My "Diary" article in 1987 records the formation of the Association of European Schools of Planning, AND of the Scottish Torquay United Supporters Club (which has not proved as long-lasting).

The distinguished German planner, Professor Klaus Kunzmann, shares his thoughts on what the Covid19 crisis means for Europe, China, places and planning.

As European countries become more inward-looking,  Professor Klaus Kunzmann sees a possible opportunity for planners to rebuild the reputation of their profession.

Guest blogger Klaus Kunzmann explores a mueum devoted to the history of urban planning in a Chinese city.

Guest blogger Klaus Kunzmann shares his thoughts from Potsdam on what a Trump presidency could mean for planning and planners.

Klaus Kunzmann, distinguished professor of spatial planning at the Technical University of Dortmund, give his reaction to Brexit and ponders what it means for planning and planners.

Klaus Kunzmann proposes a novel approach to staging the Olympic Games after Hamburg and Boston say "No".

In his Guest Blog, Klaus Kunzmann reports from China of the pressures to make "smart cities".

This Guest Blog by Emeritus Professor Klaus Kunzmann proposes a radical approach to Greece's economic difficulties

This first appeared in Planning on 29 November 2002 and is reproduced by kind permission of Haymarket Publications.