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Shanghai International Symposium of Space & Future Conference
14-15 June 2019, Shanghai, China
New era, new system and new planning – building a sound and better
territorial and spatial planning system
FIG Vice President Orhan Ercan speaking at the Conference on the FIG
perception on the relationship between Spatial planning and SDGs in 2030
Agenda and what is your suggestion on Chinese Spatial planning system
“Shanghai International Symposium of Space & Future Conference” was
held on 14 - 15 June 2019 at Golden Tulip Hotel Shanghai. The conference
was directed by the Bureau of Territorial and Spatial Planning, the
Ministry of Natural Resources of the PRC, the Shanghai Urban Planning
and Natural Resources Bureau and the China Land Surveying and Planning
Institute.
On behalf of FIG, vice-president Orhan Ercan and commission 8 chair
Marije Louwsma, attended the event initiated by China Land Surveying and
Planning Institute, Shanghai Urban Planning and Natural Resources Bureau
and Ministry of Natural Resources. The event is part of the activities
of working group 8.1 about rural-urban interdependencies led by Rosy
Liao (China Land Surveying and Planning Institute) and Michael Klaus
(Hans Seidel Foundation).
The conference included the Global Land Tenure Network - UN Habitat,
Hanns Siedel Stiftung; the International Federation of Surveyors - FIG;
The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP); The
Observatory of Transport Policy and Strategies in Europa; The Government
of Lower Bavaria; Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - Japan,
Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations - The Netherlands
participated and supported as international organizations and
institutions.
Spatial planning means planning with uncertainty, imposed by for
example climate change and advancing technologies. A traditional
planning approach as applied in many industrialised countries is not
sufficient, and therefore, a new paradigm for planning was developed in
China. The new paradigm focuses on an eco-oriented pathway, hi-speed
development and high-quality living standards for the people. We have
seen many examples of planning practice in China, at the national level
as well as the regional and local level. Also, several international
examples of planning, e.g. from Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan were
presented and discussed. In the afternoon, three parallel sessions were
focusing respectively on regional planning – in particular water related
planning issues along Yangtze River Economic Belt -, city renewal and
rural areas rejuvenation.
The need for and emphasis on a paradigm shift towards sustainable
development, by embedding for example natural resources in the planning
system, was repeated multiple times. How this best can be implemented in
practice was subject of discussion, and various international viewpoints
and practices were exchanged.
The motto of the conference was "New Era, New System and New Planning
- Building a Sound and Better Territorial and Spatial Planning”. The conference was held in two parallel
sessions.
On the first day of the conference; shortly after the opening
speeches and Experts Presentations sessions, a panel session on
"Interaction pepresentatives of International Organizations and
Institutions" was moderated by the Ministry. Representatives of
international professional organizations attended this panel as speakers
and enlightened the audience within the scope of moderator questions.
Panel speakers;
- Dr Orhan ERCAN - FIG
- Prof Dr Michael Klaus - Hanns Siedel Stiftung
- Danilo Antonio - GLTN
- Slawomir Ledwon - The International Society of City and Regional
Planners (ISOCARP)
- Michael Savy - The Observatory of Transport Policy and
Strategies in Europa
The moderator asked Mr Orhan Ercan: "What is your perception on the
relationship between Spatial planning and SDGs in 2030 Agenda and what
is your suggestion on Chinese Spatial planning system " and gave 5
minutes for the reply. The speech by Orhan Ercan in response to this
question is given below./p>
Participation in such meetings; meeting the public institutions and
organizations, academicians and the private sector in the host country,
discussing professional issues and exchanging information is extremely
important in order to understand the professional eco system of the
country in this way. As a result of these participations and
discussions, it is very useful to inform them about our federation which
is the umbrella organization of our profession and to ensure their
interest and participation in our Task Forces, Commission Works etc.
In this context, our participation in the conference and the sharing of
our experiences have been extremely beneficial for both Shanghai
professional participants and FIG.
The second day the floor was given to young experts and their view on
spatial planning, for both urban and rural development in the new era of
spatial planning in China. Issues addressed were among others management
of natural resources in general, increasing greenspace in cities,
improving ecological space, land consolidation and quality of life.
The afternoon field trip to the Guangfulin Ancient Cultural Site and
pit hotel showed us respectively how a heritage site was developed into
a tourist destination and how an excavation pit was transformed into a
hotel. The pit of a former stone quarry now houses a hotel with 2 floors
above the ground and 17 floors in the pit. Construction started in 2013
after the quarrying site was closed. It is a good example of how former
excavation sites can be transformed by giving it another destination.
Based on archaeological excavations, the cultural heritage site of
Guangfulin was developed to show how society at this location evolved
over the last 5500 year. The site now encompasses a culture exhibition
area, leisure resort area and various facilities.
About 400 professionals and academicians from 46 institutions
from China participated in the conference.
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The field trip to the Guangfulin Ancient Cultural Site and pit hotel showed us respectively how a heritage site was developed into a tourist destination |
The Speech of FIG Vice President Orhan Ercan
I have to express that as International Federation of Surveyors, we
are very happy to be here together with you.
UN member states are committed to use the goals to frame their agenda
and policies over the next 15 years (2016-2030). The goals and targets integrate economic, social and environmental
aspects and recognize their interlinkages in achieving sustainable
development in all its dimensions. Targets are defined as global targets, each government will set their
own national targets guided by the global level of ambition, but taking
into account national circumstances. Many of the SDGs will not be achieved without the global land
governance, administration and management issues being resolved at
scale.
Solutions to the overall global land issues relate to alleviation of:
- poverty,
- social inclusion and stability,
- investments and economic development, and
- environmental protection and natural resource management.
A Task Force has been established by FIG on adapting Sustainable
Development Goals and Targets to our profession. We look forward to the
participation and contribution of all member associations.
The central focus of spatial planning is on judgement of adequate
locations for economic and social functions in geographical and physical
settings. Therefore, spatial planning is immediately associated with
economic planning, social and cultural planning of human activities
along with environmental and ecological planning.
National planning, regional planning, metropolitan planning, urban
planning and rural planning are hierarchically formalized spatial
planning components. All of these planning approaches rely on meeting
the requirements of three essential principles. These are “rationality”,
“sustainability” “functionality” principles in decision making and
planning processes.
There is no doubt that for fulfillment of seventeen sustainable
development goals, the spatial planning will play pivotal role due to
its interdisciplinary nature. Success in achieving global sustainable development is determined by
the magnitude of considerations pertaining to location and spatial
aspects in decisions and actions. Location and spatial aspects “stand right in the heart of the
sustainability” graphic denoted by joint coincidences of three
overlapped sectors named «ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND ECOLOGY»
This fact alone emphasizes the vital relevance of spatial planning
for sustainable development goals. 8 out of 17 SDG’s directly related
with spatial planning.
I would like to conclude my speech with a contribution to our Chinese
colleagues;
- It is much be better to be metropolitan city rather than mega
city.
- Urban - Rural interdependency has crucial importance in spatial
planning.
- Let’s keep economy ecology balance in planning otherwise we will
be faced economy - ecology conflict after the occupation of
agricultural lands.
Orhan Ercan, FIG VIce President and Marije
Louwsma, Chair of FIG Commission 8 - Spatial planning
and development
July 2019
