1990-1999

Main Milestones

1991 - Grands Projects Urbains, France. [PPP, TDC]

1991 - The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo, Saskia Sassen, Princeton University Press, Oxford. [SPL]

1992 - Natura 2000. [ESP, ENV]

1992 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June. [ENV, SPL]

1992 - European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, the Valletta Treaty, also known as the Malta Convention, Council of Europe. [HER, TDC]

1992 - Habitat directive, Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, EC. [ESP, ENV]

1992 - Park André Citroen, Paris. [GRE]

1992 - UN Rio Earth Summit. [ENV, SPL]

1992 - Kyoto Protocol. [ENV, SPL]

1993 - Charter of New Urbanism, III Congress, USA. [URB, TDC]

1993 - Declaration of Interdependence for Sustainable Future, World Congress of Architects, Chicago. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1993 - The Studies of a Landscape Designer over 80 years, Geoffrey Jellicoe. [GRE]

1994 - Aalborg Charter, Charter of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Towards Sustainability. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1994 - Hammarby Sjöstad, a new sustainable eco-district, Stockholm. [PWO, PPP]

1994 - Schéma Directeur de la Région de l’Île-de France, Paris, IAURIF, Préfecture de l’Île-de- France. [PPP]

1994 - The New Urbanism, Peter Katz and All. [URB]

1995 - AmericaSpeaks, Washington D.C. Non profit organization to "engage citizens in the public decisions that impact their lives". [COM, URB, SPL]

1995 - L’Urbanisme des Réseaux, Gabriel Dupuy, Editions Colin, Paris. [INF]

1995 - Leipzig Principles (ESPD process), BBR, EC. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1996 - Bellagio Principles of Assessment. [ENV, SPL]

1996 - Creation of the METREX, Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas. [NET, SPL, TDC]

1996 - Habitat II, the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, UN-HABITAT. [HOU, URB, SPL, TDC]

1996 - The Rise of the Network Society, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Vol. I. , Manuel Castells, Oxford, UK: Blackwell, Cambridge, MA. [SOC, NET, SPL]

1997 - Collaborative Planning: Shaping Places in Fragmented Societies, Patsy Healey, Palgrave Macmillan. [SPL]

1997 - Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, Janine M. Benyus, New York, HarperCollins.[ENV]

1997 - Kyoto Protocol. [ENV]

1997 - Making Strategic Plans: Innovations in Spatial Plan Making in Europe, P. Healey, A. Khakee, A. Motte and B. Needham, London University College Press. [ENV]

1997 - Mastering the City I and II, North-European City Planning 1900-2000, Koos Bosma, Helma Hellingx and All, NAI Publishers. [URB]

1998 - Cities for a Small Planet, Richard Rogers and Philip Gumuchdjian, Icon Editions, Publisher Basic Books. [URB, SPL]

1998 - Cities in Civilization: Culture, Technology and Urban Order, Peter Hall, Pantheon Books. [URB, SPL]

1998 - New Charter of Athens, European Council of Spatial Planners, ECTP-CEU. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1998 - 2030 - Amsterdam Zuidas Dock Development Plan. [PPP, PWO]

1999 – The European spatial development perspective: towards the balanced and sustainable development of the European territory (ESPD), final, Potsdam, EU. [ESP, SPL]

1999 – Towards an urban renaissance, Final report of the Urban Task Force, chaired by Lord Rogers of Riverside, E & FN Spon, Publisher Routledge. [URB, TDC]

List of Milestones

1990 - Aschersleben contraction of settlements. [URB, PPP]

1990 - First action plan on Trans-European Networks, EC. [ESP, PPP]

1990 - Charter for the Protection and Management of the Archaeological Heritage, ICOMOS. [HER, TDC]

1990 - European Environment Agency foundation, EC. [ENV, TDC]

1990 - Green Paper on the Urban Environment, CEC. [ESP, ENV, SPL]

1990 - Loi Besson, housing rights and Plans départementaux d’Accès au Logement des Plus Défavorisés, PDALPD, France. [HOU, URB, LEG]

1990 - Making Equity Plans Work, Norman Krumholz and John Forester. [COM, URB]

1990 - The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Michael E. Porter, Free Press, New York. [ECO]

1990 - Town and Country Planning Act. [URB, SPL, LEG]

