This plan frames what the RTPI proposes to do, but more importantly, what spatial planners and our partners can do together.

The RTPI will continuously develop its living Action Plan for “Planning to Live with Climate Change” and will draw this into its Corporate Plan and annual Business Plan to complement the actions that will be required by professional planners, central and local government, public and voluntary sector agencies and the private sector. It will continue to adapt its organisation and operations to promote spatial planning and engage its members and partners in tackling global economic, social and environmental issues. It will also need to engage the commitment of its members and partners to deliver practical action.

Aims and approaches

The aims of and approaches taken in this action plan are as follows.

Aims

• Provide responsible and authoritative ‘thought leadership’ in spatial planning for sustainable development in response to climate change
• Formulate policy solutions that recognise the need to live within environmental limits
• Embed sustainable development and the need to respond to climate change within the working practices of the RTPI
• Examine the spatial effects of all areas of human endeavour to deliver more beneficial and sustainable outcomes
• Produce, direct and inform research into spatial planning, sustainable development and climate change to help develop best practice

Approaches

• International support and collaboration
• Multi-disciplinary working
• Partnership working with government and other professions
• Practice advice for spatial planners and our partners
• Professional advice for communities
• A green plan for the RTPI as a charitable business

What our members said...

RTPI members responded to a member engagement process carried out from February to April of 2008 by feeding back a large number of proposals for action. The action plan is a living document that will draw on and develop these over time.  Members access a document that analyses proposals made via the member engagement and a General Assembly debate in April 2009.

• Click here to access the plan proposals emerging from the membership.

Immediate action: our seven commitments

Seven immediate themes for action were developed for launch at the Planning Convention 2009. These are:

• Promote behaviour change in response to climate change
• Adapt existing places to a more sustainable future
• Work towards climate change responsive policies and legislation
• Improve current practice
• Celebrate best practice
• Develop a compendium of best practice and policy outcomes
• Develop climate change skills

Each theme is underpinned by a project plan that can be accessed by clicking the links above.

• Click here to view the seven commitments launched at the Planning Convention

This plan is a living document.  Proposals developed by the membership will be taken forward to develop and augment the seven commitments and new proposals will be developed to respond to changing climate change science and priorities.

Author:

Rynd Smith

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

26-Feb-09

Sections:

What Planning Does

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