Centre for Urban Excellence
ISOCARP Institute The International Society of City and Regional Planners CONTENTS
Governance 04
Our History 05
Our Vision and Objectives 06
‘’By far the greatest and most Organisational Structure admirable form of wisdom 07 is that needed to plan and beautify cities and Services and Capabilities 08 human communities’’ Our Projects 10 - Socrates Partnerships and Collaborations 16
Our Team 19
(Photo: Unsplash/Ryoji Iwata) GOVERNANCE ISOCARP Institute BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR HISTORY 05 04
DANIELE VETTORATO DIDIER VANCUTSEM MARTIN DUBBELING Founding of ISOCARP 1965 Founded as a global non-profit association of experienced professionals from academia, governmental organisations and private consultancies. Highly qualified Service delivery urban and regional planners from various currently sectors aim at mutual cooperation and world-wide networking in order to ISOCARP Institute implements activities facilitate the improvement of our cities which so far have been developed within Daniele Vettorato (Italy) leads Didier Vancutsem (Germany/ Martin Dubbeling (The and territories through research, planning ISOCARP organisation, such as: UPATs and YPPs. The expertise of the worldwide a research team in urban and Belgium) is an international Netherlands) is an urban practice, education and training. ISOCARP members from ISOCARP is utilised to make regional energy systems in the consultant in Urban and planner and urban designer is officially recognised by the Council of use of the already existing knowledge base. institute for Renewable Energy Regional Planning, Landscape specialised in sustainable Europe, UN-Habitat and United Nations. at EURAC Research, based in Planning, Infrastructure and urban design. In 2013 he Bolzano, Italy. He holds a PhD Environmental Management founded Connecting Cities, from the University of Trento, with 25 years research and office for research, consultancy, focused on sustainable energy planning experience, based design and communication in cities and regions. Daniele in Munich and has degrees in in sustainable urban and has co-authored over 50 City and Regional Planning, regional planning. Martin is an publications cited over 150 times Landscape Architecture and active and senior practitioner and has been invited as lecturer Regional management. He in spatial planning, urban Founding of ISOCARP Institute 2016 Foundation profile Foundation Foundation profile Foundation and speaker in more than 50 is professor at the Brussels planning, landscape architecture Established in 2016 as a foundation, events, trainings and universities University Faculty of and the environment in the the ISOCARP Institute - Centre for Urban courses. He worked in Brazil, Architecture. He has gained Netherlands and internationally. Excellence - is the practice-centred research Chile, Cambodia, Kenya, professional experience Furthermore, he is one of the spin-off of the International Society of Mozambique, UAE, Russia, worldwide, e.g. as expert for authors of the award winning City and Regional Planners. The focus ISOCARP Institute ISOCARP Institute China. Daniele coordinates the EU, in the elaboration of and best-selling books lies on project-based work as well as the a research team of 20 national strategies for urban ‘Sustainable Urban Design, facilitation of activities which benefit from professionals @EURAC research, development, in regional Perspectives and Examples’ and contribute to the extensive membership has been project manager in strategies and abroad (Africa, (2005) and ‘Sustainable base of ISOCARP, including the development several EU co-funded project Russia, Asia), and on the local Urban Design, The Next Step’ of global capacity development, training and is technical and scientific level. He is involved in different (2010). As Vice President and and educational programmes with and for coordinator of two Smart City European and international Programme Manager of the members. and Communities Light house research projects. As past Urban Planning Advisory Teams projects in Europe (total budget Secretary General of ISOCARP, (UPATs) of ISOCARP (2010- over 50M€). he is now responsible for 2018), he organised several project management at the UPAT workshops all over the ISOCARP Institute. world. INTRODUCTION OUR VISION AND OBJECTIVES 07 06
