This congress is organised by ISOCARP, the International Society of City and Regional Planners.
The aim of the 54th Annual Congress is to assemble experts from the planning profession to identify causes for and offer solutions to the damages to the biosphere caused predominantly by urban areas. The congress will be focusing on six different topics: 1) The Global View: Climate Change Impacts, Sustainability and Resilience 2) Spotlight Cities: Planning for Coastal Cities, Remote Towns and High North Cities 3) Climate-Proof Cities: Planning for Weather, Water, Food and Energy 4) Technology and Infrastructure: Clean, Green, Smart and Resilient 5) Social Networks: Citizen Participation, Urban Governance and Cultural Transformation 6) Contemporary Planning Practice: Projects and Paradigms
For more information please visit the official website: https://isocarp.org/2018congress/