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17th AESOP Young Academics Conference: Cities Planning for Action: Making sustainable transformations of cities and territories happen
2023-03-28 - 2023-03-31 | Antwerp
March 28-31, 2023
Antwerp, Belgium
The 17th AESOP Young Academics Conference will take place from 28 to 31 March 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. The conference will be hosted by young academics of the Research group for Urban Development at the University of Antwerp’s Faculty of Design Sciences.
Cities and regions in every part of the world are being challenged by evolutions of which the pace is rapidly increasing, and the impacts and outcomes are more uncertain than ever. Climate change, growing urban populations, migration flows, technological revolutions, the digitalization of economies and everyday life, growing inequalities, geopolitical shifts, increasing polarization, and increasing diversity. Additionally, the Covid pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have alerted us about the global, national, and local impact of disruptive events. The time for action is immediate as pressure on cities and territories is increasing because of these challenges. Sustainable transformations are required to ensure there is space and opportunity for both people and natural species to live and thrive in the near and far future. Planning and other disciplines have spoiled us with a rich body of literature that helps understand the way forward, but we need to turn theory into practice through planning for action.
We invite young academics and practitioners of all relevant disciplines and welcome contributions that have an action oriented or applied perspective, as an opportunity to learn about innovative approaches and methods, empirical studies, the impact of research on practice, and research that actively engages with communities, practitioners, private sector stakeholders, and policy makers.
We offer five tracks to which you can contribute. The submission deadline is 7 November 2022.
​Track 1: Upscaling and delivering sustainable transformations. Implementation and governance​
​Track 2: Flows of people and goods: Active and inclusive mobility in cities and territories​
​Track 3: Healthy and resilient cities and territories: Impact and design
​Track 4: Complex and unpredictable cities and territories: Planning approaches and institutions ​
​Track 5: Action-oriented research to make sustainable transformations happen: Research methods

For more information, please click on the banner https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferences/aesopya2023/call/

International Conference of 'Urban planning,' Annual Conference of the International Journal of E-Planning Research
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-31
The 7th international conference on Urban e-Planning, organised by the ‘International Journal of E-Planning Research’, in collaboration with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Lisbon, will be held virtually on March 27-31, 2023. The IJEPR Annual Conferences are a multi- and interdisciplinary forum for the exploration, discussion and presentation of innovative theoretical and empirical research on Urban e-Planning. The 7th International Conference on Urban e-Planning aims to explore how the current digital revolution in the field of urban planning can serve the common good.
Following the successful conferences in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/2021, and 2022 the 7th IJEPR Annual Conference on Urban e-Planning Research seeks both theoretical works and empirical research on ground-breaking approaches, innovative methods, and new digital tools in the field of Urban e-Planning. The conference also welcomes short presentations with a more practical orientation.
The abstract submission deadline: December 15, 2022
For additional information, please click on the banner.
https://sites.google.com/view/uep2023conference/call-for-papers?authuser=0

7th ANNUAL RESEARCH ON CITIES SUMMIT - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE URBANISM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
2023-02-10 - 2023-02-11 | Puri, Odisha, India
This significant gathering will undoubtedly be the place to be if you wish to get inspired by the brightest minds in academics and industry, acquire inclusive knowledge on the potentials and prospects of sustainable urbanism in the global south, and— of course—have a great time.
On this occasion, the School of Human Settlements, XIM University Bhubaneswar is announcing two eminent speakers for ARCS 7.0.
PIETRO ELISEI: President of ISOCARP – International Society of City and Regional Planners (The Hague) –URBASOFIA; Director (Bucharest) – URBAN 2020 (NGO), President (Bucharest).
FRANK D’HONDT: Secretary General ISOCARP – Director Territorial Capital Institute – Urban Planning Adviser

For more details, please visit: https://shs.xim.edu.in/news-events/arcs7/
For any query, write us at: xu-arcs@xim.edu.in

FLEXIBLE PLANNING IN SEARCH FOR INNOVATIVE PLANNING INSTRUMENTS
2022-12-01 - 2022-12-02 | Gdansk
Conference Outline
Nowadays urban development processes get much more diversified than in even recent past. At the same time, contemporary planning discourse mainly focuses on goals and principles of sustainable transformation and not so much on implementation instruments. This relates to both the mode of discussing possible planning and development solutions and to the implementation models and mechanisms. And even if some issues are debated and tested in different contexts, like spurring participation and involvement of all stakeholders in the planning and development processes, these are not part of the formal processes and procedures. This comes – among others – from the fact that we are still in search of the best possible, innovative, and responding to the current needs, planning instruments, which are not codified and have not become part of the planning system yet.
The main purpose of organizing the conference on „Flexible Planning” is to present and discuss currently debated and practiced planning instruments that go beyond formalized procedures. The intention is to invite practitioners (planners and urban designers), municipal leaders (mayors, city architects, and planners), academicians, and other professionals dealing with shaping innovative instruments that can deal with specific problems and issues in urban development.

The conference program will include several sessions, including:

 Keynote presentations – dealing with both contemporary principles of urban development and practices associated with planning and development processes
 Analyses of lessons learned from various informal planning undertakings – workshops, seminars, discussions, etc.
 Discussions on key issues for contemporary planning practice – including participation and co-creation processes
 Reflections on interrelations between design and planning principles, planning methods, and implementation practices.The intention is to make this conference a venue for exchanging good practices and reassuring the key stakeholders in efforts associated with refining the local planning practices. At the same time, this will serve as a launch event for the new planning agenda for the City of Gdańsk.
The event is hosted jointly by the City of Gdansk, Fahrenheit Universities, and the Society of Polish Town Planners. At the same time, this will become an ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners) Regional Event. Among others, the members of the Global Planners Network as well as of the European Council of Town Planners (ECTP) will be participating in it.
The conference will be in-person only, with no live streaming. Although, the entire event will be recorded and in subsequent weeks these recordings will be made available for everyone interested on the website of the Office of the Gdansk City Architect:
www.gdansk.pl/bam
Participation in the conference is free of charge, although registration will be required. Everyone interested in participating in the event is kindly asked to send a short e-mail to the conference secretariat: city.arch@gdansk.gda.pl

