About ISOCARP
ISOCARP is a global association of experienced professional planners. It was founded in 1965 in a bid to bring together recognised and highly qualified planners in an international network. The ISOCARP network consists of both individual and institutional members of more than 70 countries all over the world.
ISOCARP is a non-governmental organisation recognized by the UN, UNCHS and the Council of Europe and has a formal consultative status with UNESCO.
The objectives of ISOCARP include the improvement of planning practice through the creation of a global and active network of planners. ISOCARP encourages the exchange between planners, promotes the profession in all aspects, stimulates research, improves education and training, increases information and awareness on major planning issues.
City and Regional Planners act in spatial processes and are consultants to key decision-makers. Their task is to propose or support spatial interventions and plans on behalf of the society in general or specific actors. Planners combine knowledge, science, design and strategy and are used to work in joint ventures and multi-disciplinary teams.
The association’s main event is the annual congress, which focuses on an international planning theme. The congress takes place in a different country every year, preferably on a different continent. ISOCARP also organises smaller scale seminars and publishes reports and other professional documents. It is represented at major international planning events.
ISOCARP Executive Committee
President
Pierre Laconte (Belgium)
Secretary General
Pablo Vaggione (Spain)
Vice President/Treasurer
Manfred Schrenk (Austria)
Vice Presidents
Elias Beriatos (Greece)
Jim Colman (Australia)
Ismael Fernández Mejía (Mexico)
Paolo La Greca (Italy)
Zeynep Merey Enlil (Turkey)
Executive Director
Judy van Hemert (The Netherlands)
Contact address:
P.O.Box 983
2501 CZ The Hague, The Netherlands
Phone: +31-70 346 2654
Fax: +31-70 361 7909
isocarp@isocarp.org
ISOCARP Congresses:
Four Decades of Knowledge Creation and Sharing
| 1965 – Amsterdam, Holland | The Position of The Netherlands in a Uniting Europe |
| 1966 – Coimbra, Portugal | Urban Development in the Region |
| 1967 – Lyon, France | Text Programme of ISOCARP |
| 1969 – Dusseldorf, Germany | Integration of Public Transport in Town Planning Policy |
| 1970 – Aix-en-Provence, France | Education of the Planner |
| 1971 – Antwerp, Belgium | Physical and Economic Planning |
| 1972 – Gothenberg, Sweden | Visual Qualities of the Built-Up Environment |
| 1973 – Zurich, Switzerland | Integration and Segregation in Urban Land Activities |
| 1974 – Munich, Germany | Urban Planning and Political Decisions |
| 1975 – Edinburgh, Scotland | Planning for Our Inheritance |
| 1976 – Helsinki, Finland | Demands on Land |
| 1977 – Athens, Greece | Change and Urban Structure |
| 1978 – Montreal, Canada | Evolution of Urban and Regional Planning |
| 1979 – Strasbourg, France | France Planning and Energy |
| 1980 – Tunis, Tunisia | Planning and Education |
| 1981 – Stockholm, Sweden | Renaissance of the City. How? |
| 1982 – Istanbul, Turkey | Habitat for All: What is the Solution? |
| 1983 – Amsterdam, Holland | Implementation of Planning: The Partners |
| 1984 – Braga, Portugal | Implementation of Planning: Agents of Action |
| 1985 – Berlin, Germany | Implementation of Planning: Non Governmental Actions |
| 1986 – Paris, France | Research for Urban Planning Practice |
| 1987 – New Delhi, India | Shelter for the Homeless |
| 1988 – Taormina, Italy | Urban and Metropolitan Peripheries |
| 1989 – Basel, Switzerland | Communication Technology and Mobility |
| 1990 – Warsaw, Poland | The Environment and the City |
| 1991 – Guadalajara, Mexico | Planning for Leisure: The Challenge of Tourism |
| 1992 – Cordoba, Spain | Cultural Identities |
| 1993 – Glasgow, Scotland | Cities, Regions and Well-Being |
| 1994 – Prague, Czech Republic | Expanding Demands on Planning |
| 1995 – Sydney, Australia | Planning for Rapid Urban Change |
| 1996 – Jerusalem, Israel | Migration and the Global Economy |
| 1997 – Ogaki, Japan | Risk Assessment and Management |
| 1998 – Azores, Portugal | Planning for Land and Water |
| 1999 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany | The Future of Industrial Regions |
| 2000 – Cancun, Mexico | People’s Empowerment in Planning |
| 2001 – Utrecht, Holland | Planning in the Information Age |
| 2002 – Athens, Greece | The pulsar Effect in urban Planning |
| 2003 – Cairo, Egypt | Planning in a More Globalised and Competitive World |
| 2004 – Geneva, Switzerland | Management of Urban Regions |
| 2005 – Bilbao, Spain | Making Spaces for the Creative Economy |
| 2006 – Istanbul, Turkey | Cities between Integration and Disintegration |
| 2007 – Antwerp, Belgium | Urban Trialogues – Co-productive Ways to relate Visioning and strategic urban Projects |
| 2008 – Dalian, China | Urban Growth Without Sprawl |