ISOCARP is proud to present our flagship publication, the ISOCARP Review.
The review is the thematic publication series that complement the research efforts prepared for the annual ISOCARP World Planning Congresses and is aimed at planning professionals and city officials and the general public interested in urban issues.
Published since 2004, it solicits leading articles about award-winning other noteworthy real-world planning projects. Recent topics have included: sustainable cities; planning with water; food security planning: new planning tools and methods, climate change planning, and much more.
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Review 12
ENVISIONING FUTURE CITIES: IDEAS AND EXAMPLES
Published in 2016 on the occasion of the 52nd ISOCARP International Congress held in Durban, South Africa.
Editors: Shi Nan, ISOCARP VP, China; Jim Reilly & Fran Klass, United States
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Book
This Review of World Planning Practice (Volume 18), titled Towards Healthy Cities: Urban Governance, Planning and Design for Human Well-being, adds to the enormous debate on the role of cities and the phenomenon of urbanisation during the pandemic triggered by the coronavirus. The papers selected for this Review open up different perspectives, some utopian, as it should be when one talks about innovating and changing the city, and others more founded on paths tested in other urban phenomena, such as urban regeneration, the fight against social exclusion, the quest for sustainability, and the design of public spaces. -
Review 13
SMART COMMUNITIES
Published in 2017 on the occasion of the 53rd ISOCARP International Congress held in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Editors: Shi Nan, ISOCARP VP, China; Jim Reilly & Fran Klass, United States
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Review 11
REINVENTING PLANNING - EXAMPLES FROM THE PROFESSION
Published in 2015 on the occasion of the 51th ISOCARP Congress in 12 locations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Editors: Shi Nan, China, Jim Reilly & Fran Klass, USA
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Review of World Planning Practice. Volume 16: Post-Oil Urbanism, published in 2020 on the occasion of the 56th ISOCARP World Planning Congress “Post-Oil City: Planning for Urban Green Deals”. -
Review 10
Water and Cities – Managing a vital relationship.
Published in 2014 on the occasion of the 50th ISOCARP Congress in Gdynia, Poland. Editors: Shi Nan, China, Jim Reilly & Fran Klass, USA Table of Contents| Have a look inside the Review
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On the occasion of the 52nd International CongressEdited by Jim Reilly & Fran Klass -
On the occasion of the 51st International Congress Edited by Shi Nan, Jim Reilly & Fran Klass
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On the occasion of the 50th International Congress Edited by Shi Nan, Jim Reilly & Fran Klass
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On the occasion of the 47th International CongressEdited by Chris Gossop & Shi Nan -
On the occasion of the 45th International CongressEdited by Chris Gossop & F. Brandão Alves -
On the occasion of the 41st International CongressEdited by Waikeen Ng & Judith Ryser -
Review 09
Frontiers of Planning: Visionary futures for human settlements
Published in 2013, with the occasion of the 49th ISOCARP Congress in Brisbane, Australia. Editors: Jim Colman, Australia & Chris Gossop, UK Table of Contents| Have a look inside the Review
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e-Book
Cities and regions today face converging pressures from accelerating climate impacts, deepening social inequities, and fast-moving technological change. The ISOCARP Review of World Planning Practice Diamond Edition 2025, Cities & Regions in Action: Pathways to Resilience, brings these dynamics into clear focus and offers a grounded and forward-looking view of how planning practice is responding. Through case studies, reflective essays, and applied research, the volume shows how planners are rethinking resilience not as a slogan but as a practical lens for shaping cities that are adaptable, livable, and centered on people. -
e-Book
This Review of World Planning Practice (Volume 18), titled Towards Healthy Cities: Urban Governance, Planning and Design for Human Well-being, adds to the enormous debate on the role of cities and the phenomenon of urbanisation during the pandemic triggered by the coronavirus. The papers selected for this Review open up different perspectives, some utopian, as it should be when one talks about innovating and changing the city, and others more founded on paths tested in other urban phenomena, such as urban regeneration, the fight against social exclusion, the quest for sustainability, and the design of public spaces. -
e-Book
Review of World Planning Practice. Volume 16: Post-Oil Urbanism, published in 2020 on the occasion of the 56th ISOCARP World Planning Congress “Post-Oil City: Planning for Urban Green Deals”.
