Coping with Uncertainties in Integrative Spatial Planning

As a consequence of economic, technological, and sociocultural megatrends,Western are increasingly being confronted with large spatial problems. Households businesses need more space for residential, recreational, and economic activities. increasing demand for mobility of persons and goods enlarges the action radius the demand for new transport and communication infrastructure. This demand space is at the cost of vulnerable ecological functions. Conflicts arise from incom- in land use in and between the different socioeconomic and environmental , leading to undesirable social, economic, and environmental impacts. Examples these are the loss of life and property through river flooding following deforestation, drainage of wetlands and floodplain embankments, conflicts between housing and land use, the loss of biodiversity following the fragmentation of ecological by urbanisation and transport infrastructure, and, ultimately, deterioration the quality of life