This glossary was compiled mainly with officials and professionals involved with spatial developed in mind, but is also addressed to anyone interested in territorial development policy.
Drawn up by the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning (CEMAT) of the Council of Europe, it was presented at the conference entitled “Networks for sustainable spatial development of the European continent: Bridges over Europe”, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2006.

Principalement destiné aux responsables et aux professionnels de l’aménagementdu territoire, ainsi qu’aux représentants de la société civile, ce glossaire s’adresse également à toutes les personnes intéressées par les politiques de développement territorial.
Elaboré par le Comité de hauts fonctionnaires de la Conférence Européenne des Ministres responsables de l’Aménagement du Territoire (CEMAT) du Conseil de l’Europe, il a été présenté lors de la 14e session de la conférence «Des réseaux pour le développement territorial durable du continent européen : des ponts à travers l’Europe», qui s’est déroulée à Lisbonne, Portugal,en 2006.

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This Declaration – which was presented on 12/10/2020 during a webinar – seeks to harness the creative power and technical expertise of spatial planners in tackling the social and economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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RE-START- EUROPE
SUMMARY

ECTP-CEU 2020 declaration for an inclusive and just post-covid future for all communities

1. This Re-START-Europe declaration sets out the principles to deliver Europe from the crisis created by Covid-19, by harnessing the power of spatial planning for a Just Recovery across Europe underpinned by a wider agenda for Resilience, Renewal and Growth.
2. Covid-19 is accelerating trends and creating new trajectories that are re-shaping our towns and cities. Revitalised Spatial Planning is needed to manage the new economic geography of Europe being created by new business practices, home working and more localised and diversified supply chains. A return to“Business as Usual”trends and policies will threaten the foundations of economies and societies all across Europe.
3. The future for Europe must not be paralysed by the radical uncertainty it faces. Covid- 19 has created the risk of sustained economic recession. Europe must act with urgency, resetting the goals and practices for a healthy and planned Europe, creating jobs and mobilising investment. We need to restart the European Spirit that has flowered over the last 70 years by facing up to the crises created by human conflict and natural disasters.
4. Re-START-Europe will help deliver on its long-standing ambition for a more sustainable future with the commitment of the planning profession to ensuring policy is evidence-based, and not ideologically driven. In doing so, it builds on the Charter of European Planning and the European Charter on Participatory Democracy.
5. Re-START-Europe requires all nations to seize the opportunity to reset Europe on a more sustainable trajectory shaped by our shared values, and not by unfettered markets, by:
   • Re-committing to the principles of the UNHABITAT New Urban Agenda for the well-being of its citizens, sustaining vital ecosystems, and tackling climate change;
   • Setting explicit sustainability targets in line with the principle of the 10-Year Outcomes Frameworks, embodied in the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals and with the New Leipzig Charter;
   • Rebalancing power and wealth to avoid unrest and the erosion of respect for governments, be it local, regional or national, in order to create a just and equitable Europe;
   • Creating more resilient urban systems and more vigilant in risk assessments by strengthened spatial planning, so European communities are better prepared for future economic shocks.
6. Re-START-Europe is built around Territorial Impact Assessments (TIA) and embeds spatial planning practices at all levels of territorial and sectoral governance in order to:
   • Create resilience in Europe’s economic base by re-building Europe’s manufacturing economy;
   • Contain urban densities to sustainable levels;
   • Shorten and diversify supply chains and capitalise on its R&D strengths;
   • Develop the foundational economy and the greater empowerment of communities;
   • Decarbonise energy and industrial systems;
   • Enhance connectivity within regions and beyond to marginalised communities; and
   • Value ecosystems, especially public space, and reverse losses in biodiversity.
7. Re-START-Europe requires all the nations of Europe to make urgent change in the scale and direction of policy:
   • Renewing existing commitments to zero-carbon transport and energy networks;
   • Scaling up existing programmes to rebalance the economies of Europe; and
   • Creating new initiatives for sectors and communities particularly affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

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ECTP-CEU a approuvé lors de sa dernière Assemblée Générale la Déclaration «RE-START-EUROPE» pour un avenir post-Covid inclusif et juste pour toutes les communautés.

Cette déclaration – qui a été présentée le 10/12/2020 lors d’un webinaire – vise à exploiter le pouvoir créatif et l’expertise technique des planificateurs spatiaux pour faire face à la crise sociale et économique créée par la pandémie Covid-19.

