Presentatie over de Urban Planning Advisory Teams (UPATs) van ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners). Doel van de UPATs is de uitgebreide planningservaring en -expertise van ISOCARP- leden ter beschikking te stellen van internationale projecten en beleidsmensen.

1. UPAT Programme
Introducing
Urban Planning Advisory Teams (UPATs)
Martin Dubbeling Peter Jonquière
Urban planner and designer Urban planner and designer
Vice President UPAT Programme UPAT Veteran

2. UPAT Programme
Objective
To offer the extensive planning knowledge and
experience of ISOCARP members to provide expert
and independent advice to local and regional
authorities and communities in specific urban or
regional topics.

3. UPAT Programme
Topics
UPATs relate to any topic or assignment within City
and Regional Planning in any of the areas of
expertise of the ISOCARP members.

4. UPAT Programme
Team
A UPAT is a tailored team with six to eight ISOCARP
members with a Team Leader, a UPAT Rapporteur and
two young planning professionals.
ISOCARP is able to organise tailor made UPATs for
specific tasks and topics.

5. UPAT Programme
Team selection
ISOCARP publishes a detailed “Call for Experts” and
forms a team with both experienced practitioners
and scientists as well as talented young planning
professionals.

6. UPAT Programme
Process
In a one week workshop, the team interacts with the
local actors and out of an intensive working process,
generates a public presentation and a technical
report, with proposals and recommendations
tackling the selected topic.

7. UPAT Programme
Typical schedule
Day 1: Field trip
Day 2: Technical presentations
Day 3: Analysis and diagnosis
Day 4: First approach
Day 5: Feed back
Day 6: Proposal
Day 7: Presentation

8. UPAT Programme
Themes for 2011 - 2012
• Knowledge for better, liveable and sustainable cities
• Connecting cities and city regions
• Exchange of knowledge and experiences
• Rethink the concept of UPATs
• Work on innovative formats of UPATs

9. UPAT Programme

10. UPAT Programme
UPATs hosted so far
Since 2004, we have had several UPATs in different
parts of the world. Each of them has been
different, challenging and successful.

11. UPAT Programme
UPATs hosted so far
• 2010 The Philips Center for Health and Well-being, Singapore - Livable Cities
• 2010 Sitges, Spain (V) - Railway system transformations and their impact at the Garraf County
• 2009 Sitges, Spain (IV) - El Garraf Natural Park
• 2009 Szczecin, Poland - Prospects for the Metropolitan Area
• 2008 Zurich, Switzerland - Regional Plan
• 2008 Guadalajara, México – 2011 Pan American Games Urban Legacy
• 2008 Lincoln City, USA - City Master Plan
• 2008 Cuenca, Spain - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic Centre
• 2007 Sitges, Spain (III) - El Garraf Regional Plan
• 2007 Schwechat - Airport area Master Plan
• 2007 Rijswijk - New functions for an Urban Hub
• 2006 Sitges, Spain (II) - Upgrading and Mobility for the Historic Centre
• 2006 Schiphol Region, The Netherlands - Ideas for the Master Plan
• 2006 Cancun, Mexico - Disaster Management
• 2005 Sitges, Spain (I) - Urban Regeneration
• 2004 La Rioja, Spain - Regional, Social and Economic Development

12. UPAT Programme
UPATs in 2012
• Wuhan East Lake Scenic Area 11-16 March (China)
• Perm Science City and Knowledge Hub 08-13 July (Russia)
• Wuhan (12 million inh.) Perm (950.000 inh.)

13. UPAT Programme
Wuhan East Lake Scenic Area
• A 2020 Vision for the East Lake Scenic
Area
• An enhanced visitor experience,
based on eco tourism principles,
matching the best available in other
Chinese cities
• A cleaner lake environment; an
enhanced natural and cultural
heritage
• Improved accessibility; better
connectivity; green transport
• Economic spin offs – a world-class
Green Technology Park related to
Wuhan’s universities and research
establishments

14. UPAT Programme
Perm Science City – Knowledge Hub
• To design, conduct and to write a
vision and to write three scenarios for
Perm as a knowledge hub and a
science city between Europe and Asia
• To conduct interviews and
conversations with key figures in the
ministry of education, universities and
institutes of higher education in Perm
• To assemble and to review literature
about best and bad practices about
the mutual benefits between
universities, university life and cities
• To provide a strategy, principles,
practical steps and solutions towards
2020

15. The ISOCARP UPAT Teams can help to make
your cities more liveable and more
sustainable.
Thank you for your attention.
Martin Dubbeling (VP UPAT Programme)
dubbeling@isocarp.org