The European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU) is the umbrella organisation for spatial planning

Spatial planning

Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Discrete professional disciplines which involve spatial planning include land use planning, urban planning, regional planning, transport planning and...

 institutes in Europe. It was founded in 1985 (when it was called the European Council of Town Planners, hence its initials in English). In June 2009 it had 24 members in 22 European countries. When they join, new member organisations sign an International Agreement on the nature of spatial planning, the responsibilities of planners, common educational standards and a code of conduct. It runs an Awards Scheme every two years, giving prizes for outstanding work in creating attractive places.

Current work of ECTP-CEU includes:

• Dissemination of the New Charter of Athens - a manifesto for planning European cities in the 21st century
• The design of a Vision enhancing the quality and efficiency of cities and urban life in Europe
• The production of a guide to spatial planning and territorial cohesion
• Publishing the proceedings of conferences on European spatial development and the preparation of forthcoming conferences
• Organising the next European Urban and Regional Planning Awards.

Members

Associate: Chambre des Urbanistes de Belgique (CUB) Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ruimte en Planning (VRP) Cyprus Association of Town Planners Asociace pro urbanismus a územní planování Ceské Republiky Asociación Española de Técnicos Urbanistas (AETU) Société Française des Urbanistes

Société française des urbanistes

The Société française des urbanistes, or French Society of Urban Planners, was formed in the 1940s and 1950s, in part by the city planner Alfred Agache.-External links:* *...

 (SFU) Greek Planners Association (GPA) Magyar Urbanisztikai Társaság] Irish Planning Institute (IPI) Associazione Nazionale degli Urbanisti Urbanisti e dei Pianificatori Territoriali e Ambientali (ASSURB) Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (INU) Malta Chamber of Planners (MaCP) Beroepsvereniging van Nederlandse Stedebouwkundigen en Planologen (BNSP) Forum for Kommunale Planleggere Krajowa Izba Urbanistów Associação de Urbanistas Portugueses (AUP) Registrul Urbaniştilor din Romăniă (RUR) Društvo Urbanistov in Prostorskih Planerjev Slovenije Royal Town Planning Institute

Royal Town Planning Institute

The Royal Town Planning Institute is a body representing planning professionals in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1914.-Members:...

 (RTPI)

Corresponding: Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung Skipulagsfraeðingafélag Íslands Sehir Plancilari Odasi (SPO)

Awards

The European Urban & Regional Planning Awards were inaugurated in 1990 by the former European Council of Town Planners (ECTP) supported by the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

. The biennual awards have the stated objectives to:

• demonstrate successful and innovative planning projects and developments which improve the quality of life of European citizens
• promote the ECTP-CEU Vision of the future of European cities and regions – a way to create and enhance conditions favourable to sustainable development.
• illustrate the diversity and wide scope of planning activity
• demonstrate the advantages of participation in the planning process, facilitated and enabled by professional planners
• the concept of “territorial cohesion”
• explain how stakeholders in spatial development formulate joint strategies to tackle problems in an inter-connected world.

Recipients:

• 2008
  • Category: Cross-Border Planning / Regional Planning / Territorial Cohesion
    • The Green Metropolis - tri-national regional development project (Germany / Netherlands / Belgium)
  • Category: Urban Region
    • Drammen
      Drammen
      Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
      
       (Norway)
  • Category: Public Participation in Planning
    • Rombeek-Enschede (Netherlands)
    • Stonebridge, London
      Stonebridge, London
      -See also:* Harlesden* Harlesden station* The nearby Dudding Hill Line in Craven Park...
      
       (UK)
  • Category: Environmental / Sustainability
    • Ecocity of Sarriguren (Spain)

• 2006
  • Category: Regional Planning
    • Asturias Coastal Zone Protection Plan (POLA), Spain
    • The Basque Regional Strategy, Spain
  • Category: Local Planning
    • Local Spatial Plan for Wzgórze Św. Bronisławy (St. Bronisława Hill), Poland
  • Category: Urban Design
    • Le Parc Saint-Léonard à Liège, Belgium
    • The Bullring, Birmingham

• 2004
  • Category: Local Plans: Re-development
    • Abandoibara regeneration project and new southern railway line (OAVS), Bilbao, Spain
    • Urban Restructuring: Workshop for the City's Future, Leinefelde, Germany
  • Category: Local Plans: New Development
    • Master Plan Steigereiland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Category: Urban & Neighbourhood Management
    • Child-Friendly Urban Renewal in Prenzlauer Berg
      Prenzlauer Berg
      Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....
      
      , Berlin, Germany

• 2002
  • Category: Planning
    • Land Planning Guidelines for Valladolild, Spain
  • Category: Regional Planning
    • The ROM-Project for the Gent canal Zone, Belgium
  • Category: Urban Design
    • Special Plan for the Old City of León, Spain
  • Category: Conversion and Renewal
    • Südstadt, Tübingen
      Tübingen
      Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
      
      , Germany
    • The Village, Caterham-on-the-Hill, England
  • Category: Water and City
    • Kanaalzone Plan at Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

External links

ECTP-CEU Official site