Post by Marco Pütz

In our new article in Mountain Research and Development we discuss the role of spatial planning for energy transitions in the European Alps. We use the Alps as a case study to illustrate currently debated renewable energy transitions in 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇩🇪 Germany, and 🇨🇭 Switzerland—covering solar, wind, and microhydropower—in relation to open spaces. Based on this, we propose 27 research questions as an agenda for future development and governance. 🤝 This article is the result of many years of fruitful exchange with my fantastic colleagues Arthur Schindelegger, Constantin Meyer and Hubert Job; made possible by the Alpine spatial planning network #AlpPlan – a European Working Group managed by the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft). Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL Universität für Bodenkultur Wien Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Sabine Weizenegger, Damian Jerjen, Valerie Braun