ITA Global Perspective Programme 2011-2013 - Urban Underground Space in a Changing World

           ITA is committed to contributing to urban sustainable development and resilience to climate change by showing how underground space can play a crucial role in these issues.To further underline this, the ITA Global Perspective Open Sessions during the three World Tunnelling and Underground Space Congresses in 2011, 2012 and 2013 will explore these themes in depth through the following sub-themes:

          The themes will be approached from different angles through active involvement of the ITA Global Partners - IFME (International Association of Municipal Engineering), ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners) and ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability). Through these three sessions ITA is actively involving world professionals in the debate which will lead t o a declaration on how the use of underground space will enable cities to develop in a sustainable manner and also how it will help them cope with the impact of climate change.

Open Session in WTC2012 Bangkok “Planning Better and Resilient Cities”

The Open Session during WTC2012 will be the second session to be held as part of the ITA Global Perspective Programme. The Bangkok Open Session will look at the need for planning the use of underground space, to make the use of the underground space sustainable and to have space available for cities to become resilient to climate change. The Open Session will be held with ISOCARP, one of three of the Global Partners involved with the programme.

Who should attend the Open Session in WTC2012?

The Open Session in WTC2012 is not only for those involved in tunnelling and underground space but also for those who work in different disciplines to share a common interest in issues associated with urbanisation and city resilience. Decision makers, urban planners, architects, engineers of different fields, academics and environmentalists are all invited to participate in the WTC2012 Open Session “ Planning Better and Resilient Cities ” on Tuesday, 22 May 2012. Further details of Open Session will be announced on the website wtc2012.com.

One-Day Registration for the Open Session on Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Participants who would like to attend only the Open Session of WTC2012 may make a one-day registration   for Tuesday, 22 May 2012. The one-day registration fee of 12,000 baht includes:
• Technical Programme on Tuesday, 22 May 2012
• Materials Related to the Open Session
• Refreshments and Lunch on Tuesday, 22 May 2012