Research Bulletin: China congress set to take forward global planning goals

Planning, 29 August 2008

There are optional extensions to the World Urban Forum of the UN Human Settlements Programme in nearby Nanjing from 3 to 7 November.

The GPN is a group of national planning associations that came together to share ideas, approaches and good practice. The network was formed in 2005 in preparation for the World Planners Congress in Vancouver the following year, where 13 national institutes became signatories to the Vancouver Declaration. A number of documents were produced, including an action plan and the thinkpiece Reinventing Planning, which outlines the changing goals and new principles that must underpin planning thought and practice today.

The Zhenjiang congress will focus on lessons learned, opportunities, constraints and challenges in applying the principles of Reinventing Planning II. The Zhenjiang communique will be the main outcome, outlining the agenda for planning in the future and raising critical issues for discussion with a wider audience at the World Urban Forum.

The basic cost of the tour is £1,645, including all flights and accommodation, most meals and registration at the congress.

For more details please visit www.rtpi.org.uk/item/1576. For more information on the GPN, please visit www.globalplannersnetwork.org.