Department of Spatial Planning conducts research in the field of contemporary theory and practice of spatial and urban planning in Serbia. Associates of the Institute are directly engaged in work on a number of scientific research projects in this field, participated in the preparation of planning documents of strategic importance. Moreover they are active members of professional associations in the country and abroad. In the framework of this department several monograph editions of national importance, as well as a number of scientific papers in the field of spatial planning is published.