En voici le résumé

ALLER VERS UNE RE-NAISSANCE DE L’EUROPE
RESUME

Déclaration ECTP-CEU 2020 pour un avenir post-Covid inclusif et juste pour toutes les communautés

1. Cette déclaration Re-START-Europe définit les principes qui permettront à l’Europe de sortir de la crise créée suite à la pandémie de Covid-19, en exploitant la puissance de l’aménagement du territoire pour une reprise juste dans toute l’Europe, soutenue par un programme plus large de résilience, de renouveau et de croissance.
2. Covid-19 accélère les tendances et crée de nouvelles trajectoires qui remodèlent nos villes. Un aménagement du territoire revitalisé est nécessaire pour gérer la nouvelle géographie économique de l’Europe créée par de nouvelles pratiques commerciales, le travail à domicile et des chaînes d’approvisionnement plus localisées et diversifiées. Un retour aux tendances et aux politiques du “business as usual” menacera les fondements des économies et des sociétés dans toute l’Europe.
3. L’avenir de l’Europe ne doit pas être paralysé par l’incertitude radicale à laquelle elle est confrontée. La crise économique a créé le risque d’une récession économique durable. L’Europe doit agir de toute urgence, en redéfinissant les objectifs et les pratiques pour une Europe saine et planifiée, en créant des emplois et en mobilisant les investissements. Nous devons relancer l’esprit européen qui a fleuri au cours des 70 dernières années en faisant face aux crises créées par les conflits humains et les catastrophes naturelles.
4. Re-START-Europe contribuera à la réalisation de son ambition de longue date pour un avenir plus durable grâce à l’engagement de la profession d’urbaniste pour faire en sorte que les politiques soient fondées sur des données probantes et non sur des considérations idéologiques. Ce faisant, il s’appuie sur la Charte européenne de l’urbanisme et la Charte européenne de la démocratie participative.
5. Re-START-Europe exige de toutes les nations qu’elles saisissent l’occasion de remettre l’Europe sur une trajectoire plus durable, façonnée par nos valeurs communes et non par des marchés sans entraves :
   • en s’engageant à nouveau à respecter les principes du nouvel agenda urbain de l’ONU-HABITAT pour le bien-être de ses citoyens, la préservation des écosystèmes vitaux et la lutte contre le changement climatique ;
   • en fixant des objectifs de durabilité explicites, conformément au principe des cadres de résultats décennaux, repris dans les objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies pour 2030 et dans la nouvelle charte de Leipzig ;
   • en rééquilibrant le pouvoir et la richesse pour éviter les troubles et l’érosion du respect des gouvernements, qu’ils soient locaux, régionaux ou nationaux, afin de créer une Europe juste et équitable ;
   • en créant des systèmes urbains plus résistants et plus vigilants dans l’évaluation des risques grâce à une planification spatiale renforcée, afin que les communautés européennes soient mieux préparées aux futurs chocs économiques.
6. Re-START-Europe est construit autour des Evaluations d’Impact Territorial (EIT) et intègre les pratiques d’aménagement du territoire à tous les niveaux de gouvernance territoriale et sectorielle afin de :
   • créer une résilience dans la base économique de l’Europe en reconstruisant l’économie manufacturière de l’Europe ;
   • contenir les densités urbaines à des niveaux durables ;
   • de raccourcir et de diversifier les chaînes d’approvisionnement et de capitaliser sur ses atouts en matière de R&D ;
   • développer l’économie de base et une plus grande autonomie des communautés ;
   • décarboniser l’énergie et les systèmes industriels ;
   • améliorer la connectivité au sein des régions et au-delà des communautés marginalisées ; et
   • valoriser les écosystèmes, en particulier l’espace public, et inverser les pertes de biodiversité.
7. Re-START-Europe exige de toutes les nations d’Europe qu’elles changent d’urgence l’échelle et l’orientation de leurs politiques :
   • en renouvelant les engagements existants en faveur des réseaux de transport et d’énergie sans carbone ;
   • en intensifiant les programmes existants pour rééquilibrer les économies européennes ; et
   • en créant de nouvelles initiatives pour les secteurs et les communautés particulièrement touchés par la crise du Covid-19.

