5th IACP Conference Held in Beijing

The 5th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference was held at Renmin University of China in Beijing from June 17 to 19, 2011. More than 250 people attended the conference, including participants from North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and East Asia and over 100 papers were delivered. The conference language was English with bilingual translation of opening and keynote speeches. The conference was co-sponsored by the IACP, Renmin University of China and UPSC and supported by the Chengdu Association of Urban Planning.

More than 100 papers were presented in sessions related to rural-urban migration, urban-rural land use, rural development and planning, housing for migrants, sustainable urban development, low carbon cities, mega-cities and regional planning, regional economic development, international planning, urban governance and management, law and policy reform, the built environment and travel behavior, transportation planning, historical city preservation and renewal, affordable housing, urban social space, physical design and planning, and urban planning systems.