Conference programme
Venue: Main Aula, Main Building, Gdansk University of Technology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12 Gdańsk
Thursday, Dec. 1st
Introductory lecture
9.15 – 10.45 – The essential ingredient for making livable cities – Dhiru Thadani (ISOCARP)

10.45 – 11.15 – coffee break
11.15 – 11.30 – conference opening
Representative of GdanskTech, Piotr Lorens (City of Gdańsk), Tomasz Majda (Society of Polish Town Planners – TUP), Janet Askew (European Council of Spatial Planners – Conseil Europeen des Urbanistes ECTP-CEU), Pietro Elisei (International Society of City and Regional Planners – ISOCARP )
Session 1 – Importance of flexible planning for shaping the contemporary urban planning systems – Chair: Piotr Lorens
11.30 – 11.50 – Innovation in planning: Contemporary tools and planning paths – Pietro Elisei (ISOCARP)
11.50 – 12.10 – Adopting a more flexible and discretionary approach in Europe: the contribution of professional planners – Janet Askew (ECTP-CEU)
12.10 – 12.25 – Directions of change of the Polish planning system – Tomasz Majda (TUP)
12.25 – 12.40 – Flexibility of planning vs. Flexibility of law. Review of legislative technique measures to make statutory regulations more flexible – Jakub Szlachetko (University of Gdańsk) 12.40 – 12.55 – The missing link – the third scale of planning in the experience of Łódź – Aneta Tomczak (TUP)
12.55 – 13.10 – Inauguration of the DecydujMY! project – about education in participation and about cross-sectoral cooperation – Martyna Nagórska (Fundacja RC, TUP)
13.10 – 13.30 – Discussion
13.30 – 14.30 – lunch
Session 2 – Flexible planning within the planning system – Chair: Janet Askew
14.30 – 14.50 – The Planning System We Need – How to review and reform hard and soft planning regulations and conventions at national and city-scales – Frank D’hondt (ISOCARP)
14.50 – 15.20 – Planning for Flexibility: New Instruments – New Concepts – Hendrik van den Kamp (ECTP-CEU)
15.20 – 15.35 – Experience in comprehensive development planning – the example of Port Praski in Warsaw – Szymon Wojciechowski (APA Wojciechowski) 15.35 – 15.50 – Experience in comprehensive development planning – the example of Young City in Gdańsk – Paweł Majkusiak (JEMS Architekci)
15.50 – 16.00 – Discussion
16.00 – 16.30 – coffee break
Sesja 3 – Elastyczne planowanie we współczesnej praktyce – Chair: Frank D’hondt
16.30 – 16.50 – Professional experiences in complex planning approaches – Markus Hedorfer (ECTP-CEU)
16.50 – 17.10 – Can informal planning combined with master planning improve spatial quality and realizations – Guy Vloebergh (OMGEVING cv – Antwerp University)
17.10 – 17.25 – Urban concept and structure plan in planning city-forming processes in degraded areas – Michał Stangel (Silesian University of Technology)

17.25 – 17.40 – Cooperative urban development in the inner city and at the fringe – two good practices in Leipzig – Luise Kneipel, Thomas Mehlhorn (City of Leipzig)
17.40 – 18.00 – Discussion
EVENING – 19.00 – reception – Olivia Business Centre

Friday, Dec. 2nd
Special session
9.00 – 9.30 – New Urban Agenda for Gdańsk – Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of the City of Gdańsk
Session 4 – Flexible planning as a result of joint efforts of experts, academicians and practitioners – Chair: Agnieszka Zimnicka
9.30 – 9.45 – Masterplans as contemporary instruments for shaping comprehensive urban structures – Weronika Mazurkiewicz (TUP, PG) 9.45 – 10.00 – From student solutions to broad discussions on the development of the City of Gdańsk – Karolina Krośnicka, Małgorzata Kostrzewska, Justyna Wieczerzak (TUP, PG) 10.00 – 10.15 – Quo Vadis Gdańsku? Residents plan their city in 2015. Bottom-up approach in spatial planning – Gabriela Rembarz, Justyna Martyniuk-Pęczek, Przemysław Kluz (PG, TUP, GFIS)
10.15 – 10.30 – Master planning in practice of operational urbanism – conclusions from Polish experiences – Monika Arczyńska, Łukasz Pancewicz (A2P2, TUP)
10.30 – 11.00 – coffee break
Session 5 – Flexible planning in the contest of the formalized systems – Chair: Pietro Elisei
11.00 – 11.20 – Wrocław: Recycling space in light of the Sustainable Development Goals – Jakub Mazur, Vice Mayor of the City of Wrocław
11.20 – 11.40 – ‘NON-STANDARD’- Complementing statutory planning – Markus Appenzeller (MLA+, ISOCARP)
11.40 – 12.00 – Instruments of flexible planning in Poland – practice and perspectives – Łukasz Mikuła (UAM Poznań)
12.00 – 12.15 – Lights and shadows of flexibility in planning, a voice from London – Agnieszka Zimnicka (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
12.15 – 12.30 – Social consultation tools used in the preparation of the new Study of Warsaw – Monika Konrad (UM Warszawa)
12.30 – 12.45 – Development, Growth and Flexibility: Planning Experiences from Qatar – Sławomir Ledwoń (Ministry of Municipality, Qatar)
12.45 – 13.00 – Dyskusja
13.00 – 14.00 – Lunch

