RTPI and ARL (the Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung, German Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning) held a joint seminar on 20th January 2010 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.    Taking part were: 

Janet O’Neill MRTPI Chair, RTPI International Committee
Prof. Dr. Hans Heinrich Blotevogel     President, ARL
Prof. Simin Davoudi MRTPI     Co-Director, Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Prof. Dr. Reimund Schwarze     Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research) Leipzig
Dr. Elizabeth Wilson     Principal Lecturer in Environmental Planning, Oxford Brookes University
Dipl.-Ing. Robert Riechel     Institut IWAR, Technical University Darmstadt
Dipl.-Ing. Wiebke Saathoff     Leibniz University Hannover
Dr. Joe Ravetz     Co-Director of the Centre for Urban & Regional Ecology, University of Manchester
Jenny Crawford MRTPI     Head of Research & Knowledge, RTPI
Judith Eversley     International Affairs Officer, RTPI
Prof. Dr. Thomas Fischer     Department of Civic Design, University of Liverpool
Prof. Vincent Goodstadt MRTPI     RTPI International Committee
Dr.-Ing Evelyn Gustedt     Head of the Spatial Planning, Spatial Policy Division, ARL
Dr.-Ing Bernhard Heinrichs     Vice-President, ARL
Sarah Lewis      Planning Practice Officer, RTPI
Prof. Al Richardson     Professor of Science and Enterprise, Royal Institution of Great Britain
Richard Summers MRTPI      RTPI Senior Vice-President and  Chair, RTPI Policy & Practice Committee
Prof. Peter Tyler MRTPI     Dept of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
Robert Upton CBE     Deputy Chair, Infrastructure Planning Commission 

Presentations

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Janet O’Neill introduced RTPI and Hans Heinrich Blotevogel introduced ARL, then three speakers from the UK and three from Germany gave presentations on the following topics:
Simin Davoudi Perception of and prevailing political conditions and regulatory framework for climate change policies in UK
Reimund Schwarze Natural Hazards Insurance in Europe – Tailored Responses to Climate Change Needed
Elizabeth Wilson Climate Change: The Role of Spatial Planning in UK
Robert Riechel Climate Change Governance in German regions
Joe Ravetz Spatial aspects of the Economic Policy Response
Wiebke Saathoff  Climate Change: The Role of Spatial Planning in Germany

Discussion

to be added

Author:

Judith Eversley

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

20-Jan-10

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