Seoul Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, May 1

Thursday, May 1   8:10           Depart hotel to event venue   Metropolitan Water and Waste Management   Description: Examples of sustainable water supply, sewage treatment, and solid waste management...

Seoul Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Closed ...

Closed Sessions Venue: Seoul Institute Wednesday, April 30   7:30                Depart hotel to event venue 8:30-8:40        Welcoming Remarks                               • Chang Hyun Lee, Presiden...

Seoul Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Open Se...

Open Sessions Venue: Seoul Global Center Building Tuesday, April 29   7:40                 Depart hotel to event venue                           Opening Ceremony (Opening Remarks & Keynote Speech)    ...

Seoul Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Site Vi...

Site Visits on Monday morning, April 28   Theme: Urban Transformations — “Cheonggye-cheon Museum” Description: Cheonggyecheon was a major stream that had been running through Seoul’s downtown area lon...

Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, Seoul Global ...

Seoul Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning

Seoul Metropolitan Government is motivated to share the city’s urban development experience with the global community.  SMG and the World Bank would like to invite you and your senior/technical staff ...

Final Agenda.docx

Colleages:   Please find the final agenda for the Mumbai Global Lab held December 2013.  Congratulations to MMRDA for an excellent organization.  We will post additional material as it becomes availab...

Innovative Development Financing

I found the following article on innovative development financing at McKinsey & Company interesting given our discussions about metropolitan financing and governance:   Innovative development financin...

Visualizing Metropolitan Urban Expansion

Colleages: Over the years many of us have seen and even used  Alain Bertaud's iconic graphic comparing Atlanta and Barcelona. The graphic is a powerful visual image exemplifying  the high cost  of ine...

Sydney Metropolitan Strategic Plan

I wanted to share the draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney that sets out a new plan for the city's future over the next two decades.   You can find the main page for the plan here: Planning & Infras...

Outdoor Activities

Parks and Playgrounds:   http://themeanestmomma.com/arlington-playgrounds-and-parks/ http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/parks.html http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/Jul...

Displacement and Development

I wanted to share a book review I recently published on a book on international community development and neighborhood planning. The book review of "Displacement by Development: Ethics, Rights and Res...