Session 6 – Flexible planning within the experiences of cities – Chair: Izabela Mironowicz
14.00 – 14.20 – The use of urban design in planning Polish cities – different scales and possibilities – Krystyna Solarek (TUP, Warsaw University of Technology)
14.20 – 14.40 – Better Building Brussels – Kristiaan Borret (BMA Brussels – City Architect of Brussels)
14.40 – 15.00 – Practice of flexible planning on the example of Warsaw – Marlena Happach (City Architect of Warsaw)
15.00 – 15.20 – Dream and ,,REAL”- planning case study of teh New Centre of Łódź– Marek Janiak (City Architect of Łódź)
15.20 – 15.30 – Discussion
15.30 – 16.00 – coffee break
Session 7 – Selected issues in shaping the flexible planning systems – Chair: Piotr Lorens
16.00 – 16.20 – Enhancing urban spaces through underground spaces – Antonia Cornaro (ETH & ITACUS)
16.20 – 16.40 – “(Re)Shaping City Districts – with the help of Young Professional Think Deep Programme – Petr Salak (ITACUS)
16.40 – 17.00 – New Downtown of Bratislava – Vision vs. Reality – Zuzana Ladzianska (SPECTRA STUBA)
17.00 – 17.20 – Vienna experience in urban development – Manfred Schrenk (REAL CORP, ISOCARP)
17.20 – 17.40 – Architecture Planning – Acceptance of Territorial Complexity – Jacek Rymaszewski (SLETH)
17.40 – 18.00 – Discussion
18.00 – Conference closure

Smart City Expo World Congress
2022-11-15 - 2022-11-17
Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, November 15-17) is the leading international event for the smart city sector, a key meeting point for experts and leaders of the world’s most innovative cities, companies, research centers and international organizations. Over 24,000 professionals are expected from more than 700 cities and over 400 international speakers that will share their vision on how to build a more sustainable and livable urban future.
This year’s event will focus on eight main tracks touching the most pressing issues facing cities: Enabling Technologies, Energy & Environment, Mobility, Governance, Living & Inclusion, Economy, Infrastructures & Buildings and Safety & Security.
After last year’s success, the event will blend the physical venue with the digital space, allowing us to reach a wider audience while giving everybody the opportunity to experience the event in full.

More information at www.smartcityexpo.com
Discount Codes are Available for ISOCARP Members!
A limited number of discount codes for ISOCARP members are available on request. Please contact ISOCARP president Pietro Elisei at elisei@isocarp.org to get your discount. A first come, first served policy will be implemented for those who wish to take advantage of this exclusive promotion. Therefore, we encourage everyone interested to get in touch promptly.

URBAN PLANNING WEEK 2022: “Advances in Urban Planning in the Post-Pandemic City”
2022-11-08 - 2022-11-10 | Online
Since 1997, the Society of Urbanists of Peru has joined the celebration of World Town Planning Day by organising events that highlight the importance of urban planning for sustainable urban development, establishing strategic alliances, and fostering the involvement of public institutions.
Following the path already traced, in 2022 and for the third consecutive year, the Society of Urbanists of Peru presents “URBAN PLANNING WEEK”. This year’s event aims to unite urban planners and designers, as well as other professionals specialised in urban work and the general public, around the theme: “Advances in Urban Planning in the Post-Pandemic City”.
Urbanism Week 2022 is organised into three forums, which take place daily, starting from November 8-10, 2022. The forums are held in virtual format through the Google MEET platform, with simultaneous transmission (streaming) by Facebooklive.
Admission to Urbanism Week 2022 is free, pending the previous signing-up at the following link: https://www.diadelurbanismo.com/semana-del-Urbanismo-2022/
For additional information, please visit: https://www.diadelurbanismo.com/semana-del-Urbanismo-2022/)

18nth International Conference on Urban Health- ICUH
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-27
18nth International Conference on Urban Health- ICUH
24-27 October, 2022 | Valencia Spain
The 18nth International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) is an annual initiative of the International Society of Urban Health (ISUH).
ISOCARP supports this event as a Conference Partner.
There is a growing body of urban health research and evidence, yet gaps exist in knowledge generation, translation, and application for urban design and health practice. In this context, the International Conference on Urban Health serves as a key convergence point to advance and support the generation, exchange, and application of urban health programs and policies. Through the Conference and program activities, the ISUH serves as a platform for interdisciplinary academic researchers and educators, practitioners and policymakers from multiple sectors in government and the private sector.
The theme for ICUH 2022 is Growing Our Global Community. Driving Action. Ensuring Equity. During this year’s conference, we aim to connect all global stakeholders working within the urban health realm to drive action and ensure equity across cities and regions. We will explore how urban health can connect with other urban and global agendas, such as climate change, planetary health and sustainable development. We will explore models for engagement and empowerment, prioritizing and defining equity across communities, how biodiversity and natural elements can play a role in healthy urban futures, and ways to reduce climate impacts for all.
Conference Themes

Urban Natural Environments & Ecosystem (nature and promotion of health in cities)
Urban Health Pathways (generating evidence that sheds light on the drivers of urban health that are still emerging)
Transforming Urban Environments for Health (turning evidence into practice: implementation science, policy, governance strategies, interventions, innovations, partnerships and networks)
Making it Happen (Mechanisms for supporting health and wellbeing in urban environments)
Building Equitable Cities for All (empowering vulnerable and excluded populations, addressing health disparities, informality, environmental and health justice)
Evidence and Practice from Valencia and Spain (local contributions on the above topics or new locally relevant topics)

Final Deadline for Abstract and Proposal Submissions, May 31st
For more information and Submissions find the link here.

Healthy City Design 2022
2022-10-10 - 2022-10-11
Healthy City Design 2022
The Next Frontier: Valuing diversity, inclusivity and opportunity
October 10-11, 2022
London, UK
The next frontier’ will see new amalgams of expertise and knowledge addressing the vital questions around inclusion and diversity in the professional disciplines in design, technology, urbanism and health. Business organisations will lean into the city as part of their ESG (environmental, social and governance) commitments. Architects and engineers will plan for the complexity that comes with including a wider range of needs and desires. Public health experts will pilot a fresh approach, and technology providers will seize the moment.
For our 2022 Congress, we’re interested in receiving proposals for papers, posters and workshops in the spheres of practice, research and policy that capture key elements of this dynamic picture. We want to look at inclusive ideas and initiatives in relation to such topics as homes and neighbourhoods, work and workplace, public space and urban design, climate and community, transport and mobility, and smart cities and healthcare services.
Previous editions of the Healthy City Design International Congress have looked at creating a shared culture of wellness, reducing health inequalities, building resilience in cities, and dealing with the impact of Covid-19. In 2022, we pull all of these themes together and ask: how can design for inclusion, diversity and social equity support healthier lives in a thriving urban realm?
For additional information, please visit the website.

