Sharing and Empowerment: Humane Communities and Housing

On Apr. 15 – 16, 2023, the 2022 Annual Conference of the Housing and Community Planning Committee of the Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC) was successfully held at the Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery, Chongqing. The conference was hosted by the Housing and Community Planning Committee of the UPSC, and jointly-organized by the Urban Planning Society of Chongqing, Chongqing Planning & Design Institute, School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Chongqing University, Chongqing Municipal Planning Affairs Center, and Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery. Taking “Sharing and Empowerment: Humane Communities and Housing” as its theme, and responding to the strategic guidelines of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on further improving urban and rural community governance and promoting community services and housing security during the “14^th Five-Year Plan” period, the conference brought together experts and scholars from the fields of community planning, community building, social governance, housing research, and urban regeneration, as well as government officials and enterprise representatives to discuss and exchange views on the hot issues of community planning and housing development in the new era through academic forums and on-site surveys. Twenty guest speakers delivered keynote speeches and carried out academic dialogues on the theme of the conference as well as on the sub-themes of “Old Residential Area Renovation and Community Regeneration,” “Localized Community Planning and Development of Community Planner System,” “Housing Security and Social Inclusiveness,” and “Place-Making and Culture Revitalization.” More than 100 delegates attended the on-site conference, while more than 10,000 viewers participated online. In this column, the key views shared in the keynote speeches and forums of this annual conference were edited and summarized, for the purpose of providing useful reference for readers and for the theoretical improvement and practical application in the field of housing research and community planning.