12TH BIENNIAL OF EUROPEAN TOWNS AND TOWN PLANNERS PARIS 27-29 JUNE 2017 - Call for Contributions

The European Council of Spatial Planners is organising with the City of Paris and the Plaine Commune the XIIth Biennial on the theme of "Cities and the Olympic Games, what benefits for the territories and their populations over the long term? "

This theme will be presented at an opening plenary with:
- representatives of Plaine Commune and Paris,
- Alfonso Vegara, Spatial planner and President of the Fondation Métropoli, President of the 2017-2018 European Urban And Regional Planning Awards,
- Joris Scheers, President of the European Council of Spatial Planners.

The workshops of the biennial will allow exchanges on

1- feedback from the European cities that hosted the Olympic Games
or cities that have finally abandoned their candidacy

2- Elements of perspectives will also address the following themes:
Urbanity
Social cohesion
Governance
Values, identity, image
Environmental awareness
Economic competitiveness

The XII European Biennial of European Towns and Town Planners will bring key elements of understanding and the challenges that candidate cities must meet in order to make the organization of the Games an urban and social success.

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Appel à Contributions pour Les Ateliers et pour l’Exposition : infos en français

The Biennial dedicated website, with registration facility will be open end March.

EUROPEAN CHARTER ON PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
ECTP-CEU is proud to announce the signature of the European Charter on Participatory Democracy by

MR DAMIEN CASTELAIN, PRÉSIDENT DE LA MÉTROPOLE EUROPÉENNE DE LILLE

The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by Mr Damien Castelain, Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille, in Lille, on March 3rd 2017.
La Charte de la démocratie participative dans les processus d’aménagement du territoire a été signée par Mr Damien Castelain, Président de la Métropole Européenne de Lille, le 3 Mars 2017 à Lille.

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