Planning Organisations world-wide

World-wide organisations

Global Planners Network
The body bringing together planning organisations round the world to promote planning as the best way to create and maintain sustainable human settlements. Many of the national institutes in the table below are also members of GPN.

IFHP International Federation for Housing and Planning
Many government departments and housing agencies belong to IFHP, and they organise excellent conferences both regionally and internationally.

ISoCaRP International Society of City and Regional Planners
Mainly individual planners, about 700 members, though now also offering corporate membership. Famed for its conferences and for the indispensable International Manual of Planning Practice.  RTPI members benefit from a discount on this useful publication, which the Institute supports: see the ISoCaRP web-site (follow the Publications link through to "IMPP"). RTPI members are entitled to a discount (30 instead of 35 for the book and CD, postage extra).

The International Urban Development Association (INTA - formerly International New Towns Association)
Noted for its ability to bring together private and public sector partners such as local authorities and property developers, and with excellent connections to governments.

IFHP, ISoCaRP and INTA all have their head offices in The Hague.

Regional Organisations

ECTP-CEU (European Council of Spatial Planners-Conseil Europeen des Urbanistes)
24 member organisations in 22 countries. Registered office and Secretariat in Brussels

Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP)
26 member organisations. Secretariat in the RTPI in Scotland office in Edinburgh.

Professional associations of planners round the world

Over 80 national planning associations from Algeria to Zimbabwe. See list of names and countries in table following, with websites where known. Other contact information available on request.

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The RTPI International database includes over 700 organisations round the world connected with planning including those mentioned above. For contacts please email the RTPI International Affairs Officer.