Myanmar project
INTRODUCTION
According to the UN Habitat figures, population in urban areas in less developed countries will grow from 1.9 billion in 2000 to 3.9 billion in 2030. This surge in the numbers of dwellers will put a strain on the existing infrastructures, worsen living conditions, create unsanitary environments and carve out slums and disaster prone sites. The threat from unplanned, unbridled and uncoordinated urban development results is real and looms over many cities.
Hence it becomes urgent for policy makers to manage urbanisation as it occurs by implementing effective land-use management, providing reliable and affordable access to basic services, education, housing, transport and health. We need a collective effort in ensuring a viable future.
Activistar Advocacy believes that we can start shaping the sustainable development thinkers; motivating the innovators and inspiring the practitioners of the future through education for sustainability. This city planning competition will facilitate participants to understand what are the current and future challenges that the developing countries are experiencing under the pressure of rapid urbanisation with the number of city dwellers and migrants swelling. They will appreciate the work of relevant authorities and leaders in managing the many interconnected tenets of urban development and planning.
This international township planning competition – The Young Mayor Competition - hopes to nurture youth leaders for a sustainable future.
“ Not everything that counts can be counted. Not everything that can be counted counts.’
Albert Einstein
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The theme for this year is Planning a Clean and Green Township, Heritage City, Yangon,
Myanmar. Targeted at youth leaders between 14 - 26 years old. We are inviting teams from the whole Southeast Asia, especially the case-study country to participate. This is in line with our vision to reach out to as many youths as possible because the
According to the UN Habitat figures, population in urban areas in less developed countries will grow from 1.9 billion in 2000 to 3.9 billion in 2030. This surge in the numbers of dwellers will put a strain on the existing infrastructures, worsen living conditions, create unsanitary environments and carve out slums and disaster prone sites. The threat from unplanned, unbridled and uncoordinated urban development results is real and looms over many cities.
Hence it becomes urgent for policy makers to manage urbanisation as it occurs by implementing effective land-use management, providing reliable and affordable access to basic services, education, housing, transport and health. We need a collective effort in ensuring a viable future.
Activistar Advocacy believes that we can start shaping the sustainable development thinkers; motivating the innovators and inspiring the practitioners of the future through education for sustainability. This city planning competition will facilitate participants to understand what are the current and future challenges that the developing countries are experiencing under the pressure of rapid urbanisation with the number of city dwellers and migrants swelling. They will appreciate the work of relevant authorities and leaders in managing the many interconnected tenets of urban development and planning.
This international township planning competition – The Young Mayor Competition - hopes to nurture youth leaders for a sustainable future.
“ Not everything that counts can be counted. Not everything that can be counted counts.’
Albert Einstein
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The theme for this year is Planning a Clean and Green Township, Heritage City, Yangon,
Myanmar. Targeted at youth leaders between 14 - 26 years old. We are inviting teams from the whole Southeast Asia, especially the case-study country to participate. This is in line with our vision to reach out to as many youths as possible because the