Start Date : 19 Sept 10   End Date : 23 Sept 10 Location: Nairobi, Kenya

It is now widely accepted that the ongoing urbanisation process is unstoppable, irreversible, and is taking place largely in the developing world. Cities in the developing world, therefore, hold the key to sustainable development of our planet.

The Nairobi 2010 Congress of ISOCARP, focusing on the theme ‘Sustainable City/ Developing World’ takes its departure from the aforementioned premise. Planning strategies for sustainable development in cities of the global south will be discussed according to the type of intervention through which they can be best addressed, for example, urban policy, urban form and design, urban planning instruments, urban governance, and urban financing. While urban development/spatial planning is a central area of focus in the first four, the fifth workshop will lay greater emphasis on the implementation dimension, particularly issues of municipal finance and infrastructure financing mechanisms.

For further information: http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=659