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L’article 2019 – ECTP-CEU Manifesto on Airports and Cities est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

These Guidelines on Professional Competencies and the Code of Conduct were approved by the 2017 General Assembly of the ECTP-CEU at its Autumn meeting in Leuven. These Guidelines were prepared after research by the ECTP-CEU Working Group members Dominique Lancrenon, Philippe Doucet, Noel Riordan, Paulo Correia, and Henk van der Kamp (chair).

An extensive consultation with member associations and AESOP was organised during the process.

ECTP-CEU October 2017

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L’article 2017 – Guidelines on professional competences in Spatial Planning est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

Energy and Spatial Planning – A Practical Guide for Planners

The SPECIAL (Spatial Planning for Energy in Communities of All Landscapes) project, funded by Intelligent Energy Europe, is a three year project on integrating spatial planning and energy. The lead partner is the Town and Country Planning Association in the United Kingdom. There are eight partners in the project, all from Town Planning Institutes who are working together to improve the competencies of planners in delivering renewable energy at the local level.

The SPECIAL project has collaborated with the European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP) to create this practical guide to energy and spatial planning. The ECTP has a unique and powerful network of Town Planning Institutes across 22 European countries. The ECTP has added its expertise and experience towards helping produce a guide which will help planners across Europe in their work.

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SPECIAL Project Expert Papers
Part of the legacy of the SPECIAL is a series of six Expert Papers written by six different partners in the project. Five of these papers are already available as downloads. Ranging in topics from Masterplanning and Energy, to Policy frameworks and Transport, the papers are primarily targeted at town planners working at the local level.

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L’article Pan European Guide / SPECIAL est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

The Charter of participatory Democracy was approved at the ECTP-CEU General Assembly, Dublin, October 17th 2015.
This primary vocation of this text is to invite all the actors of the planning processes – including politicians and citizens – to share the values stated in this call for action.

Keeping in mind that:

• All political decisions have direct or indirect impact on spatial planning
• Every planning action is basically a cultural action.
• Every Planning action has an impact on quality of life.
• Spatial planning is relevant to insure access to essential services and exercise of rights.

Participatory democracy has to be used in spatial planning processes as a core value for an advanced and healthy Democracy. The involvement of individuals and communities in the definition of their living spaces is critical.

Participatory Democracy has to be seen as complementary to the representative Democracy and not opposed to it to insure that each individual is concerned especially if he doesn’t feel represented.

Thomas Jefferson, the writer of the American Constitution, stating that the gap between a representative Democracy and tyranny is always tiny, said: “A Democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.”

More than ever, in a changing world and even in the heart of Europe, we have to be aware of the lack of local Democracy which can create strong sentiments of frustration. It is crucial for the future of our European societies based on freedom, human rights and respect for cultural diversity, to make sure that planning processes are fair and respectful of the diversity of opinions and needs.

Luc-Emile BOUCHE-FLORIN
ECTP-CEU Honorary President
Chair of the WG on Participatory Democracy

L’article 2015 – European Charter on Participatory Democracy est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

the Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Mr Rudi Vervoort

 The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by the Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Mr Rudi Vervoort, in Brussels, on April 29th 2016. 
La Charte de la démocratie participative dans les processus d’aménagement du territoire a été signée par Mr Rudi Vervoort, Ministre-Président de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale le 29 Avril 2016 à Bruxelles.

Mrs Hella Dunger-Löper, Elected Plenipotentiary of the Land of Berlin for Federal and European Affairs 
AND MR RAFFAELE CATTANEO, PRESIDENT OF THE COTER AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

The European Charter on Participatory Democracy was signed by Mrs Hella Dunger-Löper, Elected Plenipotentiary of the Land of Berlin for Federal and European Affairs and Mr Raffaele Cattaneo, President of the COTER at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels, on July 4th 2016. 

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.

With a Press Conference on October 6 2017, Mr Carl Devlies, Schepen van financiën en ruimtelijke ordening of City of Leuven signs the European Charter on Participatory Democracy in Spatial Planning Processes

Mr Carl Devlies, Schepen van financiën en ruimtelijke ordening of City of Leuven and Mr Joris Scheers, President ECTP-CEU

On March 1st, 2018, in Gent, Mrs Martine Verhoeve, Gedeputeerde ruimtelijke planning Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen signs the European Charter on Participatory Democracy with Joris Scheers, ECTP-CEU Secretary General and invites all municipalities from the Region to follow.