Cities 4.0 2022 “Local Action, Global Achievement”
2022-09-20 - 2022-09-21 | Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location: Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an ambitious global effort to be delivered by 2030, entailing overarching global action on inclusiveness, socio-economic resiliency, and environmental protection. All 17 cross-cutting SDGs act as urban targets for urban actors when driving action and investment in innovative urban development. Since cities house half of the world’s population and contribute to two-thirds of the worldwide GDPs, our cities are essential in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Not all cities will work at the same speed, have similar priorities, or even the same starting point. Hence, localizing the SDGs at the local and regional city level becomes pivotal, encouraging and leading city leaders to embrace the global goals. Given the scale, complexity, and interconnectedness of smart city services, cities need integrated strategies, project implementation, and sound methods for monitoring and reporting to align to the specific goals.
The 5th edition of Cities 4.0, with the overarching theme ‘Local Action, Global Achievement,’ aims to facilitate discussions and dialogues on strategies for developing a practical roadmap to localize the SDGs for local actions on project implementation and monitoring. The conference will further discuss strategies for building climate-smart cities, from measuring urban greenhouse gas emissions to implementing urban vegetation and smart waste management. Various aspects of technological and capacity development in making the success of smart cities will also be discussed by the international experts over the two-day conference.
For more information, please have a look at the website: www.cities4pointzero.com

World Cities Summit 2022
2022-07-31 - 2022-08-03
World Cities Summit
In-person | 31 July to 3 August 2022
The World Cities Summit is an exclusive platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships.
Jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the biennial Summit has been attended by over 4000 delegates, from over 500 global cities, including government, business and thought leaders.
The Summit will be held in-person, from 31 July to 3 August 2022.
This 8th edition comprises Plenaries and Track discussions, as well as other key events such as the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Lecture, WCS Mayors Forum, WCS Young Leaders Symposium, the Expo, and site visits.

The International Conference on Sustainable Development - ICSD 2022
2022-06-23 - 2022-06-26
The International Conference on Sustainable Development – ICSD 2022
June 23-26, 2022
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
The International Conference on Sustainable Development – ICSD 2022 has been organised as part of the 13th Days of BHAAAS (Bosnian-Herzegovinian Academy of Arts and Sciences), the largest annual scientific gathering in the Western Balkans region committed to the importance of sustainability and interdisciplinarity as the main event’s themes.
The conference includes the following tracks:

Sustainable Urban Development: Designing Smart, Inclusive and Resilient Cities (Architecture, Urban Planning and related fields)
Quadruple Helix Approach to Sustainable Development(Social Sciences, Humanities and related fields)
Sustainable Civil Engineering(Civil Engineering and related fields)

Accepted papers will be published by Springer, a leading global scientific publishing company, in a new edition titled “Interdisciplinary Advances in Sustainable Development.”
We welcome all professionals, academics, researchers and students to submit a full research paper for the conference by January 30, 2022.
For papers and more information, click here.
For any additional questions, please feel free to contact icsd2022@bhaaas.org

6th International Conference 'Urban e-Planning'
2022-04-07 - 2022-04-12
Annual Conference of the International Journal of E-Planning Research
April 7-12, 2022
Online
The 6th international conference on Urban e-Planning, organised by the ‘International Journal of E-Planning Research’, in collaboration with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Lisbon, will be held virtually on April 7-12, 2022. The IJEPR Annual Conferences are a multi- and interdisciplinary forum for the exploration, discussion and presentation of innovative theoretical and empirical research on Urban e-Planning. The 6th International Conference on Urban e-Planning aims to explore how the current digital revolution in the field of urban planning can serve the common good.
Following the successful conferences in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020/2021, the 6th IJEPR Annual Conference on Urban e-Planning Research seeks both theoretical works and empirical research on ground-breaking approaches, innovative methods, and new digital tools in the field of Urban e-Planning. The conference also welcomes short presentations with a more practical orientation.
The abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2022.
For additional information, visit the website.

Cyber Agora #7 Women in Planning
2022-03-31 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Cyber Agora #7 Women in Planning

March 31, 2022 | 10:00 AM CETOnline Event

(more info soon)

United Nations MENA Climate Week 2022 Event
2022-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
United Nations MENA Climate Week 2022 Event (link)New and radical spatial planning for systemic change in citiesMarch 28, 20221:00 – 2:00 PM CEST3:00 – 4:00 PM (Dubai Time)
Cities play a critical role in our multiple crises: they are leading sources of GHG emissions, but also the places where different aspects of the climate crisis overlap and where strong responses are needed for a fair and just transition. It’s clear that the way cities are planned and managed needs to drastically change if we are serious about meeting ambitious but necessary targets for emission reduction and adaptation to a changing climate.
Action is now finally being taken by many city leaders, but is this approach enough to deliver the radical transformation our cities need to make good on our promises?
The spatial planning system is the main tool most countries have for managing urban environments: which moves are different countries in the MENA Region taking to ensure vital change to tackle the climate crisis?
In this participatory virtual event, expert planners from different parts of the region will exchange ideas and explore priorities using online tools to engage directly with the audience.
Discover the event agenda here.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83118818667
Contact person: Martina Juvara | martinaj@urbansilenceltd.com

2022 YPPs’ Workshop, Kocaeli, Turkey
2022-03-19 - 2022-03-25
Young Planning Professionals’ WorkshopKocaeli, Turkey | March 19-25, 2022
Change for Resilience . Resilience for Change.