The Institute is initiated as a world-class knowledge bank and think tank for planning excellence which empowers individuals, organisations and institutions to achieve better human settlements. Constitution SOCIETY OF MEMBERS Individuals and Institutional Awards With over five decades of During the past fifty years, ISOCARP Annual General Meeting accumulated knowledge and has successfully organised annual expertise manifested in both our international congresses receiving World members and within the society, numerous papers, articles and Scientific Committee Planning ISOCARP initiated ISOCARP Institute contributions, thus accruing a Congresses as a research spin-off for generating wealth of knowledge. Furthermore, and disseminating knowledge for ISOCARP has initiated many Executive Committee better cities and territories. international workshops, regional Board Publications seminars as well as training sessions with and for young and The Institute’s prime objectives senior planning professionals and include strengthening cross-border has published numerous reports collaboration globally; upholding Head Office Planetary & and articles in the annual Review. professional excellence in planning; Social Media With this legacy, ISOCARP has offering trainings advancing accumulated the resources, skills sustainable planning; increasing and deep-rooted know-how awareness of major development UPATs central to support and exchange trends and promoting best practices; Board of Directors YPPs knowledge with the ISOCARP all while serving as an “Urban Think Consultancy Foundation profile Foundation Institute, the Centre for Urban Tank” facilitating the generation Excellence. We are committed and dissemination of knowledge for to knowledge generation, better cities. EU & Global documentation and dissemination Projects of research and projects advancing Practice Research Academy ISOCARP Institute the future of sustainable urban regions. Summer Schools, Trainings INSTITUTE Webinars The Institute’s core function is to design and deliver capacity building and continuing education programmes to individuals, organisations and institutions; conduct research and promote knowledge transfer; as well as offer advice and short-term consultancy services to government, non- government and international bodies worldwide. ISOCARP Institute Foundation profile 08 Research 1 Service professionals. strong network ofacademic exchange,academic and Projects, publications, work onEUResearch throughcommunity our to theurbanresearch We contribute actively CAPABILITIES AND SERVICES BASED RESEARCH,PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION &EXPERT ADVISORY. ADVANCING THE FUTUREOFURBANDEVELOPMENT THROUGH EVIDENCE- Service 3 Service Academy education. seminars, and online Professionals Programme, our YoungPlanning representatives through professionals andpublic network and train young we facilitate ourvast Academy,the ISOCARP Through ournewbranch, generation. over 55years ofknowledge and review, buildingupon (UPATs), technical assistance TeamsAdvisory Planning including theUrban ofprogrammes,a variety private institutionsthrough We publicand support Service 2 Service Practice
Notes 09 ISOCARP Institute Foundation profile OUR PROJECTS OUR PROJECTS WORLDWIDE ACTIVITIES RESEARCH-BASED PROJECTS 11 10
EU Project | HORIZON 2020 EU Project | HORIZON 2020 +CityxChange ThinkNature +CityxChange is a smart city project granted In order to achieve more sustainable and funding by the European Union’s Horizon resilient societies, Nature-Based Solutions are 2020 research and innovation programme. an important topic on the EU Research and It brings the two aspiring Lighthouse Cities Innovation policy agenda. The ThinkNature Trondheim (NO) and Limerick (IE) together project is part of Horizon 2020, the EU with their distinguished Follower Cities Alba Framework Programme for Research and Iulia (RO), Pisek (CZ), Võru (EST), Smolyan (BG) Innovation and has received funding under and Sestao (ES), to underline their ambition grant agreement No 730338. The objective of to achieve sustainable urban ecosystems that the ThinkNature project is the development of a have zero emissions and establish a 100% platform that supports the understanding and renewable energy city-region by 2050. promotion of Nature-Based Solutions.