The Province of East Flanders is the first province to sign the charter and wants to give a clear signal to its partners and to all East Flemish people.Mrs Verhoeve wants to emphasize that participation is becoming the norm, because drawing up plans without at least listening to those involved is no longer possible.

To reinforce the message, the Province calls on all East Flemish cities, municipalities and intermunicipal authorities to follow its example.

Mrs Martine Verhoeve, Gedeputeerde ruimtelijke planning Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen and Mr Joris Scheers, Secretary General ECTP-CEU

On the 3rd of October, 2018, in Gent the 3 municipalities of Deinze, Herzele and Sint-Niklaas signed the European Charter on Participatory Democracy published by the ECTP-CEU.
Mrs Martine Verhoeve, deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flanders already signed the document on March 1st 2018, calling on other East Flemish authorities to do the same.
The Province is pleased these three East Flemish authorities have also embedded the practice of civil participation into their policy. It’s a clear sign that collaborating by participation is a very constructive way to reach many satisfactory goals, because you don’t make plans on your own.
The province definitely hopes that other municipalities from the Region will follow and also engage by signing the European Council of Spatial Planning’s Charter.

Marijke Henne, Joris Scheers, Martine Verhoeve, Jan  Vermeulen and Jan Van Damme

Province of East Flanders
Mrs Martine Verhoeve
deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flander

Sint-Niklaas:
Mrs Marijke Henne
schepen voor stedelijk basisonderwijs en kinderopvang, wonen, inburgering en participatie, stad Sint-Niklaas

Deinze
Mr Jan Vermeulen
Burgemeester stad Deinze

Herzele:
Mr Jan Van DammeMrs Martine Verhoeve, deputy of spatial planning of the Province of East Flanders
schepen van Stedenbouw gemeente Herzele

Mr Joris Scheers, ECTP-CEU Secretary General

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See here the call to all municipalities of the Region Oos-Vlaanderen to sign the European Charter on Participatory Democracy.

L’article Signatures of the European Charter on Participatory Democracy est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

L’article 2013 – Qualification Recognition est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

ECTP-CEU has published the book “A Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe”.This book, an ECTP-CEU initiative, is part of the programme of celebrating the centenary of spatial planning in Europe and was launched at a ceremony held at Barcelona City Hall in April 2013.The publication of this book was made possible thanks to the valuable contribution of 31 papers by 37 colleagues.The different approaches and varied perspectives (theoretical, historical, practical, regional, local) provide diversity and complexity and the rich texture with which it is customary to planners to work.We hope that reading this book will bring you great pleasure.João Texeira

