UPAT Programme

IntroducingUrban Planning Advisory Teams (UPATs) Martin DubbelingUrban planner and designerVice President UPAT Programme

Peter JonquièreUrban planner and designerUPAT Veteran

ObjectiveTo 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.

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TopicsUPATs relate to any topic or assignment within City and Regional Planning in any of the areas of expertise of the ISOCARP members.

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TeamA 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.

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Team selectionISOCARP publishes a detailed “Call for Experts” and forms a team with both experienced practitionersand scientists as well as talented young planningprofessionals.

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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 technicalreport, with proposals and recommendations tackling the selected topic.

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Typical scheduleDay 1: Field tripDay 2: Technical presentationsDay 3: Analysis and diagnosisDay 4: First approachDay 5: Feed backDay 6: ProposalDay 7: Presentation

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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

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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.

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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

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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.)

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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

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Perm Science City – Knowledge Hub

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• 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

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