Urban Spatial Planning in Response to Climate Change in Asia

Urban Spatial Planning in Response to Climate Change in Asia

November 26-30, 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan

Spatial planning is increasingly playing an important role by protecting climate,
providing energy efficient settlements, and minimizing risk from disasters. However,
urban planning education in Asia generally lacks curricula to train planners with
capacity to cope with climate change. Despite evidence showing that some cities in
Asia are beginning to integrate climate change into spatial planning strategies,
progress has been slow. The rhetoric and principles of integrating climate change
with urban spatial planning still needs to be translated into practice. The purpose of
the training workshop was to bring together young scholars of urban planning related
fields from Asia to work with international experts on urban mitigation and adaptation
to climate change. The workshop focused on urban spatial planning in response to
climate change, including mitigation and adaptation strategies in Asian cities. The
goal for this second workshop was to help develop climate change curriculums for
urban planning institutions.

Organizers: Shu-Li Huang, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Partners: UGEC, SARCS
Funding: Taiwanese National Science Council