ISOCARP is proud to announce a Young Planning Professionals’ workshop (YPP) in Kocaeli, Turkey between 19 and 25 March 2022. The YPP Program is a crucial component of ISOCARP’s dedication to promote and enhance the planning profession and commitment to facilitate knowledge for better cities with the young generations. The Kocaeli YPP Workshop, ‘Change for Resilience . Resilience for Change’ intends to discuss the concept of resilience through a transformation of urban public space, which can become a critical tool for a resilient city and society. It will be organised in collaboration with the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Marmara Municipalities Union, and the ISOCARP Institute, Centre for Urban Excellence.
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Cyber Agora #6 Underground Urbanism
2022-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Traditionally, cities around the world have used these spaces to lay down service lines—for water, sanitation, electricity—or for parking and transport. However, the multifaceted value of underground spaces is often overlooked in traditional planning processes—focussing on the horizontal and vertical expansion of urban areas above the surface. This neglect of underground spaces is linked to a limited understanding of the value of underground spaces and the importance of spatial planning to effectively utilise these spaces.
The purpose of the Cyber Agora is to expand urbanism to think beyond the “above ground”, and amplify the future of cities, which is impossible without integrating the subsurface into the urban fabric. Moreover, this event aims to highlight the value of underground spaces in the development, planning and management of a resilient and sustainable urban future, and therein role of public policies and governance.
The idea to plan and manage the use of the underground has been around for a long time. The use of the subsurface has evolved below many modern cities. It has evolved to focus on the use of subsurface as a spatial relief valve—freeing up vital space on the surface for alternate use. In the foreseeable future, planning the use of underground spaces for a sustainable, resilient, liveable and inclusive city will become inevitable—to avoid future chaos and limitations on city development. It will require cross-disciplinary integrated urban planning and government policies where public policies and urban planning acknowledge the existence of underground space and plan its use with the development of the surface.
For ITACUS and ISOCARP, underground urbanism is a domain that not only needs to be addressed but offers ample opportunity for further development in the planning community.
The event is open to urban planners, designers, urban decision-makers, engineers, placemakers, urban explorers.
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International Conference on Urban Green Transitions
2022-02-10 - 2022-02-12
Urban Green Transition: Global Agenda, Local Actions
10th February 2022
Online Mode
The School of Human Settlements (SHS), XIM University, Bhubaneswar, will organize the Annual Research on Cities Summit (ARCS) 6.0 online from 10th to 12th February 2022. In the last five years, they have successfully established a platform in India where all the academicians, researchers, industry professionals, and students share their experiences and work in urban development and planning. Over hundred quality abstracts were received worldwide. The international and national delegates will participate, discuss, debate, and deliberate over ‘Urban Green Transition: Decoding Opportunities and Challenges’ to re-imagine the urban future towards sustainability. The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, is our knowledge partner for the event.
Plenary Session:

Welcome address: Prof. Kajri Misra, Dean, School of Human Settlements, XIM University
Moderator: Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, Professor, School of Human Settlements, XIM University

Distinguished Speakers:

Speaker 1: Mr. Frank D’hondt, Secretary General, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
Speaker 2: Dr. Piotr Lorens, Head, Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Speaker 3: Mr. Markus Appenzeller, Director MLA+, the Netherlands

The plenary session on Urban Green Transition: Global Agenda, Local Actions will start at 1:00 PM (UTC) on 10th February 2022.
Please click here to join the Plenary Session. Entire Programme can be accessed via this link.

Shaping Light for health and Wellbeing in Cities
2021-12-16 - 2021-12-17 | Online
Shaping light for health and wellbeing in cities
December 16-17, 2021
Online
Call for abstracts extended: October 4, 2021
Shaping light for health and wellbeing in cities means considering diversified aspects and implications that light can have on human lives.
Therefore, the conference aims to investigate the multifaceted consequences that light has on life in cities. Contributions from participants will support the collection of evidence on indoor and outdoor lighting impacts on health and wellbeing. They will be analysed considering their various domains (medicine, social sciences, urban and lighting design, urban planning, ethics, etc.) and included in the development of tools and policy guidance to support the decision-making processes, ensuring the integration of health and wellbeing domains in urban lighting plans.
The conference is organised by the ENLIGHTENme consortium, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
For more information, please click here.

Balkan Architectural Biennale 2021
2021-12-08 - 2021-12-10 | Online
“GLOBAL VILLAGE: SHELTER FOR RESILIENT LIVING”
December 8-10, 2021
Belgrade, Serbia (due to Covid-19, the conference will be held online for free)
Abstract deadline is extended to September 30, 2021.
We are living in a Refugee World running away from ourselves. Constant movement is its main characteristic: We are nomads. The main question of the conference is: Can global village be the shelter for us? Is it a new paradigm for architecture and planning?
Networks of local and traditional patterns and forms of living are breaking down. It can be said that in this context, “iconic nomads” are formed and mature as spokespersons of local cultures. They are bearers of collective and personal identity and as such participate in creating a global village, incorporating elements of diversity and establishing new socio-cultural networks. The conference will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this paradigm at the architectural, urban-morphological, technological and planning level.
The thematic sessions of the conference are:
1. Architecture of/for iconic nomads: patterns, forms, systems
2. Organising and arranging the global village: development instruments and models
3. Resilient ways of living in global risks (e.g. COVID)
4. Modern technologies in risk management of territories
5. Forms of movement and mobility management in the global village
This conference will host keynote speeches from ISOCARP Secretary General, Frank D’hondt, and honorary Board Member, Elisabeth Belpaire.
More information here.

