UMM Organises "Large-Scale Planning" Conference

Istanbul Metropolitan Planning and Urban Design Centre (IMP) expert and urban planners Ulaş Akın and Özdemir Sönmez spoke on the conference organised on 25 November 2009 by the Union of Municipalities of Marmara. The conference titled "Experiences on the Large-Scale Planning in Istanbul and Marmara Region and Lessons learned for Regional Development" was held in the Union's headquarters conference room in Istanbul.

The metropolitan, provincial, district and town municipalities showed great interest in the conference with the participation of representatives, mainly urban planners. Various topics were discussed within the scope of large-scale planning and environmental planning. Istanbul-based planning experience between the years 2005-2009 was described, as well as the large-scale spatial planning experiences and the steps to be taken thereafter in the light of current developments were discussed.

Source: http://www.marmara.gov.tr/newsdetail.aspx?newsId=671