The 3-day seminar (March 29-31) is the second in the East-West Center's URBAN ASIA seminar series. The program will examine how urban centers and metropolitan regions are adapting to current economic realities while simultaneously preparing for future growth. The participants will share their long-term strategic visions for managing urban growth, and exchange ideas and information on best practices, policies, and strategies. A report highlighting seminar proceedings will be available online in the fall. For more information about the seminar, visit: www.eastwestcenter.org/urbanizationasiaseminar
City leaders and participants include:
JAKARTA
• Governor, The Honorable Fauzi Bowo
• Head, Urban Spatial Planning Department, Mr. Wiriyatmoko Kadari Hadisusanto
• Chairman, Center for Urban Design Studies, Institute of Technology Bandung; Vice Chairman, Architecture Review Board, Municipal Government of Jakarta, Dr. Mohammad Danisworo
SHENZHEN
• Vice Mayor, The Honorable Tang Jie
• Deputy Director General, Commission of Urban Planning, Land and Resources, Mr. Wang Youpeng
TAIPEI
• Deputy Mayor, The Honorable Lin Chien-yuan
BANGALORE
• Urban Affairs Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka; Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Development, Dr. A. Ravindra
U.S. City Planning Directors
• Department of Planning and Development, Seattle, Washington, Mr. Raymond Gastil
• Planning Department, Miami, Florida, Ms. Ana Gelabert-Sanchez
• Community Planning and Development, Denver, Colorado, Mr. Peter Park
• San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco, California, Mr. John Rahaim
URBANIZATION EXPERTS
Government Representatives
• Mr. K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Research; Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi; Former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development
International Aid Agencies
• Dr. Bindu Lohani, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
• Dr. Eduardo Lopez Moreno, Chief, State of the World's Cities Section, UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya
Civil Society
• Mr. Arif Hasan, Chairman, Urban Resource Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
• Ms. Le Dieu Anh, Country Director, Environment and Development in Action (ENDA), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Non-Profit Organizations
• Dr. Shabbir Cheema, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• Dr. Allen Clark, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• Ms. Maureen McAvey, Executive Vice President, Policy and Practice, The Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C., USA
• Mr. Robert Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association; Member, New York City Sustainability Advisory Board, USA
Private Sector
• Mr. Arthur Smith, President, Management Analysis, Incorporated, Vienna, Virginia, USA
University/Academics
• Dr. Eugenie Birch, Co- Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
• Dr. Tim Campbell, Chairman, Urban Age Institute; Former Director of Urban Development Division, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA
• Dr. Aprodicio Laquian, Professor Emeritus, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Dr. Douglas Webster, Head, Global Studies Program, Arizona State University, USA
• Mr. Michael Woo, Dean, College of Environmental Design, California State, Polytechnic University, Pomona, California; Member, Los Angeles City Planning Commission, USA
• Dr. Anthony Yeh, Director, Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong
URBAN ASIA Seminar Series at the East-West Center :
The rapid growth of cities in Asia has strained urban administrative systems that are struggling to respond to unprecedented political, economic, social, and physical changes. Government, civil society, and corporations must learn to adapt and innovate—while simultaneously preparing for future growth.
Under a new seminar series, the East-West Center brings together small groups of mayors and other high-level government leaders, urban planning practitioners, urbanization scholars, and civil society and private sector representatives from the United States, Asia, and elsewhere. Launched in 2008, the seminar series facilitates informal, roundtable dialogue to examine the challenges of urban transition and governance using a knowledge-based approach that integrates experience and data. Through peer-to-peer exchanges on policy options, these diverse groups share and reflect on long-term strategic visions for managing urban growth in the region.
For more information about the seminar, visit:
www.eastwestcenter.org/urbanizationasiaseminar
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The EAST-WEST CENTER was established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to promote better relations and understanding between the United States and the nations of Asia and the Pacific region. For 50 years, the Center has served as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern. It provides a meeting ground where people with a wide range of perspectives exchange views and experience for the purpose of strengthening policy options in the Asia Pacific region.
