{"id":29694,"date":"2021-04-13T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29694"},"modified":"2021-04-13T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T11:56:23","slug":"rtpi-launches-international-strategy-to-raise-profile-of-urban-planning-in-global-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29694","title":{"rendered":"RTPI launches international strategy to raise profile of urban planning in global policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"logo\"<\/a>A strategy to raise the profile of urban planning as a pivotal issue in global policy has been launched by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 we need to think globally and act locally\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 four key aims\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The RTPI writes:<\/p>\n

The\u00a0RTPI\u2019s International Strategy 2021-2030<\/a>\u00a0promotes the value of planning internationally as a lever for advancing a prosperous, fair, sustainable and peaceful world.<\/p>\n

Its launch is part of the RTPI\u2019s 10-year Corporate Strategy, published last year, which aims to raise the profile of planning for global challenges and increase diversity and inclusivity in the profession through internationalisation.<\/p>\n

RTPI President, Wei Yang, who launched the strategy at an\u00a0international online event<\/a>\u00a0today, said: \u201cIn this crucial moment of our planet\u2019s history, we need to think globally and act locally. Town planners must take the lead in enabling the built environment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and we need to find innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle the world\u2019s biggest challenges \u2013 from poverty to the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis, from inequality to the humanitarian crisis, and from pollution to the public health crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis strategy aims to raise the profile of planners globally and unite planners around the world to tackle these challenges together.\u201d<\/p>\n

International Committee Chair Janet Askew MRTPI set out the strategy\u2019s structure and objectives and Commonwealth Association of Planners Vice-President, Ian Tant MRTPI, spoke about the strategy\u2019s alignment with ongoing global efforts to achieve the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

The strategy, which aims to empower the Institute\u2019s 26,000 members across 80 countries to support global sustainable development and climate action, identifies four key aims:<\/p>\n