STRELKA Project 16 PROJECT & ACTIVITIES 85 COUNTRIES Integral Guidelines for Urban Territories Foundation profile Foundation Foundation profile Foundation Advancing the future of urban development With an outreach of 85 countries, ISOCARP Institute The ‘Integral Guidelines for Urban Territories - A through evidence-based research, professional participates in a variety of external projects under set of principles for the integrated development education & expert advisory different programmes (UN-Habitat, European Union), and collaborates with world renowned of urban areas’ is a guidance document published by STRELKA KB, Moscow, in December ISOCARP Institute ISOCARP Institute organisations such as, World Health Organisation, United Nations, etc. Main topics offered through 2018, aiming to define the main approaches to design the development of residential and 40% Research our research projects, professional educations and expert advisory team, encompass a wide range mixed-use areas for Russia, in correspondence of fields related to urban development; such as with the needs and demands of residents, while 30% Academy Inclusive Cities, Urban Governance, Migration taking into account the peculiar characteristics and Refugees in Urban Areas, Urban Culture and of development in Russian cities and the best 30% Practice Heritage, Urban and Spatial Planning and Design, international practices in the transformation Public Space, Informal Sector, Urban Resilience, of the urban environment. ISOCARP Institute Housing, Smart Cities, etc. conducted its review by facilitating the knowledge of international experts. OUR PROJECTS URBAN PLANNING ADVISORY TEAM 12 13
The goal of UPATs is to mobilise the extensive planning expertise of ISOCARP members in order to assist cities and regions with their projects, programmes, and policies on spatial planning, urban design and placemaking. UPATs are organised on demand, comprising both senior and junior planners, and they present their advisory in a dedicated report and/or Plan Magazine. Placemaking Week Wuhan – CHINA
PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: Design Charrettes, Consultancy Projects, Studio Workshops, Foundation profile Foundation
City-lab profile Foundation
Revitalisation of the heritage area CAPACITY BUILDING: Guangzhou – CHINA Trainings, Field Workshops ISOCARP Institute RESEARCH AND CAPACITY ISOCARP Institute BUILDING: Makeathon Workshops
REPORTS AND MAGAZINES: Publications and visibility
Financial cooperation models for urban transformation Durban – SOUTH AFRICA OUR PROJECTS YOUNG PLANNING PROFESSIONALS - ACADEMY 15 14
International Young Planning Professionals’ Workshops (YPP) National and Regional Young Planning Professionals’ Workshops (NR-YPP) Young Planning Professionals’ Network
Established in 1991 through a partnership with UNESCO, the YPP is an educational programme, which aims at providing young
Foundation profile Foundation and ambitious planners, under the age of 35, with an opportunity to learn new professional skills, to gain valuable work experiences in an multicultural and multi-stakeholder Brief, intensive group exercises on urban planning and design environment, and to network. ISOCARP Institute Tackling real-life planning challenges in the host city Led by experienced ISOCARP members and local tutors Meet peers from ISOCARP’s global network PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS Established partnerships 17
16 WORLDWIDE ACTIVITIES through EU projects and international training
BENEFITING FROM 55 YEARS OF WORLDWIDE ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS FROM ISOCARP
International trainings In the past fifty years, ISOCARP has established partnerships, among others, with UN and EU bodies, and international events around the world. ISOCARP Institute keeps benefiting from the already established organisational partnerships. More partnerships have been established while participating in common projects in the EU and globally while the Institute keeps investing in its global and diverse urban expertise in making a cooperation a success. Foundation profile Foundation Foundation profile Foundation ISOCARP Institute ISOCARP Institute
Formal consultative ISOCARP is accredited Officially recognised status as a recognised as an NGO by the as an accredited NGO Non-Governmental United Nations with consultative organisation with status with the UNESCO Council of Europe
Representations Consortium partners ISOCARP INSTITUTE TEAM 19 18 THIS TEAM WORKS FOR YOU
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Laan van Meerdervoort 70 Tel: +31 (70) 346 2654 3rd floor, Room 3.14 Email: [email protected] 2517 AN, The Hague The Netherlands Foundation profile Foundation Foundation profile Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS + STAFF Who are the ISOCARP Institute staff members? ISOCARP Institute ISOCARP Institute Federico Aili Sindi Haxhija Tjark Gall Federico joined the ISOCARP Sindi became part of ISOCARP Institute Tjark joined the ISOCARP Head Office Head Office in September 2018 in March 2019. She is currently mainly in September 2018. In December, he and worked on the EU project contributing to the EU Horizon 2020 shifted to the ISOCARP Institute and Think-Nature, the YPP Programme, project, +CityxChange, and further works on the EU Horizon 2020 project as well as research and publica- works on a variety of other projects +CityxChange as well as various tions. He joined ISOCARP Institute and proposals. administrative and design tasks. as project manager in January 2020.
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