Update July 2020 The book is now available in pdf download !Click here    INTRODUCTIONEdited by João TeixeiraECTP-CEU, the European Council of Spatial Planners, is celebrating the Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe. It is not just a matter of celebrating past achievements: we draw lessons from the past to overcome the problems of today, as we consider the transition to the Ecological Age with its new challenges and new paradigms.For this celebration ECTP-CEU has designed a programme of several initiatives: one of these initiatives is this publication.ECTP-CEU has invited distinguished European Spatial Planners to write about the past, the present and the future of spatial planning. As planning assumes different forms all over Europe, it is important to present different views.The values of spatial planning, the principles, the objectives and future prospects are discussed here from different perspectives. The importance of planning, pitfalls, challenges, opportunities, new topics, paradigms, endeavour, intelligent landscape, strategy, the role of the narrative, humanised planning,  territorial impact and research are all aspects of the new planning discipline – European Spatial Planning – being created by the EU and Members States all over Europe. We also have the local planning perspective and testimony of local practitioners from European regions and cities.This book is compiled from essays written by European spatial planners with very different perspectives on the contribution of spatial planning to the development of Europe over the last 100 years. These perspectives range from the challenges of history to the challenges of the present; from the global to the more focused in terms of place or subject; and from one period of history to another.One of the challenges of this book is the differing views presented by each planner.The most important themes of spatial planning are included in the following papers:Alfonso Vegara and Judith Ryser – ‘Landscape Intelligence’Andreas Faludi – ‘Twentieth Century Foundations of European Planning’Charles Lambert – ‘Planning has become strategic for human race’Cliff Hague – ‘Can planners assess territorial impacts?’Ji?í Hr?za – ‘In Search of the City’João Teixeira – ‘Celebrating the Past and Facing the Future’Louis Albrechts – ‘Pitfalls, Challenges and Opportunities in and for Strategic Spatial Planning’Luc-Emile Bouche-Florin – ‘Awakening landscape awareness: a vector of social and territorial cohesion’                           Manuel da Costa Lobo – ‘Planning the Humanised Space in Europe: From Idealism to Sectoral Competition’Paolo la Greca – ‘New topics and players for research in spatial planning’Patsy Healey – ‘The planning endeavour in the 21st Century’Paulo Correia – ‘Spatial Planning Changes in a World of Changing Paradigms’Philippe Doucet – ‘History reshaping geography: towards borderless territorial development policies?’Ricard Pié and Josep Maria Vilanova – ‘Town Planning and Architecture in the Spaces for Tourism’Thomas Sevcik – ‘The Role of the Narrative in Urban Planning and Identity’Tomasz Ossowicz – ‘Hierarchical vs. network city structure in planning’.Regional and local perspectives are focused in these papers:Borislav Stojkov and Tijana Zivanovic – ‘Implementation of spatial plans in the Balkans’ West: from raw socialist model and self-governance to the period of pluralism and transition’Bo Wijkmark – ‘The Role of the Capital City and Region-Building in North European Countries – the Case of Stock­holm and Observations on the Four Other Nordic Capitals’Elias Beriatos – ‘Maritime and Costal Spatial Planning: Greece in Mediterranean and Southern Europe’George Phedonos – ‘European Spatial Planning and Cyprus’Philippe Brun – ‘Land planning in Switzerland – Visions and realities’Robin Thompson – ‘Planning at the sharp end. A case study in local development and planning regulation’Stefan Slachta and Juraj Silvan – ‘Bratislava, Slovakia: City on the Borders (The Old, Young City)’Zygmunt Ziobrowski – ‘Spatial Planning in Poland’.Historical approaches are included in these papers:Andrej Poga?nik – ‘100 Years of Spatial Planning in Slovenia’Arnold van der Valk – ‘The formative years of the Dutch town planning movement. Programme and practice of good town planning’Fergal MacCabe – ‘Spatial Planning in Ireland 1910- 2010’Gerd Albers – ‘The role of exhibitions for the promotion and development of planning’Joan Caffrey, Enda Conway and Philip Jones – ‘The Development of the Planning Profession in Ireland’Michel Cantal-Dupart – ‘Town Planning: From hygienism to sustainable development’Pierre Puttemans – ‘Town Planning in Belgium’.This classification is not absolute because several papers cover more than one category.This book will provide the reader with a global perspective and a focus on several important subjects (thematic, historical and regional) of spatial planning in Europe and the challenges and opportunities presented by European cities.Alfonso Vegara and Judith Ryser, Andreas Faludi, Charles Lambert, Cliff Hague, João Teixeira, Louis Albrechts, Paolo La Greca, Patsy Healey and Paulo Correia present views on the future of planning.Alfonso Vegara and Judith Ryser give examples of the holistic approach: combining research, innovation and incubation into an integrated, pro-active process, designed to make things happen in co-operation with city leaders, in the real world, without adverse effects on future generations.Andreas Faludi poses a question about European Planning in the 21st century: ‘At the turn of the century, a firm European planning programme existed, with three chief elements: harmonious development; coherence of policies as they affect space; and territorial governance being conducted, not from the top down but in cooperation with stakeholder. With essentially the same elements, territorial cohesion policy could become the vehicle for pursuing it. How this will play itself out in relation to ‘Europe 2020’, successor to the Lisbon Strategy, and the negotiations leading to the post-2013 Financial Framework and cohesion policy remains to be seen.’After an overview of planning over the last century in Europe, Charles Lambert offers seven suggestions:Develop the current definition of the cityCare for the cityAccept the logic of competition between cities and territoriesThink ‘complex’Simplify the cityBe carbon-efficient!Overcome the obstacles of organised ignorance and adopt the creative value of mediation.Cliff Hague defends the Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA) ‘as a way of applying to European policy-making a long-standing (though challenged) planning belief in spatial integration of sectoral investments’. João Teixeira gives a general overview of planning, arts, sciences and technologies around 1900, the turning point in the decades under review. Now with the Limits of Growth and Climate Change new challenges must be faced, new paradigms appear. New theories, models and methodologies will be developed. It is necessary to prepare cities and towns for future generations.Louis Albrechts defends the thesis that ‘European society as a whole has to accept that it lives in a world in which much of what it does and how it does it simply cannot continue (Hames, 2007: 278). Planners in Europe – within an intrinsically changing, transforming social and physical reality in flux – are also called upon to study the forces of change and to look for means and instruments to make alternatives happen. For me, there is ample evidence that the problems and challenges that confront European regions, city-regions and cities cannot be dealt with and managed adequately either on the basis of a neo-conservative perspective or on the basis of the intellectual, technical-legal apparatus and mind-set of traditional planning. This implies that only a pro-active response is appropriate, as it calls for the transformative practices that are needed to cope with the continuing and unabated pace of change driven by (structural) developments and challenges. Transformative practices focus on the structural problems in society; they construct images/visions of a preferred outcome and how to implement them (see Friedmann, 1987)’.Luc-Emile Bouche-Florin points out the links between the quality of life in cities and territories and the landscape as a factor of social and territorial cohesion.Patsy Healey, considering the planning endeavour in the 21st Century suggests three ‘aphorisms’:1.   