ABOUT US
About Us
Our Role in Urban and Regional Development
At the ISOCARP Institute, we recognise that effective, inclusive and sustainable development is reliant on collaborative inputs from across society. This means that innovations and ideas must be shared between sectors, governance levels, and communities. Our work is positioned at the interface of academia, policymaking, and civil society, where we promote real-world applications to the big questions of the modern era. As a knowledge broker and think tank, we operate in applied research projects, facilitate the dissemination of important societal insights, organise capacity building activities and implement technical assistance programmes.
Collaboration is all about narrative. Combining the expertise of our team and of our extensive network of partners, we find the right ways to communicate vital messages to those who need to hear them. This means we stay up to date with emerging ideas in our applied research projects, finding ways to open conversations between stakeholders. In our capacity building activities and technical assistance programmes, we take these ideas and turn them into actionable advice and learnings for decision makers, practitioners and communities.
The Institute draws on over five decades of accumulated knowledge and expertise from our parent institution – the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and the array of partners we work with in our projects. Our resources stretch across the globe, allowing us to draw on knowledge from a vast array of regions and contexts.
Our Objectives
The Institute’s prime objectives are to:
- Conduct applied research related to our core themes
- Promote knowledge transfer and best practices across sectors, governance levels and communities
- Provide capacity-building and technical assistance to uphold professional excellence in planning
- Broaden debate around transitional needs for better human settlements
Board of Directors
Daniele Vettorato
DIRECTOR
Didier Vancutsem
DIRECTOR
Our Team
Yoann Clouet
EXECUTIVE PROJECT MANAGER
Tannya Pico
PROJECT MANAGER
Mariana Binder
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Taliah Dommerholt
PROJECT MANAGER
Maja Paskalova-Utkovska
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Rebecca Baugh
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Samir Amin
PROJECT MANAGER
Alice Jelmini
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Anna Croft
INTERN
The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
Our parent organisation is ISOCARP with over 850 global members. We are aiming at generating as many co-benefits as possible and advancing the objectives of ISOCARP further, while conducting stronger research, proactively organised through the Institute.
Our Networks
Through our on-going projects and activities, we work with a network of partners and contacts across the world. We are always open to developing new partnerships and initiatives, get in touch to find out who we work with in your region and propose new collaborations!