MPKD -UGM. On 12 – 14 October, 2017, the head of Master Program of Urban and Regional Planning (MPKD), UGM attended the APSA (Asian Planning Schools Association) International Congress, at the School of Architecture, Tshinghua University, Beijing. The APSA Congress is biennial activity of an organization that coordinates planning schools in Asia which discuss about the current (urban and regional) planning issues.
The thematic issue of APSA Congress 2017 is “Reshaping Urban and Rural Development Through Planning”. This theme seeks to bridge the gap that arose due to the classic problems in Asia’s urban and rural areas. Planning takes a significant role in shaping and bridging the continuity of interactions between these two areas.
As a unique region, growing and emerging Asia produces mega-cities in large numbers. On the other hand, Asia has a long history in the formation of civilization of peasant society. The 2017 APSA Congress aims to bridge the issue by inviting academics, government, NGOs, communities to share ideas and exchange experiences on the survival of urban and rural areas.
In this forum, Prof. Ir. Bakti Setiawan, MA., Ph.D, was re-elected as Executive Committee Member for the upcoming APSA stewardship. APSA is expected to be a forum that can tie the values of local Asian wisdom as a basis for consideration in the development process in the Asian region itself or in a more global context.