Webinars Series (1): “Envisioning the Future of Middle Eastern Urbanity and City Planning”
Prof. Ali A. Alraouf, ISOCARP Board Member and Head of research and development at Urban Planning Authority in Doha, Qatar, together with the regional association Bunyan, organised and moderated a series of webinars (held on May 20, 21, and 22) on the Middle East cities in the post-COVID-19 paradigm. The three consecutive webinars were attended…
Urban Thinker Campus – Join the Webinar with ISOCARP representatives
Sign up for ISOCARP Cyber Agora Debate #1: Planning the 1.5m (6ft) city
ISOCARP welcomes its new Scientific Committee
On May 7, 2020, ISOCARP President Martin Dubbeling appointed 9 members of ISOCARP’ new Scientific Committee (SciCom). ISOCARP’s ScieCom plays a critical role in enabling the Society to represent the city and regional planners in internal and international debates and policymaking, on some of the greatest challenges of our times. The ScieCom advises the Board, the Executive Committee (ExCom), the…
ISOCARP Cyber Agora will open on 29 May!
Call for Papers – Special Issue for SACPLAN and the Town and Regional Planning Journal
“Building Resilient Cities and Communities in the face of Climate Change” In the face of uncertainties associated with climate change, building adaptive capacity and resilience at the city and community level emerges as an essential and timely element of planning. South Africa, and indeed the African continent are not immune to the vagaries of climate…
ISOCARP members report on COVID-19 response in their cities
Seven members of the ISOCARP Community of Practice report on how they go through the COVID-19 crisis, how they experience their city and how their cities are taking action. Watch all the notes from Brisbane, Wuhan, New Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Geneva and New York at YouTube. The ISOCARP Community of Practice Urban Health is a…
ISOCARP YPP UNDER COVID-19
ISOCARP YPP UNDER COVID-19 We want to ensure you that we are doing our best to deliver our traditional Young Planning Professionals Workshop as part of the World Planning Congress. I know that many of you are hopeful to take part ‘physically’ in our workshop. While considering opportunities and challenges of a virtual programme under…
56th ISOCARP World Planning Congress: Abstract Submission Deadline EXTENDED until 15 May 2020!
In Memoriam: Federico Malusardi (1928-2020)
It is with great sadness we learned that Professor Federico Malusardi (born 18/02/1928) has passed away on 31 March. Federico was part of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Urban Planning (INU) and a long-standing member (since 1971) and Vice President (1984-1990) of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). Until 2012, Federico has been very…