In June 2007, researchers from across the Caribbean met in Barbados for the CAP Regional Conference and Workshop on Re-shaping the Planning Agenda: Experiences of Small Island States, organised by the Barbados Town and Country Planning Society Barbados 25 - 27 June 2007.

Reverend Joseph Atherley, Minister of State in the Barbados Prime Minister's Office, gave the keynote address, stressing the importance of proper planning of land for economic development. He also announced that the Barbados government will promote 'an expanded and more aggressive programme to protect and preserve the coastline'.   In her address, CAP President Christine Platt highlighted the need for effective planning to tackle threats from climate change, particularly to coastal settlements in small island states in the Commonwealth, while Richard Gill, CAP Vice-President for the Americas, and President of the Barbados Town and Country Planning Society emphasised the importance of tackling problems of transport and urban congestion.

The meeting was reported on the front pages of the main local Barbados newspapers, The Barbados Advocate and The Daily Nation. 

Pictured here from left to right: James Armstrong (President, Trinidad & Tobago Society of Planners), Doreen Prendergast (President, Jamaica Institute of Planners), Richard Gill (President, Barbados Town & Country Planning Society & CAP Vice-President for the Americas); Christine Platt (President, CAP).

Papers from the Conference are available here as follows:

Adaptation to Climate Change - Developing a Policy Framework by Dr. Vernese Inniss
The Influence Of Stakeholders On Traffic Planning In Trade Areas by Rae Julien Furlonge
Designing Paratransit Hubs by Philbert Morris
Management in response to Climate Change - Adaptation Issues for Barbados by Leo F. S. Brewster
Integrated Water Resources Management in Barbados: A Planning Perspective by Kwame Emmanuel
The Housing and Neighbourhood Upgrading Programme by Kelly Hunte
Transportation Management : Experiences of A Small Island State by Cheryl Bennett-Inniss
Coastal Infrastructure Programme by Antonio Rowe
Tourism Impacts: Investment Trends and Land Values by Andrew W. Mallalieu
Challenges to Effective Water Resources Management in Barbados by Alex S. Ifill
Social Aspects of Tourism Impacts by Janice Cumberbatch
Impact of Climate Change on the Beaches of the Caribbean by Gillian Cambers
Housing for the Disadvantaged in Jamaica by Doreen Prendergast
Disaster Analysis and Response with High Resolution Satellite Imagery by Craig Batstone

RTPI was a founder member of the Commonwealth Association of Planners in 1970, and continues to play an active role in the Association.  For further information on CAP, please visit the CAP website

Author:

Judith Eversley

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

31-Oct-07

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