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A Dialogue on Urban Development between Europe and Japan

Niigata has the assets to project itself internationally Niigata presents a wide range of opportunities to assert itself as region and as city i.e. as a regional gateway; both the city and the Prefecture of Niigata have many of the features identified earlier to play a major role at all levels: international, national, regional Niigata […]

Tainan – Sustainable Growth of Historical and Waterfront areas

A vision contributing to regional and national policy objectives Opportunity to contribute to the improvement of climate change and reduction of carbon emissions both being singled out by the Taiwanese Authorities as national and regional priorities. These objectives need the engagement of local authorities and of all territories As tomorrow is being shaped by today’s […]

Urban regeneration & Housing : North America /VS/ Europe

In October 2013 an INTA delegation on its way to Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the INTA-NAHRO International Summit on Housing and Urban Regeneration paid a courtesy visit to the Quebec Housing Corporation in Montreal. These two events were part of the work of the Community of Competence Tomorrow’s Habitat, and were the occasion to have […]

Cities in Metropolitan Regions – International symposium on urbanism

The organisation of the metropolitan territory is a critical issue not only for the life of citizens, but also to ensure the efficient operations and relationship carried out every day by the various social and economic agents. Global trends such as globalisation, economic decline of developed economies, population shift and climate change are leading to […]

Greater Paris and metropolitan strategies in Europe

On 23 and 24 May, Paris’ City Hall was the venue for “Greater Paris and metropolitan strategies in Europe”, a conference held as part of the process of reflection undertaken by the City of Paris since 2001 with the aim of integrating the idea of “making a metropolis” into all its policies. This summary will […]

City development policy for inclusion – Migrants and refugees report

The first moment the city feels the impact of new immigration is right after migrants or refugees crossed the country’s border. Being in the frontline, cities fulfil the role of both a hub for initial reception and transit as well as the final destination to settle down. In this dual function, cities have to manage […]

Profits without production: towards the financialization of the city

Article from ADP – Villes en dĂ©veloppement //Learn More The financialisation of the city is a matter of concern for many players today. These include INTA – the International Urban Development Association – a global network of urban decision-makers and practitioners, from both the public and private sectors. Lola Davidson is the Association’s Deputy Secretary […]

Position Paper – Financialization and Planning

According to Forbes magazine, financialization is defined as the “growing scale and profitability of the finance sector at the expense of the rest of the economy and the shrinking regulation of its rules and returns.” The success or failure of the financial sector has had serious effect on the rest of the economy and most […]

Places of connection – Learning Cities Platform

The European Learning Cities Platform, initiated by the Academy of Urbanism, INTA and Urban-imPulse, aims to provide a learning network for cities to share experiences, identify common problems and bring together the public, private and community partners to propose lasting solutions for managing the process for the transformation of cities. It is a network of […]