Abstract
ICLRD hosted over a dozen annual conferences on urban planning for the Island of Ireland, starting in May of 2004. Conferences were organized around a timely theme, to promote practical cross-border cooperation and networking between policy makers, government leadership, academics and practitioners from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the European Union, and the United States.
Between 2004 and 2017, ICLRD’s conferences provided a venue to feature ongoing ICLRD research projects, and host international speakers and panelists on best practices in cross-border cooperation. Attended by over a hundred delegates each year, all participants gain an opportunity for networking among delegates: the conferences provided a safe and nonpolitical place for senior government officials to consider cross-border cooperation.
A summary report published after each conference captured key messages, including with links to the presentations and audio recordings of the proceedings. Sponsors included CroSPlaN, the European Union (INTERREG IVA), and InterTradeIreland. I2UD and colleagues took major part in conference organizing, including John Driscoll and Caroline Creamer of Maynooth University.
Excerpts
ICLRD Third Annual Conference, p. 2
[Excerpt: ICLRD Third Annual Conference, page 2]:
“A number of key issues were addressed during this 1-day event, and these included:
– The development of the collaborative framework to promote joined-up spatial planning on the island of Ireland;
– Financing collaboration: The role of the Irish National Development Plan (2007- 2013) and the Northern Ireland Executive’s Investment Strategy (2008- 2018);
– Implementing cross-border sub-regional strategies;
– Enhancing connectivity in small cross border towns;
– The role of housing in building sustainable communities; and
– Supporting evidenced-based spatial planning.”
List of Conference titles
“Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland” (November 2006)
“Fostering Cooperation for Local and Regional Development through Cross-Border Spatial Planning” (January 2008)
“Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration” (January 2009)
“Preparing for Economic Recovery: Planning Ireland, North and South, Out of Recession” (May 2010)
“The Changing Business, Community and Spatial Planning Landscape: Doing More with Less” (August 2011)
“Planning for a New Future: “Can Planning and Cross-Border Cooperation Deliver Change in Ireland and Europe?” (April 2012)
“Cooperating Across Boundaries: Resilience, Imagination, Vision and Information” (February 2013)
“Celebrating Ten Years, Annual Conference on Place Making” (February 2017)
See related I2UD projects below
| Project Year: | 2004-2017 |
| Project Type: | Conference Reports |
| Geographic Regions: | Ireland / Northern Ireland / European Union |
| Reports: | |
| Authors: | John Driscoll; Tim O’Connor; John Fitzgerald; Jenny Pyper; Deborah Peel; Niall Cussen; Frank Gaffiken; Siobhan Coughlan; Seamus Neely; John Briggs; Brendan O’Keefe; Ciarán Cuffe; Rob Kitchin; Aiden Gough; Mary Bunting; Liam Nellis; Jim Berry; Brendan Bartley; Mike Thompson; Henry Elvin; Gerard O’Hare; Seán O Laoire; William Poole; Michael D’Arcy; Caroline Creamer; Tim O’Connor; Justin Cleeson; Feargal McCormack; Shaun Henry; Linda McElduff; Claire Davis; Diamaid Lawlor; Mary Corcoran; Peter Roberts; |
| Sponsors: | CroSPlaN (European Union: INTERREG IVA); InterTradeIreland; |
| Categories: | Reconciliation and Development |
| ID: | 2004_05_001 |
Related I2UD Projects
Related by – Directed by the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)
ICLRD: Annual Conference Reports on Urban Planning for the Island of Ireland, with CroSPlaN, INTERREG IVA and InterTradeIreland, 2004-2017
ICLRD: Spatial Strategies for Peace and Reconciliation on the Island of Ireland – Collected Research Reports by the International Centre for Local & Regional Development, 2006-2013
“The Atlas of the Island of Ireland: Mapping Social and Economic Change,” Publication by ICLRD, 2008 and 2015
“Shaping and Managing Cross-Border Development,” ICLRD Executive Training Program Materials, for Irish Border Cities: Newry-Dundalk Twin City Region & Northwest Region, Ireland, 2010-2014
ICLRD: Urban Reconciliation Case Studies for Public Housing Estates in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Study Profile on the Basel Metropolitan Area, 2010-2012
“Borderlands: The Journal of Spatial Planning in Ireland,” ICLRD Publication, 2011, 2013
ICLRD Briefing Papers 2012-2016: “Implementation of River Basin Management Plans” and “Applying the Functional Territories Concept: Planning Beyond Borders