Sciences Po Paris (Urban and Territorial Strategies).