Goal and mission

The goal of the II-Institute is to accelerate the development and acquisition of knowledge and competences for sustainable area development in:

urban areas, such as city centres, neighbourhoods, industrial areas, docklands, waterfronts, urban networks and suburbs;
rural areas, including urban/rural fringes, brownfield land, valuable cultural and historical land.

The overall aim is to increase sustainable spatial quality. To this end we work from the following principles:

An integrated approach - through interdisciplinary working
Meeting social needs - by generating support and consolidating interests
Effectiveness - by interpreting and addressing the problems of each area in its own right (tailored approach)
Upgrading and renewing policies and policy measures - through comparison and evaluation of problem definitions with best practices elsewhere

The added value provided by II-I consists of: