ABSTRACT
Today, spatial research and planning are confronted with complex contextual conditions which have changed substantially in the past decades. Two phenomena need to be considered. These are:
$ an increasing socio-cultural differentiation or even fragmentation of society
(individualisation, differentiation and pluralisation of lifestyles); $ a dynamic development of spatial structures and time regimes, including
increasingly complex forms of mobility on different levels (e.g. housing mobility and travel behaviour as basic forms of spatial mobility). The main aim of this chapter is to investigate both phenomena through
research. For spatial and mobility research, this requires a sophisticated understanding of social and spatial structures. At the same time, new conclusions have to be drawn for current planning strategies in the context of the development of urban neighbourhoods.
