Just out: The first of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s centenary papers in the Planning Horizons series. Thinking Spatially: Why places need to be at the heart of policy-making in the twenty-first century. Illustrated, closely-argued and fully referenced, the paper shows that by thinking spatially the connections and the solutions to the challenges become more apparent. The central message – a call to action for everyone involved in public policy – is that policy needs to be more integrated and strategic through a better understanding of the differences between places.

If you are looking for something to explain planning to non-specialists, the Royal Town Planning Institute has two new resources you can use!

  • ‘Worldwide Value of Planning’ is an eight-page illustrated booklet showing the difference that planning can make, with examples drawn from all over the world Download [pdf, 7MB]

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Thinking Spatially: Why places need to be at the heart of policy-making in the twenty-first century
Just out: The first of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s centenary papers in the Planning Horizons series. Thinking Spatially: Why places need to be at the heart of policy-making in the twenty-first century. Illustrated, closely-argued and fully referenced, the paper shows that by thinking...Read More
Conclusions from the Latvian Presidency team in the field of territorial cohesion and urban matters
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The 7th World Urban Forum
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International Young Planning Professionals Award (YPPA), 2014, 1st-8th September, Tours, France
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Second ESPON 2013 Scientific Report
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ECTP-CEU at World Urban Forum 7 in Medellin.
During the World Urban Forum 7 in Medellin, both Lluís Brau and Joris Scheers will (re)present the ECTP with presentations on the memorandum of understanding between UN-Habitat and ECTP and on the European Charter. Follow them on Twitter @scheerjo> More info <Read More
The 7th World Urban Forum
The 7th World Urban Forum ( WUF ) will be held in Medellin (Colombia) from 5 to 11 April 2014.The WUFs are the biggest events centred around human habitat . These are biannual events organized by UN-HABITAT, where meet and discuss governments, local authorities, NGOs , financial groups, academics,...Read More
The future of globalized Spatial Planning
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World Town Planning Day 2016 International online conference
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SEISMIC scoping paper
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Spatial planning: 16th session of the CEMAT and 97th meeting of the Senior Officials of the CEMAT, Nafplion, Greece, 16-17 June 2014
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Deregulation in Poland
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Excellence in Planning Education: Local, European & Global Perspective
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Young Planners 2014
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Mihai
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from RTPI: Place, Poverty and Inequality
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Conclusions of the SOPHIE project are available
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Orbituary for Guus Franken April 2016
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2015 WTPD Online Conference Recordings
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RIP Sir Peter Hall
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ECTP-CEU Young Planners Workshop 2015: e-book released
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New Use / New Move : Land Use and Mobility
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World Town Planning Day 2015
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Giuseppe Campos Venuti
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Max Fabiani Award
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International symposium /Enhancing spatial efficiency in urbanized areas
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Lluis Brau passes away
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In Memoriam – Prof. Dr. Jef. Van den Broeck (1940-2019)
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