The “URBAN e-PLANNING RESEARCH NETWORK” (UEP-NET) aims to exchange information and to enhance the discussion on the emerging issues associated with the widespread use of information and communication technologies, especially the Internet, in all stages of the urban and regional planning process. The UEP-NET seeks to connect researchers, students and practitioners, working in the broad field of urban and regional planning and interested in the use of information and communication technologies, namely in land use planning and in strategic spatial planning.