IP Leuven (BELGIUM) 1990

Period | April 18-29, 1990
Host University | Institute for Urban and regional Planning, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Local coordinator | Louis Albrechts

Study Area, General Theme and Topics

The study area of this IP was the Limburg region in Belgium, a mining region hit by economic restructuring. The theme/title was Restructuring industrial regions: the case of Limburg. Four topics were selected:

  1. Regional development and labour market;
  2. Local initiatives and regional development agencies;
  3. Industrial organization: branch plants and the service economy;
  4. Environmental upgrading and gentrification of mine sites.

Involved Universities and Students

  • Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, Catholic University of Leuven, BELGIUM
    • Anne Beckers
    • Wim Lux
    • Erwin Martens
    • Marc Vanderbiesen
  • Faculty of Social and Economic Science, University of Lille, FRANCE
    • Alain Asquin
    • Stephanie Maerten
    • David Pieronne
  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
    • Xabier Elias
    • Ana Gonzalez
  • Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales at Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM
    • David Treloar
  • School of Architecture, University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
    • Gisella Fiumano’
    • Salvatore Malerba

Staff

  • Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, Catholic University of Leuven, BELGIUM
    • Louis Albrechts
    • Piet Van Wunnick
    • Guy Baeten
    • Erik Swyngedouw
  • Faculty of Social and Economic Science, University of Lille, FRANCE
    • Frank Moulaert
  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
    • Ricardo Alaez
  • Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales at Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM
    • Rob Imrie
    • Andrew Mair
  • School of Architecture, University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
    • Flavia Martinelli