Know your place!2.   Foster active and inclusive debate!3.   Know your institutional context!And, she says, ‘planning’s contribution to our urban futures lies in helping to create the physical and social fabric in and through which our future lives will be lived, and in helping to grow the governance capacity to form a socio-political ‘public realm’ capable of addressing the complex issues of ‘living together while living differently’ in the everyday flow of urban life’.For Paolo La Greca the issue is ‘to become aware of which role town and regional planning can play to improve the social conditions and face the new big challenges of present time. The discipline of planning is facing radical changes. Planning is turning from an almost exclusive production of plans toward urban and regional sciences and techniques, aimed at promoting the growth of founding territorial values. Sound territorial policies require deep knowledge of places and their differences. Taking this challenge we can list a series of primarily relevant topical issues for new research in planning:Redefine discipline approach to cope with unexpectedThe social and environmental threats in the facing of climate change humanitarian challengesIntegration of Urban and Mobility Planning in European Practices – Transport Oriented Development approachStrategic Environmental Assessment for sustainable planning.’Paulo Correia focuses on the changing paradigms and the role of the planner who ‘must be a scientist … must also be a designer and a visionary … must also be as a political advisor and a mediator … but not least, an urban manager’.Manuel da Costa Lobo reminds us of the message of idealism: ‘… only through idealism and humanism we will be able to bring cities and regional planning to achieve their objectives. The two great civic principles for planning [are]:Respecting NatureLooking for human solidarity’ In a step-by-step analysis of planning evolution Philippe Doucet concludes that ‘History reshapes geography’.Ji?í Hr?za presents an overview of the evolution of a century of urban planning, finding that ‘At the beginning of the 21st century we – as citizens and consistently as urban planners – are trying to find out how our future settlements should look like. We are wondering about Mankind’s ability to cultivate urban environment and our qualification to define the needed measures and steps to it. These efforts – including inevitable errors and their fixing – are not new. They have been looked for since the beginning of permanent human settlements’.Ricard Pié and Josep Maria Vilanova describe the development of links between tourism and planning through history and conclude: ‘In the early twenty-first century, there are two new challenges: to turn the tourist conglomeration on the coasts of Southern European into a city and to include leisure in the post-industrial city debate. ‘Thomas Sevcik concludes: ‘In a world where simple models become more and more useless (as seen in the economist’s failure to anticipate the financial crisis 2008-9) narratives will have a renaissance. Nothing is more powerful than a story. Linking narratives with strategies and planning is an interesting area in contemporary urban planning and is worth being investigated further as some early case studies from around the world show’.Tomasz Ossowicz analyses the hierarchical versus the network city structure in planning. ‘Hierarchical and network structures co-exist and create a pattern for the contemporary city. The question is whether they conflict with or complement each other. In the context of this hypothesis, matters of fragmentation, polycentrism and public spaces are deliberated.’Two contributions are regional approaches to former Yugoslavia. Borislav Stojkov and Tijana Zivanovic compare spatial planning systems and spatial planning documents that were in place after World War II in countries belonging to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, focusing on the connection between spatial planning and the political system, the economy and the social component of the state.  Andrej Poga?nik sketches a history of urban and spatial planning in Slovenia from the 19th century onwards, placing it in a European context.Bo Wijkmark gives a ‘personal reflection by a practitioner in the city and region of Stockholm from the early sixties to the late nineties, with some knowledge of the other Nordic capital regions’. He makes recommendations for the three Scandinavian capitals: ‘build denser cities and accept high-rise buildings in the central districts, expand and modernise the public transport network and pursue transit-oriented development, reinforce and expand restrictions against private car use, construct lanes and paths for cyclists and pedestrians, make better use of waterfront sites for development and public use, and safeguard green and blue areas’.Elias Beriatos ‘aims to investigate the effectiveness of planning instruments and policies launched by the EU in relation to maritime and coastal areas and adopted by the competent public agencies and bodies in Greece and the Mediterranean’.George Phedonos gives a picture of Cyprus planning system.Philippe Brun answers the question: ‘Do the particularities of Switzerland lead this country to follow a land planning process which differs from those of other European countries?’Robin Thompson presents a case study and concludes:‘Over the past century, a major role of spatial planning in Europe has been to mediate between the pressures for growth and development on the one hand and the interests of the environment and of local communities on the other’; ‘…a profound shift in government policy away from the regional and strategic and towards the local and community based.  It is too early to know how effective this shift will be or to know whether many other European countries will show similar tendencies.  There are potentially grave problems attached to the abandonment of a strategic context…’Stefan Slachta and Juraj Silvan give a picture of Bratislava.Zygmunt Ziobrowski provides an overview of spatial planning in Poland last two decades.Arnold van der Valk describes the Dutch town planning movement from1850 to 1950, the history of government policy and the discipline of planning, paying particular attention to their ideals. ‘Spatial planning without ideals can easily be suffocated by bureaucratic routines, unfounded dogmas and empty rhetoric. Thus it may offer an easy target for opportunistic politicians. Spatial planning will never be a docile possession; it is a living social legacy which merits critical scrutiny and re-appreciation’.Gerd Albers brings us, in detail, the foundations of planning in Europe: movements, publications, planning courses and exhibitions.Fergal MacCabe presents the evolution of planning in Ireland and Joan Caffrey, Enda Conway and Philip Jones describe the development of the planning profession in Ireland.Michel Cantal-Dupart explains the long road through the 20th Century, as spatial planning moved towards cultural renaissance and sustainability after the ‘hygienism’/sanitation and functionalist stages.Pierre Puttemans gives us a panorama of the town planning history in Belgium.These different approaches and varied perspectives provide diversity and complexity and the rich texture with which it is customary for planners to work.ECTP-CEU wishes to thank all who contributed to this book.  João Teixeira

