Prof Jan Gehl, renowned humanist urban planner from Copenhagen, Denmark, delivered keynote address at UMI Conf on 9 Nov 2020. Quoting case studies from Sydney, New York, Moscow & other global cities, he advocated ‘people first’ approach to urban planning
He has elaborated the transformation which has taken place in the last few decades in Copenhagen. Our cities face the kind of congestion, this city used to encounter earlier. If we focus on people-centric development, we make cities more liveable. 
It is a challenge to Mayors, Municipal Commissioners, other municipal authorities & State Govt’s Town & Country Planning Departments to take lessons from this presentation & orient their cities development in this direction.
People first is the motto of our smart cities i.e. the lighthouse cities for future development of our urban areas. Making cities walkable & cyclable is ‘sustainable, healthy, climate-resilient, economic & healthy development’.
‘This can start from tomorrow’ is a very powerful statement by Prof Gehl. I invite all planners/practitioners from centre/state/cities, academia-faculty & students of architecture & planning, consulting organisations, administrators & other stakeholders to listen to Prof Gehl.
They need to make their future course of action with focus on ‘people first’. Thanks to Prof Gehl for this wonderful thought-provoking & stimulation presentation in UMI-2020.
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