Positioning Planning in the Global Crises
An International Conference on Urban & Regional Planning
to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary
of Planning Education in Indonesia
Bandung, Indonesia
November 12-13, 2009
This
International Conference aims to bring together researchers,
scientists, and students to exchange and share their experiences, new
ideas, and research results about all aspects of Urban, Regional
Planning, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the
solutions adopted.
Call for Papers
One
of the most pressing issues affecting world population is the changing
climate which has brought about detrimental impacts in water
availability, agricultural production, pests and diseases as well as
has created natural disasters in many parts of the world. Ironically,
the changing climate is a product of modern civilization supported by
capitalism. Although many nations have realized urgency of the
situations, significant global actions to avoid environmental
catastrophes with complex economic and social consequences have not
been materialized yet.
When
many nations are still navigating themselves in the alarming
environmental situation, capitalist world has been shaken by
unexpected economic crisis originated from the US. Given the
interconnected world economy, the crisis has bitten many parts of the
capitalist world. Despite financial and economic stimulation
implemented in many countries, recovery will unlikely to occur soon.
Shrinking growth will reduce living standards. For developing
countries, it might deepen poverty.
These crises
have called for a greater attention of policy makers, scholars and concerned
communities. Furthermore, they require immediate and effective
collaborative actions internationally and locally. Long term perspectives and
short term solutions should be tailored and then
implemented effectively. Although alternative solutions seem to be
understood, effective collaborative global actions remain uncertain
given significant conflicting interest among nations. This situation
has endangered sustainable development, dimmed the prospect of poverty
alleviation. It will affect development at the national, regional and
local levels. Consequently, it has given rise to questions need to be
addressed:
* What
is the prospect of our global environment? Do we need to redefine
sustainable development? Do we have alternatives for better
environment? How can planning contribute to realization of the
alternatives?
* How
can planning contribute to recovery from and adjustment to the current
economic crisis as well as avoid unintended consequences of capitalist
development in the future?
* What
are strategic planning agendas at the national, regional and local
level for adjusting to the current global crises? How can the agendas
be institutionalized to assure their realization? what lesson can be
distilled from the current crises for planning education and research
in developed and less developed countries?
This
International Conference on Urban, Regional Planning is seek to know
the answer of the question by providing forum for the presentation of
new advances and research results in the fields of theoritical,
experimental, and applied Urban, Regional Planning. The conference will
bring together leading researchers, and scientists in the domain of
interest forum around the domain of interest from around the world.
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.sappk.itb.ac.id/ppgc/
Kind regards,
Delik Hudalah
Peizerweg 47B, 9726 JD Groningen, the Netherlands
Mobile: +31 (0)64 707 9632; Phone: +31 (0)50 364 1367/ +31 (0)50 363 8289
email: d.hudalah[at]gmail[dot]com
