Integrated planning has gained increasing relevance in tackling complex planning challenges and facilitating the local implementation of actions to meet energy, climate, and sustainability targets.

Achieving the EU objectives to become climate neutral by 2050 and enabling a just and inclusive transition requires bringing together all key actors, including local and regional governments, citizens, academia, and businesses. Integrated spatial planning is now a “key agent” and a driver for implementing transformative processes and (innovative) actions and for better management and implementation of a territory’s economic, social, cultural, and ecological policies. Furthermore, integrated plans allow all people to be supported and also include those most vulnerable to sustainability challenges. 

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