The 8th of November is World Urbanism Day, often known as “World Town Planning Day.”
Highlights:
Its goal is to acknowledge and promote the importance of planning in the development of livable communities.
World Urbanism Day is an occasion to examine planning from a global perspective in order to raise awareness of the environmental consequences of urban and territorial development.
The International Society of City and Regional Planners hosts WUD (ISOCARP).
Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera of the University of Buenos Aires inaugurated the day in 1949 to promote public and professional interest in planning.
ISOCARP was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.