{"id":680,"date":"2024-05-04T07:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T04:47:14","slug":"6th-wpsc-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/6th-wpsc-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"6th WPSC 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"680\" class=\"elementor elementor-680\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08182e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08182e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecc4a63\" data-id=\"ecc4a63\" 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aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Shanghai_July-2001_APSA-ANPUR-Sign-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Chang-Ho Yim, President of APSA, and Geraldo Costa of ANPUR, sign the Shanghai Statement at the closing ceremony of the World Planning Schools Congress, 15 July 2001.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Chang-Ho Yim, President of APSA, and Geraldo Costa of ANPUR, sign the Shanghai Statement at the closing ceremony of the World Planning Schools Congress, 15 July 2001.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Last-pic-1024x660-1-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Planning association executives at their meeting on the campus of Tongji University in Shanghai during the first World Planning Schools Congress, July 2001.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Planning association executives at their meeting on the campus of Tongji University in Shanghai during the first World Planning Schools Congress, July 2001.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GPEAN-President_Bali-2022-300x174.png\" alt=\"5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, the Presidents of Planning Schools Associations member of GPEAN introduce their association and vision about the GPEAN and planning schools in the future.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, the Presidents of Planning Schools Associations member of GPEAN introduce their association and vision about the GPEAN and planning schools in the future.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MexicoCity_July-2006-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"GPEAN meets at the Second World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City July 2006\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">GPEAN meets at the Second World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City July 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GPEAN_2-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Participants of 1st World Planning Schools Congress in Shanghai 2001\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Participants of 1st World Planning Schools Congress in Shanghai 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GPEAN_1-300x207.jpeg\" alt=\"Participants of 1st WPSC 2001 in Shanghai.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Participants of 1st WPSC 2001 in Shanghai.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GPEAN-President_Bali-2022_1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Presidents of planning schools associations at 5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, Indonesia\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Presidents of planning schools associations at 5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, Indonesia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">6th WPSC 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a93070\" data-id=\"7a93070\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e3b914 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e3b914\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c7906\" data-id=\"08c7906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf718b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf718b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Peripheral Visions &#8211; Rethinking Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c1e95 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c1e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Helsinki-Espoo-Tampere, June 29-July 3, 2026<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>GPEAN is pleased to announce the launch of the Sixth World Planning Schools Congress.<\/p><p>The congress, themed \u201cPeripheral Visions: Rethinking Planning,\u201d will take place from June 29 to July 3, 2026, in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland, with the PhD Workshop taking place from June 26 to 29, 2026, in Tampere.<\/p><p>6th WPSC 2026 is hosted jointly by Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>PERIPHERAL VISIONS &#8211; RETHINKING PLANNING<\/em><\/strong> <br \/>Demands for economic growth, competition between cities, and pressure to attract investment need to be addressed in the context of the climate crisis, growing political populism, and divisive international relations. Is spatial planning becoming peripheral in relation to other local and national policies that are seen as more central in meeting these challenges?<\/p><p>In such challenging circumstances, the links between territoriality of planning and its administrative legitimacy and democratic justification must be re-examined. To address global equity and common challenges, it is increasingly important to understand the global interdependencies of local policies. How do, e.g., smart city developments in the West affect the social, economic, and environmental conditions and possibilities for a \u201cgood life\u201d in places where resources for smart technologies are extracted and utilized? Do we have the capacity to understand the spillover effects of local sustainability-aspiring policies?<\/p><p>While technological advances such as Big Data and generative AI offer new possibilities for collecting and analyzing data in the context of planning objectives, their implications for spatial justice need to be critically reviewed. Are we entering a new era of algorithmic knowledge domination that marginalizes the prudent planner?<\/p><p>There is a need for a new planning agenda for biodiversity and radical all-species inclusivity, but also for difficult social and political issues, such as international (forced) migration, the new geopolitical order brought by scarcity of critical minerals, and the expansion of the extractive global economy to final frontiers of the globe, such as the Arctic.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Website:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpsc2026.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/wpsc2026.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d58853\" data-id=\"0d58853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b899dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b899dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/6th-wpsc-2026\/\"><strong>6th WPSC &#8211; 2026 (NEW)<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Helsinki &#8211; Finland<\/p><p>(Call for abstracts)<\/p><div style=\"all: initial !important;\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282cfd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282cfd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/5th-wpsc-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>5th WPSC &#8211; 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/5th-wpsc-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bali &#8211; Indonesia<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444a73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"444a73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/4th-wpsc-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>4th WPSC &#8211; 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/4th-wpsc-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio de Janeiro &#8211; Brazil<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e9bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e9bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/3rd-wpsc-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>3rd WPSC &#8211; 2011<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/3rd-wpsc-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perth &#8211; Australia<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ca0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ca0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/2nd-wpsc-2006\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2nd WPSC &#8211; 2006<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/2nd-wpsc-2006\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico City &#8211; Mexico<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41be6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41be6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/1st-wpsc-2001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1st WPSC &#8211; 2001<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsc.org\/index.php\/1st-wpsc-2001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shanghai &#8211; China<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3811a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3811a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf67e0\" data-id=\"3bf67e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c875410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c875410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Host and Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-064c976\" data-id=\"064c976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d119181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d119181\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f382f32\" data-id=\"f382f32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29e67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29e67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Host Institution: Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e2ac67\" data-id=\"3e2ac67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b89e6af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b89e6af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0af468\" data-id=\"e0af468\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc269a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ecc269a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e787b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e787b15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02ce24b\" data-id=\"02ce24b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183bd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"183bd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>JUNE-SEPTEMBER<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2025 &#8211; <\/strong>Call for special sessions [closed]<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2025 &#8211; <\/strong>Call for abstracts, roundtables, and PhD Workshop applications 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