The course aims at the understanding of the role and the importance of spatial and developmental policies, and the synergies inter se, at both the theoretical and the applied level, within the context of the contemporary Greek and European reality. Upon completion of the course, students elaborate policies for the planning and development of space, according to the principles of sustainable development and the imperatives of resilience.

• European Commission (1999) European Spatial Development Perspectives (ESDP), Brussels.
• European Commission, (2000), The EU compendium of spatial planning systems and policies, Greece, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
• Hall P. 2002. Urban and Regional Planning. 4th Edition. Routledge. London and New York
• Βασενχόβεν Λ., Ασπρογέρακας Ε., Γιαννίρης Η., Παγώνης Θ., Σαπουντζάκη Κ. (2010). Χωρική διακυβέρνηση: Θεωρία, ευρωπαϊκή εμπειρία και η περίπτωση της Ελλάδας, Αθήνα: Κριτική
• Lalenis, K., Bezante, C. and Papageorgiou, M. (2014) A handbook on territorial democracy and public participation in spatial planning. Επίσημη έκδοση Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης, 16th CEMAT, Directorate of Democratic Governance, Democratic Institutions and Governance Department