Urban Planning and Environment:  Strategies and Challenges   January 30th &  31st,  2007 Elphinstone College, Mumbai

News    Registration now open.     The mission of UNEP is "provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations." For cities to be sustainable they must integrate environmental stewardship, economic development and the well being of all people – not just for today but for countless generation to come.  According to International Institute for sustainable Development (ISSD) this is the challenge facing governments, non governmental organizations, private enterprises, communities and individuals.  By the year 2015, all 191 UN member states pledge to meet the following Millennium Development Goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development.  The environmental quality enhancement can take place only with proper urban planning and it is necessary for all professionals to  come together and participate actively in the challenges of  urban planning.  The theme of the conference is to understand issues related urban planning, health and environment.  The conference aims to  tackle some of the major issues related to environment and urban planning, Coastal regulations and strike a balance between environmental degradation and metropolitan growth. The deliberation of the Conference will be subdivided into sub-themes

Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 29 December 2006