1990 - Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Peter Calthorpe. [INF]

1990 - Unification of Germany. [HIS]

1990 - 1993 - Interreg I, EU. [ESP, PPP]

1990 - 1996 - Urban pilot projects, EC. [ESP, PPP]

1991 - GISCO, Geographic Information System of the European Union, Eurostat, EC. [ESP, CSI]

1991 - Ahwahnee Principles, USA. [ENV, SPL, TDC]

1991 - Alpine Convention, for the sustainable development of the Alps. [ENV, SPL, TDC]

1991 - Beyond the Limits to Growth, Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future, Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, and Jørgen Randers. [ENV]

1991 - City Challenge initiative, UK. [URB, PPP, LEG]

1991 - End of Soviet Union. [HIS]

1991 - Europe 2000, CEC. [ESP, SPL]

1991 - Grands Projects Urbains, France. [PPP, TDC]

1991 - ICE first railway line: Hamburg-Altona. [INF]

1991 - L’Urbanisme des Réseaux: Théories et Méthodes, Gabriel Dupuy, Paris, Armand Colin. [INF]

1991 - Loi d’Orientation sur la Ville, France. [URB, SPL, LEG]

1991 - LOV, Loi de la diversité de l’Habitat, France. [HOU, URB, LEG]

1991 - Perspectives on Europe, Dutch Government Report. [ESP, SPL]

1991 - San Diego Regional Plan, Calthorpe and Associates. [PPP]

1991 - The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo, Saskia Sassen, Princeton University Press, Oxford. [SPL]

1991 - World Wide Web. [HIS]

1991 - 2010 - Porto Antico, Gênes, Italy. [HER, URB, PWO]

1991 - 2012 - Adlershof, Berlin. [URB, PWO]

1992 - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN. [ENV, TDC]

1992 - Natura 2000. [ESP, ENV]

1992 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June. [ENV, SPL]

1992 - City Pride, UK. [URB, PPP, LEG]

1992 - Convention on Biological Diversity, Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, UN. [ENV, TDC]

1992 - Earth Summit, The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, UN. [ENV, TDC]

1992 - European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, the Valletta Treaty, also known as the Malta Convention, Council of Europe. [HER, TDC]

1992 - European Urban Charter, EC. [ESP, URB, SPL]

1992 - Habitat directive, Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, EC. [ESP, ENV]

1992 - Park André Citroen, Paris. [GRE]

1992 - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, UN. [ENV, TDC]

1992 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD), Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, UN. [ENV, TDC]

1992 - Kyoto Protocol. [ESP, SPL]

1992 - 2020 - Ørestad, APRT and Danish KHR Arkitekter, Copenhagen. [URB, PWO]

1993 - Smart Growth Principles, USA. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1993 - Charter of New Urbanism, III Congress, USA. [URB, TDC]

1993 - Communal Plan of Copenhagen. [PPP]

1993 - Creation of the new Cohesion Fund, EU. [ESP]

1993 - Creation of the Committee of the Regions, EU. [ESP]

1993 - Declaration of Interdependence for Sustainable Future, World Congress of Architects, Chicago. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1993 - Fifth Environmental Action Programme: Towards Sustainability, EC. [ESP]

1993 - Maastricht Treaty into effect, EU. [ESP]

1993 - Madrid Futuro: Plan Estratégico de Madrid, PROMADRID, Madrid. [PPP]

1993 - On line service of e-mail Internet system. [HIS]

1993 - The Single Regeneration Budget, UK. [URB, HER, PPP, LEG]

1993 - The Studies of a Landscape Designer over 80 years, Geoffrey Jellicoe. [GRE]

1994 - Verband Region Stuttgart, a regional association. [SPL, TDC]

1994 - Aalborg Charter, Charter of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Towards Sustainability. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1994 - Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX). [CSI]

1994 - Denmark Towards the Year of 2018, Ministry of Spatial Planning, Denmark. [SPL, PPP]

1994 - Europe+, Cooperation for European Territorial Development, CEC. [ESP, SPL]

1994 - European Information and Obervation Network (EIONET). [ESP, NET]

1994 - Fairview Village Plan, Washington Lennertz Coyle and Associates. [PPP]

1994 - First AVE Railway line: Madrid to Seville. [INF]

