Today (8 November) is World Town Planning Day!
It was set up by Argentinian professor Carlos María della Paolera in Buenos Aires in 1949.
Every year, planners and communities all over the world come together to celebrate how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society at large, creating places to live, work and play together.
Celebrations include:
This year's theme is "Learn Globally, Apply Locally" and it will focus on the value of learning from planning and planning cultures globally, fostering innovate, sustainable and equitable solutions to address global challenges.
This World Town Planning Day the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched their "It Takes Planners &" campaign, which aims to battle misinformation and celebrate the vital role that planners play as partners in our planning system.