L’article 2013 – A Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

The 2013 Barcelona General Assembly of ECTP-CEU approved in April 2013 “The Charter of European Planning”. This combines the Istanbul Addendum with the 2003 New Charter of Athens into a single document.

It retains the core Vision in the 2003 NCA document but made clearer, less time-dated and stronger. It also promotes a more pro-active role for planners in shaping public debate, (e.g. in dealing with the economic role of planning).

It updates the 2003 Charter so that it continues to be relevant to the current and future issues Europe faces which need to be greater weight than they were given in the 2003 Charter (e.g. climate change, regional planning and ecosystems).

It has been renamed The Charter of European Planning because this reflects more clearly its purpose.

This now allows the ECTP-CEU to develop an Action Plan over the next two years in order to implement the Charter. This will be targeted at groups of stakeholders such as our members, the European Union and our national governments, for example, in terms of its implications for metrpolitan planning areas or for planning schools.

In addition it has been agreed to update the Code of Conduct and refer to it in the Charter of European Planners. The existing Code (drafted 25 years ago) is now in need of a review; the revised draft Code of Conduct reflects the update that is required.

Links to all papers

• The Charter of European Planning V2 (2013) (High Reolution: 29MB) (English / Français)
• The Charter of European Planning V2 (2013) (Low resolution: 4MB) (English / Français)

• The Charter of European Planning- Illustrated Executive Summary (2013) (English)
• La Charte de l’Urbanisme Européen (2013) Résumé Illustré (Français)

• The Istanbul Addendum (2012)
• New Charter of Athens 2003
• The revised draft Code of Conduct

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Dans le cadre du programme ESPON 2013 (European Observation Network for Territorialdevelopement and cohesion), les points de contact ESPON (ULB/IGEAT et KU Leuven, coordonnéesinfra) vous présentent les projets en cours et terminés (rapports intermédiaires et finaux sur le siteESPON uniquement en anglais).

