Planning Practice in an Urbanizing World
Day / Time Wednesday, June 21st / 16:30 - 18:30
Event Description
This event provides a major platform for debate on the role of planning in a rapidly urbanizing world. What key principles underpin planning practice for the 21st century where the urbanization of poverty is creating new kinds of settlements? What generic skills are emerging amongst a range of professions and NGOs actively engaged in trying to make urban development more sustainable? How can the capacity for managing settlements be transformed quickly so that it at least keeps pace with the rate of urbanization? This forum builds on the successful networking event on "Urban Planning Revisited", held in WUF II and featured in the December 2004 issue of Habitat Debate. It will be the main link between the World Planners Congress and the Dialogue on Environment and Planning on the Thursday morning at WUF.
Session Language
English
Speakers
Cliff Hague (UK)
Chijioke Odimuko (Nigeria)
Roger Brewster (Australia)
Host Organization
Commonwealth Association of Planners
Host Organization Description
The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) brings together the professional planners in the Commonwealth's 53 countries. These countries are very diverse. They include rich, large countries such as Canada or Australia, but also rapidly urbanising countries and small island states where climate change is a significant threat. Thus CAP's members together have direct, practical experience of tackling urban challenges across the globe. CAP supports the Habitat Agenda and argues that there can be no sustainable development without sustainable urbanization, and no sustainable urbanization without effective, pro-poor urban planning. CAP holds workshops in its different regions and also produces a newsletter, CAP News, which is available on CAP's website or by surface mail. CAP also has a Women in Planning Network. CAP is a non-governmental organisation, which is supported by the Commonwealth Foundation.
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