World Town Planning Day and Launch of the Book “National Urban Agenda of Pakistan; Policy Recommendations”
In 1949, World Town Planning Day, actually known as the international organisation for World Urbanism Day was founded by the late Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera of the University of Buenos Aires, a graduate at the Institut d’urbanisme in Paris, to advance public and professional interest in planning and to celebrate the accomplishments of planners […]
Pakistan Tourism Agenda
Tourism situation in Pakistan Pakistan attracted just around two million foreign tourists in 2017. In the same duration, Turkey had a record season with 37 million foreign tourists. It is futile to compare ourselves with well-established tourist destinations like Spain (75m) and Italy (53m). China had 60 million tourists and India for the first time […]
London’s biggest regeneration areas in 2019
By Daisy Mason, As London grows by the day and developers move further away from central London to find areas and land perfect for redevelopment, regeneration across the capital is at an all-time high. While regeneration projects in central London are mostly small-scale, inner London and many areas that straddle inner and outer London are undergoing […]
Federal Cabinet constituted the Federal Commission
Federal Cabinet constituted the Federal Commission under Martial Law Regulation No. 82 comprising the following members: Member Planning & Design CDA. Director-General, Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak EPA), Islamabad. Director-General Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Rawalpindi. Chief (Physical Planning), Planning Commission of Pakistan. Chief Metropolitan Officer, Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad(MCI) Islamabad. Mr. Asad Mehboob Kayani, Ex-Member […]
PM Imran calls for protecting green areas of capital
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday called for protecting green areas of Islamabad and directed the Capital Development Authority to complete the new building bylaws soon. He was chairing a meeting with the proposed new members of the commission, which is supposed to carry out a revision of the Islamabad master plan. He said […]
PCATP Election 2019-2021
Source: pcatp.org.pk Dear All: Result of the Election for the PCATP Executive Committee Term 2019-2021 is attached for your information and record. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this email. Regards, Registrar, PCATP Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners Office No.04, 4th Floor, 61-C, 21st Commercial Street Phase-II Extension, D.H.A, Karachi. Tel No: 021-35883731 ELECTION 2019-2021 […]
Thirty Ways To Get Sustainable – At Home
It’s easier than you might think 1. Make compost, or if you don’t want to build your own compost heap, give your organic waste to friends. 2. Move closer to work, or work at home when possible. Commuting accounts for more than a third of all car travel. 3. Reuse paper bags, envelopes, etc. 4. […]
Sheher Saaz meets VC Overseas Pakistanis Commission
Vice Chairperson Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Punjab Waseem Akhtar has said that Punjab Province offers lucrative opportunities for investors. Overseas Pakistanis should invest in various sectors in Punjab; the provincial government would provide complete protection to their investment. He was talking to a delegation of Sheher Saaz Private Limited, belonging to a consulting company based […]
The Man Who Wants To Connect The World With Light
Courtesy Original Article Published on: https://medium.com/@janoschtroehler/the-man-who-wants-to-connect-the-world-with-light-a014bd697ce2 Prof. Dr. Suat Topsu has a vision: Connecting people around the world with the internet. That is not groundbreaking in itself, but the technology he promotes is Li-Fi. The idea behind Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) sounds astonishing: Using light to transmit data and establishing connections. “Whenever I tell people about […]
13 things I learned at Habitat III
This is the first of a series of posts on the major Habitat III conference held in Quito, Ecuador, in October. Now that we’ve packed up the Global Planners Network stand at Habitat III and as the New Urban Agenda is formally adopted, I have reflected on what I have learned from attending the conference and how […]