Below are links to information on past ISOCARP Congresses (2001-2016), and titles of the ISOCARP Congresses since 1965.
Since 2001, the selected Papers (Case Studies and Theoretical Papers) are displayed on the ISOCARP Paper Platform. Have a look and browse through the knowledge of ISOCARP. Papers of former years are also available as publications, which can be ordered in the webshop. Also available for download is a survey of all themes, workshop topics, and congress team members of all ISOCARP Congresses between 1965 and 2018.
2019 – Beyond the Metropolis
55th ISOCARP Congress
Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia, 9-13 September 2019
2018 – Cool Planning: Changing Climate and Our Urban Future
54th ISOCARP Congress
Bodø, Norway, 1-5 October 2018
2017 – Smart Communities
53rd ISOCARP Congress; Joint Conference ISOCARP-OAPA
Portland, Oregon, USA, 24-27 October 2017
2016 – Cities we Have vs Cities we Need
52nd ISOCARP Congress
Durban, South Africa, 12-16 September 2016
2015 – Cities Save the World: Let’s Reinvent Planning
51st ISOCARP Congress
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 19-23 October 2015
2014 – Urban Transformations – Cities and Water
50th ISOCARP Congress
Gdynia, Poland, 23-26 September 2014
2013 – Frontiers of Planning – Evolving and declining models of city planning practice
49th ISOCARP Congress
Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 October 2013
2012 – Fast Forward: Planning in a (hyper) dynamic urban context
48th ISOCARP Congress
Perm, Russia, 10-13 September 2012
2011 – Liveable Cities: Urbanising World. Meeting the challenge
47th ISOCARP Congress
Wuhan, PR China, 24-28 October 2011
2010 – Sustainable City / Developing World
46th International Planning Congress
Nairobi, Kenya, 19-23 September
2009 – Low Carbon Cities
45th International Planning Congress
Porto, Portugal, 18-22 October
2008 – Urban Growth without Sprawl
44th International Planning Congress
Dalian, China, 19-23 September
2007 – Urban Trialogues
43rd International Planning Congress
Antwerp, Belgium, 19-23 September
2006 – Integration and Disintegration
42nd ISOCARP Congress
Istanbul, Turkey – 14 -18 September 2006
2005 – Making Spaces for the Creative Economy
41st International Planning Congress
Bilbao, Spain, 17-20 October
2004 – Management of Urban Regions
40th International Planning Congress
Geneva, Switzerland, 18-22 September
2003 – Planning in a More Globalised and Competitive World
39th International Planning Congress
Cairo, Egypt, 17-22 October
2002 – The Pulsar Effect
38th International Planning Congress
Glifada, Athens, Greece, 21-26 September
2001 – Honey, I Shrunk the Space – Planning in the Information Age
37th International Planning Congress
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 16-20 September
ISOCARP Congresses 1965-2000
2000 – “People‘s Empowerment in Planning”
Cancun, Mexico
1999 – “The Future of Industrial Regions – Regional Strategies and Local Action towards Sustainability”
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1998 – ‘Land and Water – Integrated Planning for a Sustainable Future”
Azores, Portugal
1997 – “Risk Assessment and Management: Planning for an Uncertain Future”
Ogaki, Japan
1996 – “Migration & the Global Economy: Planning responses to disintegrating patterns and frontiers”
Jerusalem, Israel
1995 – “Adaptation and Mediation in urban planning”
Sydney, Australia
1994 – “Expanding Demands on Planning”
Prague, Czech Republic
1993 – “Cities, Regions and Well-being”
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1992 – “Cultural Identities and Unity”
Cordoba, Spain
1991 – “Planning for Leisure – the Challenge of Tourism”
Guadalajara, Mexico
1990 – “The Environment and the City”
Warsaw, Poland
1989 – “Communication Technology and Mobility and their Impact on Urban Structure and Form (25th Anniversary)”
Basel, Switzerland
1988 – “Urban and Metropolitan Peripheries”
Taormina, Italy
1987 – “Planning and Actions for Shelter for the Homeless”
Delhi, India
1986 – “Research for Urban Planning Practice”
Paris, France
1985 – “Implementation of Planning – Non-Governmental Actions in Urban Planning”
Berlin, Germany
1984 – “Implementation of Planning in Small Towns – Agents of Action”
Braga, Portugal
1983 – “Implementation of Planning: The Partners”
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1982 – “Habitat for All: What is the Solution?”
Istanbul, Turkey
1981 – “Renaissance of the City, How?”
Stockholm, Sweden
1980 – “Planning and Education”
Tunis, Tunesia
1979 – “Planning and Energy”
Strasbourg, France
1978 – “Evolution of Urban and Regional Planning with Regard to Changes in the Society”
Montreal, Canada
1977 – “Urban Change and Urban Structure: How to Regain Coherence”
Athens, Greece
1976 – “Demands on Land”
Helsenki, Finland
1975 – “Planning for our Inheritance”
Edinburg, United Kingdom
1974 – “Urban Planning and Political Decision”
Munich, Germany
1973 – “Integration and Segregation in Urban Land Uses and Activities”
Zurich, Switzerland
1972 – “Visual Qualities of the Built-up Environment”
Gothenburg, Sweden
1971 – “Physical and Economic Planning”
Antwerp, Belgium
1970 – “Education of the Planner”
Aix-en-Provence, France
1969 – “The Integration of Public Transport in Town Planning Policy”
Dusseldorf, Germany
1968 – “Preservation and Life of Historic Sites in Urban Planning”
Torino, Italy
1967 – “Texte Programme of ISoCaRP”
Lyon, France
1966 – “The Urban Developments in the Region”
Coimbra, Portugal
1965 – “The Position of the Netherlands in a Uniting Europe”
Amsterdam, Netherlands