CEO Alexander D’Hooghe presented his vision for Ghent 2050 at the Vastgoedevent, outlining transformative growth pathways and long-term development opportunities across the region. The keynote required more than a conceptual narrative. It demanded a structured understanding of the spatial planning landscape in which those ambitions would unfold.
To support UPSI-BVS, SOLV built a digital twin of Ghent’s spatial sector. The model was constructed through large-scale analysis of policy documents, public statements and stakeholder positions. Relevant actors, themes and value tensions were structured into a coherent system rather than treated as isolated viewpoints.
The platform mapped tendencies in public debate, identified blind spots in ongoing policy discussions and compared priorities between public decision-makers and private sector leaders. This provided a structured overview of where alignment already existed and where friction could be expected.
Development scenarios proposed by ORG urbanists were then tested against the stakeholder positions captured in the model. By stress-testing each scenario within the digital twin, SOLV made visible where support would likely consolidate and where resistance might emerge.
The result was not a speculative vision, but a strategy grounded in the structured reality of Ghent’s spatial ecosystem.
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