The Great Green Makeover
2021-11-30 - 2021-12-01 | Online
Download the programInternational Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) & Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF) present: HPF-ISOCARP Urban Thinkers Campus | Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2021

The Great Green Makeover
The HPF-ISOCARP two-day Urban Thinkers Campus and Action Day will bring together placemakers, city changers, urban policy and planning practitioners from member organizations of the Habitat Professionals Forum to move from ideas to action and determine an actionable framework for implementing greening strategies & achieving measurable results toward global climate mitigation goals. Participating HPF partner organizations include: CAP, CSU, GPN, ICOMOS, and RTPI.
30 November: Part I
10:00-11:30 UTC – Session 1 + Urban Lab 1

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82264587645?pwd=[REDACTED]
Expert Speakers will set a basic understanding for why grey-to-green transformation is critical; what the potential benefits of this approach are for climate change mitigation; and what the challenges are for such a transformation in urban or urbanizing regions worldwide.
10:00-11:00 UTC – Session 1

10:00-10:10 Jua Cilliers (ISOCARP): Opening and introductions
10:10-10:25 Vincent Goodstadt, Peter Cuming, & Nicholas Kuhl (HPF): Ensuring the Makeover is More than Skin-Deep
10:25-10:35 Junyan Yang (Scientific Committee, ISOCARP): Green Urban Design Pattern: Concept, Method & Performance
10:35-10:50 Heba O. Tannous & Mark David Major (ISOCARP): Accessibility of Green Spaces in the Spatial Network of Metropolitan Doha, Qatar
10:50-11:00 Kelley Moore (CAP): The Winding Path to Net Zero Buildings

11:00-11:30 UTC – Urban Lab 1
Virtual Urban Lab breakout sessions hosted by Session 1 Speakers to collaboratively brainstorm new ideas, and discuss diverse tools and methodologies from different parts of the world. The virtual audience will be inclusively engaged via live polling and moderated Discussion with all Speakers.
17:00-18:30 UTC – Session 2 + Urban Lab 2
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83383794872?pwd=[REDACTED]
Invited Practitioners & Experts will present example projects that include grey-to-green transformation methodologies for climate change mitigation, including:
upgrading of public space; integration of infrastructure systems; and building stock upgrading. Speakers will dive further into how to improve advocacy for these types of solutions, and what benefits and impacts can be expected in relation to global Sustainable Development Goals.
17:00-18:00 UTC – Session 2
17:00-17:10 Kate Holmquist (Deputy-Chair, Scientific Committee, ISOCARP): Opening and introductions
17:10-17:20 Ulrich Graute (Scientific Committee, ISOCARP): The Green Makeover in Developed Countries – The Case of Germany
17:30-17:40 Eric Huybrechts (ICOMOS): Nature and Culture: Climate Heritage Planning
17:40-17:50 Achva Stein (CSU): The Certainty of Social Transformation to the Restoration of our Environment
17:50-18:00 Olafiyin Taiwo (RTPI): Challenges to Implementing Grey to Green Transformations at Local Government Levels
18:00-18:30 UTC – Urban Lab 2
Virtual Urban Lab breakout sessions hosted by Session 2 Speakers to collaboratively brainstorm new ideas, and discuss diverse tools and methodologies from different parts of the world. The virtual audience will be inclusively engaged via live polling and moderated Discussion with all Speakers.
1 December: Part II
11:00-12:30 UTC – Action Day
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86499979147?pwd=[REDACTED]
This Urban Thinkers Campus will look at how cities can use nature-based solutions as a way to respond to climate crisis and achieve action toward climate resilience. The anticipated results will be to establish a simple guidelines on how cities can use green makeovers, or nature-based solutions, as a method for climate action.
11:00-12:00 UTC – Roundtable
Roundtable will discuss Part I Urban Lab results, and will serve for HPF partner organizations to forge agreement on solutions, define action agendas, targets, and joint commitments. Participants will focus on defining a guiding framework for how cities can include and implement green makeovers to align with climate action agendas and goals. Introduction and house rules by Kate Holmquist (ISOCARP).
12:00-12:30 UTC Plenary Session
Hosted by ISOCARP & HPF and featuring Keynote Speaker Pietro Elisei, ISOCARP President, the UTC Plenary will synthesize and reflect on the results of the Urban Labs and Round Table — and present the joint Action Framework.

Round table: Proposals to Strengthen Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development in the face of Climate Change in Latin America
2021-11-08 16:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
Round table: Proposals to Strengthen Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development in the face of Climate Change in Latin America
November 8, 2021 – 16:00 CET
Online
The event seeks to evaluate how the cities of Latin America (in Peru, Venezuela and the Caribbean, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina) face the challenge of adapting to climate change and what changes and policy options they can implement to strengthen their role to meet this global phenomenon. The speakers (experts from the countries mentioned above) will quickly present the successes and failures of Latin American cities. They will answer the questions: What changes must be generated to prepare Latin American cities for climate change? How to accelerate things so that Latin American cities can fully adapt and be resilient in facing climate change?
Speakers

Erick Reyes, President of the Society of Urban Planners of Peru
Poul Knudsen, President of IULAC, Urban Planning Institute of Latin America and the Caribbean
Emilio Merino, Counselor of the Brazilian Council of Architecture and Urbanism
Carlos Gil-Garcia, Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico
Carlos LUCCA, Institute for Research and Training in Public Administration. National University of Córdoba, Argentina
Vladimir Arana, International Secretariat for Water

