Italy

UNESCO Chair in Urban and Regional Planning for Sustainable Local Development (815), established in 2008 at the Universitą degli Studi di Ferrara (Italy)

 

Fields / Disciplines Urbanism; regional planning for sustainable local development. Objectives The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the fields of urban and regional planning for sustainable local development. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Italy and elsewhere in Europe and North America, and in other regions of the world. The specific objectives of this Chair are to: develop stronger and more permanent relationships between universities in Latin American and the Caribbean, and in Europe, and among Latin American universities, possibly by making the Chair itinerant; promote awareness of the close relationships between urban and regional policies and the responsible use and management of non-reproducible resources (historical heritage, landscape, water, nature, etc.) among students, civil servants, practitioners and local administrators; promote the exchange of knowledge and facilitate the incorporation of advanced techniques of analysis and evaluation, methods of survey and planning, as well as urban policies formulation and management in the curricula of Latin American universities; and assist local communities, decision-makers and governments to workout and implement most appropriate strategies to promote a sounder social, economic and environmental local development. Host Institution Universitą degli Studi di Ferrara (Italy)Website UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair/Network Social and Human Sciences