ABSTRACT
Planning – which especially at an European and transnational scale is a communicative process – is variously described as a process in which spatial visions, spatial concepts and/or metaphors play an essential role. This role is even more relevant, since, at these scales, planners enter uncharted territory and encounter differences in planning cultures. Using, amongst other things, diagrammatic language visions, concepts and metaphors may help, to a certain extent, in overcoming such obstacles.