For registration: www.iulac.org/08nov

Save the date - World Planning Day 2021
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-09 | Online
World PLanning Day 2021
Strengthening the Co-production Paradigm in Planning
(Promoting Government and Citizen Partnerships)
Co-production occurs when citizens participate actively in delivering and designing the services they receive. It has come increasingly onto the agenda of decision-makers, as interest in citizen participation has more generally soared. Expectations are high, and it is regarded as a possible solution to the public sector’s decreased legitimacy and dwindling resources by accessing more of society’s capacities. In addition, it is seen as part of a more general drive to reinvigorate voluntary participation and strengthen social cohesion in an increasingly fragmented and individualized society.
Engaging Citizens in Public Services offers a systematic and comprehensive theoretical and empirical examination of the co-production concept and its application in practice. Over the years, the South African Planning and Institutional system has established very critical and essential instruments (Integrated Development Plan – IDP, Spatial Development Framework – SDF) and legislation (Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act – SPLUMA (No. 16 of 2013) that requires a critical interface between the people for whom plans are being provided and the Planners who are responsible for design and implementation of the plans as well as the decision-makers who are responsible for funding and implementing these plans. However, the downside of this issue is the poor state of implementation and follow-up on the essential requirements of these infrastructure and services Co-production processes utilizing the available instruments. Hence, the 2021 World Planning Day explores the variegated methods available in reviewing, testing, and further considering the co-production paradigm in planning in the South African context.
Given this drive, for a deeper understanding of Infrastructure co-production and the ways to re-enforce the process of implementation of the co-production paradigm in spatial planning, eThekwini Municipality, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South African Council for Planners, International
Society Of City And Regional Planners (ISOCARP), South African Local Government Association (SALGA), and the South African Cities Network(SACN) are hosting a symposium titled: Strengthening the Co-Production Paradigm in Planning, as the Theme for the 2021 World Planning Day. This event will bring together various stakeholders in town planning, researchers, academics, decision-makers and, professional planners, administration, economists, and people from the fields of political science, public management, service management, voluntary sector studies, Environmental activists, and other vital stakeholders in the built environment.
This year World Planning Day will take place 8th and 9th of November 2021. It shall be a virtual symposium. Presenters across the Globe will be invited to address of symposium, thus creating an international learning and sharing platform. Four breakaway rooms will be set up to allow focussed and thought-provoking discussion on the four subtitles, which are as follows:
Room 1: understanding the institutional framework for co-production and its ability to deliver sustainable infrastructure
Room 2: planning and economic development: how true are we to co-production in our plan-making
Room 3: promoting the healthy cities: balancing community needs with planning and the environment
Room 4: building resilience cities (climate change, disaster reduction and mitigation; and city adaptation measures)
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Workshop - EU Week of Regions and Cities “Achieving the green transition in the megaregion Eurodelta"
2021-10-14 11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Online
Workshop – EU Week of Regions and Cities “Achieving the green transition in the megaregion Eurodelta”
October 14, 2021
online – ZOOM meeting
11:30 – 13:00 CET
SURE-Eurodelta Network invites you to join the 19th EU Week of the Regions and Cities conference and contribute to the debate on “Achieving the green transition in the Megaregion Eurodelta.” The workshop will debate on the role of our megaregion in addressing challenges and impacts and in achieving green transition plans.
The workshop by the SURE-Eurodelta Network will focus on presenting concrete spatial and policy-oriented actions, especially in the field of sustainable transport infrastructures and mobility. The SURE partners from four countries will showcase the potential of cross-border cooperation for reaching the strategic policy goals of the EU. The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the results of the ESPON STISE study and the best practices from metropolitan regions will be presented on this workshop.

Register here: SURE Event on EU Week of Regions and Cities

2nd Annual Saudi Smart Cities & Expo
2021-10-12 - 2021-10-13 | Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
While overcoming COVID-19 is the most prioritised subject globally, the very existence of pandemic over the last 18 months has given rise to a plethora of opportunities for governments to implement a range of technologies to overcome unprecedented challenges posed. By adopting or reinventing digital platforms, these smart cities are determined to stay one step ahead of the virus.
Having executed the 1st Annual Saudi Smart Cities & Expo successfully in Jeddah in February 2020, the 2nd Annual Saudi Smart Cities & Expo has been diligently crafted to be a melting pot of ideas and strategies for smart and sustainable development brought to you by 200+ premium consortium of high profile critical decision-makers of government, municipalities, regulators, investors, real estate, academicians, ICT, telecommunication and many more.
The event highlights include:

Kingdom’s megaprojects showcase
One-to-one business meeting setup
Showcase of advanced cutting-edge technologies
Global and regional technical presentations

For more information, please visit: smartcitiessaudi.com

Healthy City Design 2021 International Congress
2021-10-11 - 2021-10-14 | Online
The 5th Healthy City Design 2021 (HCD2021) International Congress will be held virtually from 11 – 14 October. Organised by SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange and The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, the congress is the world’s leading forum for the exchange of knowledge on the research, policy and practice of designing healthy and sustainable cities and communities.
The congress is organised in partnership with the world’s leading expert bodies and networks from across the fields of urban design and planning, housing, transport and mobility, workplace and planetary health.
More information

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Tickets

Online registrations here.

Discounts

Get your Early Bird Ticket before September 16, 2021 October 1, 2021 (EXTENDED DEADLINE).
Discover the discounts for groups of 3 attendees (15%), 5 attendees (20%), +9 attendees (25%).
ISOCARP members have a 20% discount for the 4-day tickets (please contact info@salus.global to obtain the discount code).

Urban Economy Forum 2021
2021-10-04 - 2021-10-06 | Online
Third Urban Economy forum to be held as a virtual gathering on 4, 5, and 6th of October 2021 in Brampton on occasion of UN World Habitat Day and the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.

The annual Urban Economy Forum is the largest global gathering on building practical approaches for sustainable urban economies and resources.
The Urban Economy Forum (UEF), in collaboration with UN-Habitat, and Co-hosted by the City of Brampton, is organizing the third “Urban Economy Forum 2021” virtually on October 4, 5, & 6, 2021 in Brampton, Canada on occasion of the World Habitat Day and the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The Forum’s main theme will be “Housing and Urban Recovery” and the practical approaches needed to move toward more sustainable urban economies. UEF 2021 is delighted to have Dr. Eduardo Moreno, Head of Knowledge and Innovation of UN-Habitat, as the Honourary Chair.
UEF’s mission is to work alongside local authorities and international organizations to promote and enhance the achievement of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), and in particular SDG11: sustainable cities and communities, by developing and testing innovative ideas in urbanism. In identifying new and different ways of managing cities, UEF aims to learn what works best and why, and to share this knowledge and other practical approaches with cities and towns globally.
UEF 2020, last year’s Forum, was a great success with more than 160 speakers from Canada and around the world from various disciplines including mayors, city leaders, government officials, private sector, NGO representatives and the general public.
UEF 2021 will continue to bring together the expertise and knowledge from leading institutions and individuals to connect theory to policies and actions and demonstrate innovative solutions through case studies and best practices on sustainable housing and development. Specifically, the Forum will highlight the interconnectedness between housing and homelessness and the economic, social, cultural and environmental dimensions of our cities and towns. It will also focus attention on the intersection between converging crises, such as COVID-19, climate and environmental emergencies and the housing crisis and begin the dialogue on how these elements are interrelated to urban economies around the world.
COVID-19 continues to create unprecedented challenges for cities and towns globally in the way we interact, live, play, study and work. The structural problems associated to housing have been further impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic also presents a glimpse of the potentially irreparable consequences of the climate and environmental emergencies if we do not act now and in a decisive manner. UEF 2021 will emphasise the urgency for global action and the need to pursue the shared Global Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This year the Urban Economy Forum is honoured to host ministers, mayors and high profile government and non-government individuals and organizations to contribute to the important conversation on housing and urban recovery together with the following sub-themes:

