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Global Planners NetworkGlobal Planners NetworkNetworking Event at WUF5Networking Event at WUF5
Planning Sustainable Urbanisation and the Right to
the City:
22 March 2010
Royal Town Planning Royal Town Planning InstituteInstitute
UK professional institution for spatial UK professional institution for spatial planningplanning
23,000+ members23,000+ members
Strong engagement with UK Strong engagement with UK governments around the development governments around the development of planning policy and the of planning policy and the improvement of planning systemsimprovement of planning systems
The Vancouver Declaration 2006
Signatories to the Vancouver Signatories to the Vancouver DeclarationDeclaration
The Vancouver Declaration 2006
‘‘We assert that there We assert that there can be no sustainable can be no sustainable development without development without sustainable urbanisation sustainable urbanisation and no sustainable and no sustainable urbanisation without urbanisation without effective planning: planning: political will and political will and investment is required investment is required for effective planning.’for effective planning.’
Re-inventing Planning 2006Ten Principles of New Urban Planning:- Ten Principles of New Urban Planning:-
1. Sustainability 1. Sustainability 2. Integrated Planning2. Integrated Planning3. Integrated with Budgets 3. Integrated with Budgets 4. Planning with Partners 4. Planning with Partners 5. Subsidiarity 5. Subsidiarity 6. Market Responsiveness 6. Market Responsiveness 7. Access to Land 7. Access to Land 8. Appropriate Tools 8. Appropriate Tools 9. Pro-poor and Inclusive 9. Pro-poor and Inclusive 10. Cultural Variation 10. Cultural Variation
http://www.planning.org/knowledge/pdf/reinventingplanning.pdf
Why Re-invent Planning?
Why Re-invent Planning?Why Re-invent Planning?
‘Time is short. ... Urban development is rapid and its impacts are long lasting. Unless urban areas can be made more sustainable, and rural life more tolerable, the legacy of environmental and social costs will be irreversible. ...That is why a new urban planning is needed.’
Reinventing Planning: A New Governance Paradigm for Managing Human Settlements, 2006
The State of World Cities Report 2008/2009The State of World Cities Report 2008/2009
The report ‘... reflects The report ‘... reflects new and innovative new and innovative approaches to urban approaches to urban planning and planning and development that development that engages citizens more engages citizens more directly and that are directly and that are inclusive and pro-poor.’inclusive and pro-poor.’
Global Planners Network Congress 2008Global Planners Network Congress 2008
Three themes:Three themes:
PovertyPoverty
UrbanisationUrbanisation
Climate change and Climate change and natural disastersnatural disasters
ZhenjiangZhenjiang Communiqué 2008 Communiqué 2008
The Global Planners Network will:The Global Planners Network will:
Continue to champion and promote strategic, Continue to champion and promote strategic, integrative, inclusive and pro-poor planning;integrative, inclusive and pro-poor planning;
Concentrate on building capacity as a sound Concentrate on building capacity as a sound basis for action;basis for action;
Narrow the gap between the rate of urbanisation Narrow the gap between the rate of urbanisation and our capacity to plan and manage settlements and our capacity to plan and manage settlements in an expeditious, affordable and harmonious way; in an expeditious, affordable and harmonious way;
ZhenjiangZhenjiang Communiqué 2008 Communiqué 2008
The Global Planners Network will: Broaden its reach, connect planners across the
world and strengthen links; Sustain and deepen its relationship with
UN-HABITAT; Forge partnerships with donor agencies and other
bodies so that appropriate funding goes to well
planned projects; Share and disseminate lessons and good practices
ZhenjiangZhenjiang Communiqué 2008 Communiqué 2008
The Global Planners Network invites:The Global Planners Network invites:
The World Urban Forum to re-assert the The World Urban Forum to re-assert the importance of planning ...; importance of planning ...;
Governments and planners at all levels to Governments and planners at all levels to design and implement planning systems that design and implement planning systems that respond to these priorities;respond to these priorities;
Global Planners Network Draft Action PlanGlobal Planners Network Draft Action Plan
Priorities for the next five years based on:Priorities for the next five years based on:
Identifying gaps in the capacity for planning;Identifying gaps in the capacity for planning;
The linkage to the key global issues being The linkage to the key global issues being identified by WUF etc.;identified by WUF etc.;
Reinforcing existing work streams;Reinforcing existing work streams;
Existing initiatives which provide a momentum for Existing initiatives which provide a momentum for future new areas of work;future new areas of work;
The need for a ‘hub’ for our networkThe need for a ‘hub’ for our network
Contact the GPN
www.globalplannersnetwork.orgwww.globalplannersnetwork.org
email:email: [email protected]@rtpi.org.uk