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With their very diverse spatio-temporal structures and development perspectives, municipalities constitute very challenging ‘spatial research labs’. The associated, mostly complex spatial and social problems are prompting the emergence of innovative solutions and planning processes, which need to be underpinned by planning theory and methodology.