Housing and urban economy: building forward better in a world with pandemics
Urban economy and the global pandemic
Climate change and urban economy
Innovation, governance and the urban economy – rethinking urban paradigms
Public participation and community empowerment for equitable economic growth

The 3rd Urban Economy Forum also recognizes the importance of towns and small cities in this conversation.
We welcome all urban leaders, practitioners, academics, private sector, civil society, and the public who are committed to realizing a more sustainable urban economy to join us at UEF 2021. Please visit our website for more information on UEF 2021 and to Register for this exciting event.
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Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF)
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-03 | Online
Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF)
October 1-3, 2021
Online Event
Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) is a biennial international urban forum organised with the motto of “Cities Developing Solutions” by Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), which is a local government association in the Marmara Region of Turkey with over 190 members. MARUF strives for not only discussing the challenges that cities face but also seeking solutions to them and multiplying good practices at the global scale.
MARUF19, which was organised for the first time on October 1-3, 2019, in Istanbul, attracted over 5440 participants. With the contributions of 66 partners, 50 sessions were held, and different approaches on urban services and urban management were discussed by 250 speakers from 25 countries. MARUF19 hosted plenary sessions, parallel sessions, roundtable meetings, workshops, networking events, exhibitions, field trips, cultural events, booths, film screenings for three days.
This year, MARUF21 will be held online on the theme of “Re-Think, Co-Act” under six main axes, which are “healthy,” “inclusive,” innovative,” “resilient,” “sustainable,” and “creative” cities. It will gather all stakeholders including professionals from cities, national, regional, and local governments, private sector, NGOs, universities, and other stakeholders that play a crucial role in the design, transformation, and governance of cities.
MARUF21 puts forward an endeavour to re-think global problems of cities after the COVID-19 pandemic and create an exchange and dialogue platform among all stakeholders in an effort to co-act by taking into account local needs and priorities in line with the Global Agenda. Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), some of the prominent topics to be discussed at MARUF21 are: #climate change, #migration, #youth, #culture, #infrastructure, #inequalities, #mobility, #public health, #digitalization, #circular economy, #public space, #housing, #local development, #urban leadership. The localisation of SDGs and urban solutions to global challenges will be addressed within the forum.
For more information, please read the booklet or visit marmaraurbanforum.org
For registrations, please visit: marmaraurbanforum.org/kayit?l=en

“Post-Pandemic Right to the City” international conference
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-06
October 1-6, 2021
Tirana, Albania
This conference invites scholars, students, professionals and even activists in the domains of city making, into a deliberative debate on the right to the city post-pandemic. In 2021, the figures of the pandemic will only increase and perhaps reach a peak. But a post-pandemic mentality should be encouraged earlier rather than latter, for people to engage into reflexion and forward-thinking on how to heal the weaknesses of the city as a human co-creation, and spur its strengths for liveability and resilience. The ethical and morality grounds of decisions and behaviour in the post-pandemic city stand at the core of the discourse on how the right to the city may transform after a crisis.
For more information, click here.

Tirana Design Weeks 2021
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-06
As part of the TDW2021, the “Post-Pandemic Right to the City” international conference (https://tiranadesignweek.com/?page_id=64), will host distinguished keynote and guest speakers, panel debates, 8 thematic sessions, and also pitching sessions for those willing to share innovative ideas, projects, or design prototypes from October 1-6, 2021.
This year’s TDW theme is “Health and Wellbeing in the post-Pandemic City”, triggered by a difficult year we left behind and challenges ahead of us.
We invite you to actively participate in the conference, by applying with your abstract, or concept for pitching sessions, or paper.
Submission of papers is optional for presenting participants. For those willing to submit a paper, peer reviewed publication access will be provided in the two POLIS University journals: https://forumap.org and http://www.co-plan.org/en/tg-review/.
IMPORTANT dates:

a) The early bird: by April 15, 2021.
b) Regular abstract/concept submission: by May 15, 2021.
c) Full paper submission (optional): by July 31, 2021.
d) Regular registration: by June 30, 2021.

HOW to APPLY?
This is a two-step process: First submission of abstracts/concepts; Then registration, upon acceptance of abstract/concept.

To make a submission, please go to: https://tiranadesignweek.com/?page_id=84.
To Register, please go to: https://tiranadesignweek.com/?page_id=105

Please, stay tuned for further information on the program and other very interesting TDW events.

2020/2021 Annual National Planning Conference of China
2021-09-25 - 2021-09-30
Spatial Governance towards High-Quality Development
Chengdu, China| September 25-30, 2021
Annual National Planning Conference (ANPC) is the most influential academic conference with the highest level of participation in the field of planning in China, which is held in different cities each year by Urban Planning Society of China. It has plenary session, parallel sessions, special sessions, forums and technical visit. Participants including planning administrative officials at national, provincial and city levels, urban planners, researchers, professors and planning students from different parts of China and abroad gather together each year to exchange their latest practices, and findings in planning studies, administration and education.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ANPC was postponed to 2021. Instead, 2020 China Planning Carnival which had about 80 online events was held during September 16-26, 2020.
2020/2021 ANPC will be held in Chengdu September 25-27, 2021. 2021 China Planning Carnival will be held online during September 25-30, 2021. The theme is Spatial Governance towards High-Quality Development.
2020/2021 ANPC will focus on the topics including relationship of high quality development and spatial governance, modernization of spatial governance capacity, people-oriented new urbanization; urban renewal under the concept of full cycle management, rural revitalization and village space governance, public facilities and infrastructure based on the principle of fairness and justice, natural and cultural heritage protection, application of new generation information technology, safe and resilient city etc.
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