Planning, Sustainable Urbanisation and the Commonwealth

"I welcome this text for educators and practitioners. It fills a gap in writing about urbanisation and planning focused on the Commonwealth, and particularly the historical realities of the Commonwealth. This book offers a wide range of materials by authors from varying Commonwealth countries and backgrounds that truly reflects the past, present, and future of Commonwealth urbanisation."

Dr Carol Archer

, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

"The book eloquently traces the development of sustainable urbanisation and lays out a futuristic vision from a transnational planning perspective. Its unique narrative style draws on an eclectic selection of papers ranging from environment, governance and representation. Tracing key milestones, the book stands out in its diverse spatio-temporal perspective and the pragmatic institutional approach towards sustainable urbanisation and planning."

Professor Debolina Kundu

, National Institute for Urban Affairs, Delhi, India

"This unique book records first-hand accounts by activist planners of the progress of modern planning within the context of urban change over the last fifty years. It offers a holistic perspective on the future role of the planning profession for delivering sustainable urbanisation and development across the Commonwealth and beyond."

Dr. Shilpi Roy

, Associate Professor of Urban and Rural Planning, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

"Reflecting on 50 years of the Commonwealth Association of Planners, this book, written by past presidents and key activists, provides a rare insight into an international planning institution, its initiatives to assert how planning reinvented can contribute to sustainable urbanisation, and why it matters. It offers a rich, illuminating account of planning pasts and possible futures."

Professor Alison Todes

, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

"With the climate crisis posing an existential threat to humanity and other living systems and social inequality increasing to worrying levels, this is a very good time for the planning profession to stake stock and assess its collective performance....In summarising lessons learned from the past, the book provides a record of sustained effort and also a basis for future action. It also provides a valuable resource for the coming generation of planners."

Geoffrey Payne, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, United Kingdom