Research, consultancy, design and communication in sustainable urban and regional planning

ir. Martin Dubbeling Urban Planner and Designer

Vaart Zuidzijde 45A 9401 GH Assen | The Netherlands ‘Ten Years of UPAT Tel: +31 592 319 480 Mob: +31 653 238 203

[email protected] Experience’ www.connectingcities.eu

10 January - Dubai 16 January – Kabul 2 February – Barcelona 17 March - London 26 May – Nanjing 01 June - Berlin 06 June – 12-16 September - Mar$n Dubbeling, Urbanist @ Connec$ng Ci$es Vice President UPATs @ ISOCARP ISOCARP: to assist in a growing demand for exchange of knowledge and experience towards liveable and sustainable ci$es and smart urbanism For UN-Habitat we have translated the Sustainable Development Goals into ten “Urban Principles” Research, consultancy, design and communication in sustainable urban and regional planning

ir. Martin Dubbeling Urban Planner and Designer

Vaart Zuidzijde 45A 9401 GH Assen | The Netherlands Tel: +31 592 319 480 Mob: +31 653 238 203

[email protected] www.connectingcities.eu Research, consultancy, design and communication in sustainable urban and regional planning

ir. Martin Dubbeling Urban Planner and Designer

Vaart Zuidzijde 45A 9401 GH Assen | The Netherlands Tel: +31 592 319 480 Mob: +31 653 238 203

[email protected] www.connectingcities.eu

The 10 ‘Urban Principles’ of the ‘City We Need’:

1 … is socially inclusive and engaging 2 … is affordable, accessible and equitable 3 … is economically vibrant and inclusive 4 … is collecHvely managed and democraHcally governed 5 … fosters cohesive territorial development 6 … is regeneraHve and resilient 7 … has shared idenHHes and sense of place 8 … is well planned, walkable, and transit-friendly 9 … is safe, healthy and promotes well-being 10 … learns and innovates

• The Interna$onal Society of City and Regional Planners • 800 members worldwide in over 80 countries, founded in 1965 • Connected with UNDP, UNESCO, the World Bank, UN-Habitat (MoU) • Worldwide and interna$onal society and network organiza$on • Mee$ng place of na$onal governments, metropolitan regions, universi$es, ci$es, consultancies • Congresses, awards, publica$ons, workshops and training programs • ISOCARP has organized around 80 Young Planning Professionals (YPP) Workshops and Urban Planning Advisory Teams (UPATs or Urban Labs), Intensive Training Programmes and Regional Seminars on most con$nents • YPPs are intensive workshops with 20-30 par$cipants • UPATs are interna$onal teams with 5-10 ISOCARP experts • Our keys of success: ‘innocence and experience’, ‘ac$ve team hun$ng’, ‘mixed teams’ and ‘dissemina$on’ Central , PalesHne – UN-Habitat (2015); , PalesHne – UNDP (2015); Nanjing, – Jiangbei New District • ISOCARP has organized around 80 (2013); Shantou, China – Jury InternaHonal Urban Design PLAN CompeHHon New East Coastal Area (2013); Tlalnepantla, Young Planning Professionals (YPP) Issue 3 December 2015 Mexico – TransformaHon Historic Centre Tlalnepantla (2013); PLAN Shantou, China – Organic RegenaHon Historic Centre Shantou Workshops and Urban Planning Issue Palestine2 November 2015 (2013); Perm, Russia - Science City and Knowledge Hub (2012); PLAN , China - East Lake Scenic Area (2012); Sitges, Spain (V) - Advisory Teams (UPATs or Urban Issue 1 October3-4 titles 2015 fitting to the Railway system transformaHons and their impact at the Garraf Gazasectors of the magazine Labs) and Intensive Training related to County (2010); The Philips Center for Health and Well-being, - plan SPATIAL PlanningVISIONING for the State REFLECTIONS of Singapore - Livable CiHes (2010); Sitges, Spain (IV) - El Garraf - perspectives Programmes on most con$nents Palestine Natural Park (2009); Szczecin, Poland - Prospects for the The Heartland- produce or (design) of - life Metropolitan Area (2009); Zurich, Switzerland - Regional Plan • YPPs are intensive workshops with Creating productive (2008); Guadalajara, México - Pan American Games Urban the Westplaces Bank

Legacy (2008); Lincoln City, USA - City Master Plan (2008); 20-30 par$cipants UnderstandingFrom places quick urban Cuenca, Spain - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic Centre and processesinterventions to ecological systems (2008); Sitges, Spain (III) - El Garraf Regional Plan (2007); • UPATs are interna$onal teams with Planning for the State of Schwechat, Austria - Airport area Master Plan (2007); Rijswijk, Palestine 5-10 ISOCARP experts Sports, art, food and the The Netherlands - New funcHons for an Urban Hub (2007); Connecting peopleculture fromthatISSN defines 2414-2840 a city Sitges, Spain (II) - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic • Our keys of success: ‘innocence and regional to local scale Centre (2006); Schiphol Region, The Netherlands - Ideas for the Sports, art, foodISSN 2414-2840 and Master Plan (2006); Cancun, Mexico - Disaster Management experience’, ‘ac$ve team hun$ng’, culture (2006); Sitges, Spain (I) - Urban RegeneraHon (2005); La Rioja, Spain - Regional, Social and Economic Development (2004). ‘mixed teams’ and ‘dissemina$on’ PLAN PLAN PLAN Issue 1 October 2015 Issue 2 November 2015 Issue 3 December 2015 SPATIAL VISIONING REFLECTIONS Gaza Palestine The Heartland of Planning for the State of 3-4 titles fitting to the sectors of the magazine the West Bank Palestine related to - plan Understanding places Creating productive - perspectives and processes places - produce or (design) - life Planning for the State of From quick urban Palestine interventions to Connecting people from ecological systems regional to local scale Sports, art, food and the Sports, art, food and culture that defines a city culture

