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This Year’s commemoration of the
57th staging of World Town Planning Day (WTPD) on November 8 will be
launched by the Honourable Dean Peart, Minister of Local Government
and Environment under the theme Town and Country Planning: “CREATING
BETTER COMMUNITIES”. The theme is intended to highlight the
significance of urban and regional planning to community development
and by extension the impact on every citizen of the nation.
The launch will be followed by an
exhibition featuring displays from a number of government agencies and
will showcase work in urban and regional planning, land use and
sustainable development practices in Jamaica. Selected displays from
the exhibition will be mounted at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish
Library and then will be sent to three Local Councils as a roving
display. Other activities will include radio broadcasts on Power 106
and RJR and a print feature in the Gleaner.
This important international
event is intended to recognize and promote the significance of
planning in creating livable communities and is celebrated in thirty
countries worldwide. The day is observed to promote awareness and
support for community planning. WTPD celebrations are also designed to
indicate international governments' commitment to promoting planning
as a way for citizens to shape a sustainable strategy for the future.
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