The Italian Journal of Planning Practice (IJPP) is a fully open access journal. It aims at establishing a source for information on international planning practice. IJPP adheres to the BOAI definition of open access and all users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles published in IJPP. The journal is concerned with encouraging reflections and disseminating knowledge and research on the peculiar characteristics of planning practice and policy all across the world to the widest possible readership. IJPP also considers comparative case studies of fundamental importance for the understanding of planning practices.