ISOCARP Congress “Livable Cities – Urbanising World”, 24-28 October 2011, Wuhan/China

Keynote speakers from/on UN Habitag, Amsterdam New Structural Plan, ISOCARP, ...

The 2011 ISOCARP Congress will explore different aspects of urban liveability vis-à-vis the challenges that cities and towns are faced with as the growing urbanisation continues to evolve. The main topics are:

• implementing low carbon urban environment;
• building sustainable networks;
• transportation networks – making sustainable transportation a reality;
• heritage and environment: retro and reuse in transition;
• regions and hinterland looking towards liveable environment

For a detailed congress programme and registration information see www.isocarp.org

INTA Congress “Exit, Voice, Loyalty/Metropolises: development strategies and alliances”, 6-10 November 2011, Lyon & Grenoble, France

Invited by two French regional metropolises, Grand Lyon and Grenoble Alpes Metropole, INTA35 will question the development strategies of these intermediate territories. Often their plans are not adequate to face the challenges of the global economy; regional metropolises are in need of innovative instruments and policies to make their development process more effective. As part of the INTA on-going debates on change and transformation of the urban development process, our 35th Congress is a unique occasion to confront the worldwide experiences and practices of regional metropolises in delivering a higher level of welfare for their inhabitants, to better understand the dynamics at work, to reduce the uncertainty to change, and to respond pragmatically to questions vis-à-vis the future.

Information and registration: http://www.inta35.org/en

Aspern – Vienna’s Urban Lakeside – many activities at one of Europe’s biggest urban development projects

Over the next 20 years, one of the biggest European urban development projects will emerge in Vienna’s 22nd municipal district – aspern Vienna’s Urban Lakeside. After numerous preparatory activities – ranging from master plan and brand development to the completion of the EIA for the south-western zone of the Urban Lakeside – the first construction activities for aspern commenced last year with the extension of the U2 Underground line and earthworks for the central lake.

More information on workstyle & lifestyle, shaping & investing, vision and activities at http://www.aspern-seestadt.at/en