INTRODUCTION

Aims

The International Studygroup On Multiple Use of Land (ISOMUL) was founded in 1974. ISOMUL has been set up as a platform for discussions and publications on topics related to multiple use of land. Initially, these discussions and publications were aimed at problems concerning planning for multiple land uses in western society. Today it is well understood that most of these problems are of a world wide nature.
Through the years the mission of ISOMUL has been extended, in response of an integration of new topics in planning for multiple land uses. The planning for a sustainable countryside, the restoration of nature and ecosystems, collaborative planning for metropolitan areas, archaeological and cultural-historical issues in environmental planning and new concepts for water management in lowlands are but a few of these topics.

Activities

ISOMUL organizes international symposia, publishes books and stimulates other publications on ISOMUL related topics. Up till now, ISOMUL has organized eight international symposia, published six books and edited one special issue of an international scientific journal. Five international symposia were organized in The Netherlands in 1982, 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2006, one in Japan in 1996 and two in the USA in 1998 and 2005.