Urban planning issues are primarily associated with the development of urban environments. However, planning and building do not only take place in metropolitan areas and conurbations. Central European landscapes are culturally shaped and have been subject to repeated changes in the course of history as a result of structural interventions or, conversely, are perceived as landscapes only as a result of such changes.

In many places, architectural monuments and monument ensembles, such as monasteries, settlements, or industrial plants, are closely related to the surrounding (open) space. Recent planning has put both monuments and landscapes under pressure. The limits set at federal and state level to reduce the consumption of open space are regularly exceeded.

What does it mean when monuments are affected by such interventions? How can the values of historic and newly created landscapes be preserved despite the building boom and even be seen as a chance for the future in the face of climate change?

Can the tools of urban heritage conservation help to balance these interests?