The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) network consist in both individual and institutional members in more than 80 countries. The objectives of ISOCARP include the improvement of planning practice through the creation of a global and active network of planners. The Society’s main event is the annual World Congress, which focuses on a globally-significant planning theme and which takes place in a different country each year. As part of the World Congress in Geneva, ISOCARP organized its inaugural mayor Summit in 2004. This book gathers the conclusions and experiences of transforming the cities and surrounding by the city leaders who participated in the 2004 Mayors Summit.