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These publica$ons are (soon) available on our website: www.isocarp.org/upats • Urban Regenera$on Sitges (2006-2010) • Disaster Management Cancun (2006) • Strategies for Airports in Vienna (2007) and Amsterdam (2006) • Metropolitan strategies for Zürich (2008) and Szczecin (2009) • Liveable Ci$es Singapore (2010) • East Lake Scenic Area Wuhan (2012) • Redevelopment of Historic Ci$es of Tlalnepantla and Shantou (2013) • Jiangbei New District Nanjing (2013) • Capacity Building Central West Bank and Gaza Strip (2015) Central West Bank, PalesHne – UN-Habitat (2015); Gaza Strip, PalesHne – UNDP (2015); Nanjing, China – Jiangbei New District (2013); Shantou, China – Jury InternaHonal Urban Design CompeHHon New East Coastal Area (2013); Tlalnepantla, Mexico – TransformaHon Historic Centre Tlalnepantla (2013); Shantou, China – Organic RegenaHon Historic Centre Shantou (2013); Perm, Russia - Science City and Knowledge Hub (2012); Wuhan, China - East Lake Scenic Area (2012); Sitges, Spain (V) - Railway system transformaHons and their impact at the Garraf County (2010); The Philips Center for Health and Well-being, Singapore - Livable CiHes (2010); Sitges, Spain (IV) - El Garraf Natural Park (2009); Szczecin, Poland - Prospects for the Metropolitan Area (2009); Zurich, Switzerland - Regional Plan (2008); Guadalajara, México - Pan American Games Urban Legacy (2008); Lincoln City, USA - City Master Plan (2008); Cuenca, Spain - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic Centre (2008); Sitges, Spain (III) - El Garraf Regional Plan (2007); Schwechat, Austria - Airport area Master Plan (2007); Rijswijk, The Netherlands - New funcHons for an Urban Hub (2007); Sitges, Spain (II) - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic Centre (2006); Schiphol Region, The Netherlands - Ideas for the Master Plan (2006); Cancun, Mexico - Disaster Management (2006); Sitges, Spain (I) - Urban RegeneraHon (2005); La Rioja, Spain - Regional, Social and Economic Development (2004).

24 UPAT Workshops (Urban Labs) between 2004 and 2015 Example 1: Singapore, Liveable Ci$es in a Fast Urbanizing World for Philips Centre of Liveable Ci$es Example 2: Nanjing, eight principles for the Jiangbei New District, urban development for 4 million inhabitants Example 3: West Bank and Gaza, Visioning Workshops on Spa$al Planning for the State of Pales$ne, UNDP and UN-Habitat Example 3: West Bank and Gaza, Visioning Workshops on Spa$al Planning for the State of Pales$ne, UNDP and UN-Habitat Example 3: West Bank and Gaza, Visioning Workshops on Spa$al Planning for the State of Pales$ne, UNDP and UN-Habitat Example 3: West Bank and Gaza, Visioning Workshops on Spa$al Planning for the State of Pales$ne, UNDP and UN-Habitat Example 3: West Bank and Gaza, Visioning Workshops on Spa$al Planning for the State of Pales$ne, UNDP and UN-Habitat January 2016: Scoping mission and field trips in and outside Kabul for UN-Habitat and Ministry of Urban Development Affairs Key challenges

• There is and will be a huge demand for and interest in how to rapidly build, transform and rebuild ci$es • Themes for the future: energy, water, health, food security, informa$on and communica$on technology, iden$ty • Content, processes and the roles of actors and stakeholders in the urban planning profession change rapidly • The urban planning profession should reinvent itself, join forces and take a more acDve or acDvist posiDon in the planning of ci$es Policy and prac$cal recommenda$ons UPAT Programme PLAN Issue 2 November 2015 • 4-6 weeks for the Site Visit, Scope of Work, Terms of Reference, Budget and Planning, Call for Candidates Gaza • 4-6 weeks for Team Hun$ng and for Planning for the State of Palestine Selec$ng a Team with clear roles Creating productive • 1 week for the UPAT Workshop places • 4-6 weeks for every second or third From quick urban Workshop interventions to • 4-8 weeks for a Report or a Magazine ecological systems • Trends: Capacity Building and Intensive Sports, art, food and the culture that defines a city Training, Co-Crea$on and Co-Produc$on

• Experience: Mixed teams are most ISSN 2414-2840 successful and produc$ve • We do the workshops and training programmes for our members and to generate an income for ISOCARP • It is not a charita$ve ac$vity • We receive 40-50 applicants on every Call for Candidates • We select new and veteran team members to pass the flame. The best can become team leaders and rapporteurs • The collateral effect is that we have a worldwide pool of 100+ ac$ve and experienced planning professionals • Planning and transforma$on of ci$es need to be high on the poli$cal agenda as successful and adap$ve ci$es are motors of the economy • Connect Ci$es and s$mulate the exchange of knowledge and experience • Focus on the ‘Next Genera$on’ of planners: ‘innocence’ is much more effec$ve than ‘seniority’ • Offer Young Planning Professionals the opportunity to travel, to interact and to gain experience in other ci$es. What the role of urban planners and designers in the present age of smart ci$es? That is to take a more ac$ve posi$on.

What can we learn from other professionals, like doctors, actors and chefs? That is to take a more ac$ve posi$on. >>

What is our role in addressing urban challenges and contribu$ng to urban solu$ons? That is to take a more ac$ve posi$on. Thank you for your amen$on. I suggest we meet again in Durban 12-16 September, ‘The Ci$es We Have vs. The Ci$es We Need’