Why can't the future be more like the past?
The conference theme enables us all to reflect upon and celebrate the history of planning and planning education since the Department was founded. However, the main focus is on how the lessons from the past can be used to deal with the many challenges and opportunities facing planning and planners in the future.
The congress will follow the well established pattern of plenary sessions, parallel track sessions and mobile workshop.
Congress Tracks
Track 1 Planning theory
Track 2 European territorial co-operation and cohesion policy
Track 3 Planning education
Track 4 Global challenges for local and regional development
Track 5 Planning in multicultural societies
Track 6 Participation and governance
Track 7 Housing: growth and regeneration
Track 8 Planning and law
Track 9 Urban design and physical form
Track 10 Transport planning and policy
Track 11 Climate change and planning
Track 12 Culture, heritage and spatial planning
Track 13 Planning for rural areas
Track 14 Environmental planning and resource management
Track 15 Planning history
Track 16 Planning and energy
Track 17 Planning and complexity