1994 - First Eurostar Railway line: Waterloo International Station to Gare du Nord. [INF]

1994 - Flachennutzungsplan, ratification. [PPP]

1994 - Hammarby Sjöstad, a new sustainable eco-district, Stockholm. [PWO, PPP]

1994 - Region 2040 Study for Portland Metro, Calthorpe and Associates. [PPP]

1994 - Schéma Directeur de la Région de l’Île-de France, Paris, IAURIF, Préfecture de l’Île-de- France. [PPP]

1994 - Schéma Directeur, Une Région Polycentrique, Paris. [PPP]

1994 - Second Benelux Global Structural Outline. [SPL]

1994 - The English Partnership, a national agency for regeneration, UK. [URB, HER, PPP, LEG]

1994 - The New Urbanism, Peter Katz and All. [URB]

1994 - The Zones de Redynamization Urbaine, ZRU, France. [URB, SPL, TDC, SPL]

1994 - The Zones Franches Urbaines, ZFU, with 44 zones, and recreated in 2004, with 41 zones, France. [URB, SPL, TDC, LEG]

1994 - Transnational Regional Studies, EC. [ESP, SPL]

1994 - Vision and Strategies around Baltic Sea 2010, EC. [ESP, SPL]

1994 - Vlaamse Ruit (Flemish Diamond). [SPL, TDC]

1994 - Waterloo International Railway station, London. [INF]

1994 - Parc de Bercy, Paris, Ian Le Caisne and Philippe Raguin. [GRE]

1994 - 1999 - Interreg II, EU. [ESP, URB, SPL]

1994 - 1999 - URBAN I, EU. [ESP, URB, SPL]

1994 – Big Cities Integration (Een Deltaplan voor de Grote Steden), Netherlands. [SPL, PPP]

1995 - AmericaSpeaks, Washington D.C. Non profit organization to "engage citizens in the public decisions that impact their lives". [COM, URB, SPL]

1995 - Charter of New Urbanism, III Congress, USA. [URB, TDC]

1995 - Commission National du Débat Public, Loi Barnier, France. [COM, LEG]

1995 - Conseil National des Villes et des Pays d’Art et Histoire, France. [HER, TDC]

1995 - L’Urbanisme des Réseaux, Gabriel Dupuy, Editions Colin, Paris. [INF]

1995 - La Ville et l’Urbanisme, Jean-Paul Lacaze, Dominos, Flammarion. [URB]

1995 - Landscape Plan of Tremblay-en-France. [PPP, GRE]

1995 - Leipzig Principles (ESPD process), BBR, EC. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1995 - Metapolis ou l’Avenir des Villes, François Asher, Paris, Odile Jacob. [URB, SPL]

1995 - Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, Council of Europe. [ESP, GRE, ENV]

1995 - 2003 - BO01, Västra Hamnen, Malmo. [PWO, PPP]

1995 – Adventures of a gardener, Ticino, Switzerland, Peter Smithers, Harvill Pr. [GRE]

1996 - Dolly, the sheep was cloned, Roslyn Institute. [HIS]

1996 - A Region at a Risk, The Third Regional Plan for the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Areas. [PPP]

1996 - Bellagio Principles of Assessment. [ENV, SPL]

1996 - Berlin Plan restructuring the inner city: City-West and City-Ost. [PWO, PPP]

1996 - Charter on the Protection and Management of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, ICOMOS. [HER, TDC]

1996 - Creation of the METREX, Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas. [NET, SPL, TDC]

1996 - European Sustainable Cities Report, EU Expert Group on Urban Environment. [ESP, URB, SPL]

1996 - First Thalys, Paris – Brussels. [INF]

1996 - Haarlemmermeer Plan, Southwest Amsterdam. [PWO, PPP]

1996 - Habitat II, the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, UN-HABITAT. [HOU, URB, SPL, TDC]

1996 - Loi sur l’Aire et l’Utilisation Rationnelle de l’Energie, France. [ENE, ENV, LEG]

1996 - Low-Impact Development (LID). [TDC]

1996 - The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS). [HER, TDC]

1996 - The Rise of the Network Society, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Vol. I. , Manuel Castells, Oxford, UK: Blackwell, Cambridge, MA. [SOC, NET, SPL]

1996 - Zones Urbaines Sensibles, France. [URB, SPL, LEG]