>>> télécharger la lettre d’info <<<

Following consultation of its members, the MOT publishes its position paper on these regulation proposals, aiming at a better consideration of the cross-border areas.

The press release attached presents some extracts of this position.

To donwnload the uncut version (in French):http://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/position_MOT_2014_2020_dec2011.pdf

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Suite à une consultation de ses adhérents, la MOT publie aujourd’hui sa position sur ces propositions de règlements, visant une meilleure prise en compte des territoires transfrontaliers.

Le communiqué de presse joint présente quelques extraits de cette position.

Pour télécharger le texte intégral de la position :
http://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/position_MOT_2014_2020_dec2011.pdf

Le réseau de la MOT compte 62 adhérents – collectivités locales, Etats, structures transfrontalières, associations, fédérations, etc. – impliqués dans le développement de projets transfrontaliers.

Pour télécharger la carte du réseau de la MOT : www.espaces-transfrontaliers.eu/carte_adherents.pdf

The MOT network brings together 62 members – territorial authorities, states, cross-border structures, associations, federations, etc. – involved in cross-border projects.

To donwload the map of the network: www.espaces-transfrontaliers.eu/carte_adherents.pdf 

15 Steps towards territorial cohesion (click here for more information)

This book conveys information, main messages and recommendations which support spatial planners in their regional strategic activities.
It follows respectively the ECTP-CEU publications Try it this Way, on planning for sustainable urban development, and the New Charter of Athens 2003, which focused both on the local level.

How can European spatial planners assess Territorial Cohesion? 

 21 May 2010, Edinburgh (UK)

Conference – Edinburgh (UK) –  21 May 2010

Strategic Planning towards Territorial Cohesion 

Summary prepared by Jan Vogelij, ECTP-CEU Working Group, for Ljubljana Conference (26/09/2008)

PDF(76 Kbytes) ENCP/007

Definition of Territorial Cohesion

Working definition from the ECTP-CEU Working Group (26/09/2008)

PDF(50 Kbytes) ENCP/008

The EU Wants Territorial Cohesion: Can spatial planners make it happen?

Rapporteur’s report by Prof. Mark Tewdwr-Jones of the ECTP Conference (8 February 2008)

PDF(159 Kbytes) ENCP/006

Presentation made by Jan Vogelij, Honorary President, during the Maribor and Edinburgh conferences 

Jan Vogelij, ECTP-CEU Honorary President, texts of recent presentations on behalf of ECTP-CEU in Maribor and Edinburgh conferences

Effective Territorial Development – 19-20 April, Maribor (Slovenia)

Spatial Planning at the heart of Territorial Cohesion – 21 May, Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) –presentation + text

ECTP-CEU effective regional planning in ten steps

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– POLIS ‘Identification and mobilization of solar potentials via local strategies – Work Package 3 : Development of City Actions plans & Pilot actions – Deliverable 4 : Action Plans of Polis Cities. Click here

– Un demi-siècle d’initiatives pour l’aménagement du territoire européen, Ph. De Boe, Th. Hanquet, L. Maréchal. click here

– 2010 Activity report /rapport d’activité 2010 Sustainable territorial developement committee / Commission du Développement territorial durable : click here

– Ninth issue of Vital Spaces (3rd for 2010), the Newsletter of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management and its Working Party on Land Administration : pdf

L’article Publications by other associations est apparu en premier sur ECTP-CEU.

This book conveys information, main messages and recommendations which support spatial planners in their regional strategic activities.

It follows respectively the ECTP-CEU publications Try it this Way, on planning for sustainable urban development, and the New Charter of Athens 2003, which focused both on the local level.

Fifteen Steps towards Territorial CohesionBy Jan VogelijAbout the author: Jan Vogelij is educated as a town planner at Delft University of Technology. Since 1971 he worked as a consultant on spatial planning on local, regional, European level and abroad, outside Europe. He was President of the Netherlands association of planners BNS(P), and President of ECTP-CEU. Jan was co-author of the ECTP-CEU publications Try it this Way and the New Charter of Athens 2003.

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