Dear APSA members,

We have successfully concluded 11th General Assembly of APSA held in Tokyo from 19 to 21 September 2011.

In spite of unfavorable conditions of post earthquake damages in northern Japan as well as high appreciation of Japanese Yen, and strong typhoon attacked Tokyo on the closing ceremony of APSA2011 on site, there were as many as 297 participants from 22 countries actually registered at the reception desk.

Participants were coming from Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, and Viet Nam.

We would like to thank all the participants for their commitment to the APSA.

At the concluding session, we announced that the next APSA will be held in Taipei in October 2013 under the leadership of the Taiwan National University.
See you again in Taipei in 2013.

Yukio Nishimura
Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the APSA2011

APSA2011 Congress Program is now available online.

The 11th APSA International Congress aims to provide a platform not only for a comprehensive exploration of urban planning studies across Asian cities but also for the exchange of professional and academic knowledge. Researchers can benefit from cheap research papers to enhance their understanding and contribute to this field.

Cities in an age of globalization have been urged to quest for reconsideration of traditional urban planning concepts and instruments. History of urban planning in Asian cities goes back many decades but the re-planning strategy is clear and growing interest as the next agenda for future sustainable regeneration.

• Architectural Institute of Japan
• Association of Urban Housing Sciences
• The City Planning Institute of Japan
• Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences
• Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Center for Sustainable Urban Regeneration, the University of Tokyo