1997 - Collaborative Planning: Shaping Places in Fragmented Societies, Patsy Healey, Palgrave Macmillan. [SPL]

1997 - Innovative and Sustainable Cities, Peter Hall and C. Landry, Luxembourg, European Foundation. [URB, SPL]

1997 - Agenda 2000, CEC, on enlargement and reform of CAP and Cohesion Policy, EC. [ESP]

1997 - Almere plan, new Dutch city. [PWO, PPP]

1997 - Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, Janine M. Benyus, New York, HarperCollins.[ENV]

1997 - ESPD, the European spatial development perspective: towards the balanced and sustainable development of the European territory, first draft, Noordwijk, EC. [ESP, SPL]

1997 - EU Compendium of Spatial Planning Systems and Policies, CEC, EC. [ESP, SPL]

1997 - Kyoto Protocol. [ENV]

1997 - Making Strategic Plans: Innovations in Spatial Plan Making in Europe, P. Healey, A. Khakee, A. Motte and B. Needham, London University College Press. [SPL]

1997 - Mastering the City I and II, North-European City Planning 1900-2000, Koos Bosma, Helma Hellingx and All, NAI Publishers. [URB]

1997 - Planification Estratégica de Ciudades, José Miguel Fernándes Guell, Gustavo Gilli, Barcelona. [URB, SPL]

1997 - Regional Development Agencies, to coordinate economic development and attract investments at the regional level, UK. [ECO, LEG, TDC]

1997 - The Banks, Cincinnati Riverfront Park, Urban Design Associates. [PPP, GRE, ENV]

1997 - The Global Environment Outlook (GEO-1): Global State of the Environment, UNEP. [PPP, PWO]

1997 - Urban plan for the Amsterdam Arena and Surroundings. [spatial planning]

1997 - Stratford City Lower Lea, London. [PPP, PWO]

1998 - Verban Region Stuttgart Plan. [PPP]

1998 - Cities for a Small Planet, Richard Rogers and Philip Gumuchdjian, Icon Editions, Publisher Basic Books. [URB, SPL]

1998 - Cities in Civilization: Culture, Technology and Urban Order, Peter Hall, Pantheon Books. [URB, SPL]

1998 - ESPD, the European spatial development perspective: towards the balanced and sustainable development of the European territory, draft, Glasgow, EC. [ESP, SPL]

1998 - KarowNorth Master Plan, Berlin, Moore Ruble Yudell. [PPP]

1998 - New Charter of Athens, European Council of Spatial Planners, ECTP-CEU. [URB, SPL, TDC]

1998 - Plan for the Village of Caldwell Station, Looney Ricks Kiss Architects. [PPP]

1998 - Sustainable Urban Development: A framework for Action, EC. [ESP, PPP]

1998 - The Urban Task Force, creation, UK. [URB, PPP, LEG]

1998 - Winter Springs Mall Master Plan (New Urbanism Town Center Principles), Dover Kohl and Partners. [URB, TDC]

1998 - 2009 - Vauban, Freiburg, Germany. [URB, PPP]

1998 - 2030 - Amsterdam Zuidas Dock Development Plan. [PPP, PWO]

1999 – 30 Opérations de Renouvellement Urbain, France. [URB, PPP]

1999 – Charter on the Built Vernacular Heritage, ICOMOS. [HER, TDC]

1999 – Euro zone created, for 10 EU countries. [HIS]

1999 – First commercial Smarthphones. [HIS]

1999 – Grands Projects de Ville, France. [PPP]

1999 – Loi Chevènement, France. [LEG]

1999 – Potomac Yard Master Plan (New Urbanism Principles), Cooper, Robertson and Partners. [URB, TDC]

1999 – Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures, ICOMOS. [HER, TDC]

1999 – Schéma de Cohérence Territoriale de la Région de Strasbourg. [PPP]

1999 – The European spatial development perspective: towards the balanced and sustainable development of the European territory (ESPD), final, Potsdam, EU. [ESP, SPL]

1999 – Towards an urban renaissance, Final report of the Urban Task Force, chaired by Lord Rogers of Riverside, E & FN Spon, Publisher Routledge. [URB, TDC]

1999 – Vision Planet, CADSES and ESTIA. [ESP, SPL]