The Comprehensive Plan in the 21st Century: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable

Session 8A | Friday | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (PT)

Comprehensive Planning has evolved in the 21st century to become more integrated and holistic; whereas 20th century planning was often incremental and piecemeal. A new planning paradigm is presented that uses a comprehensive systems approach, with a foundation in sustainability, resiliency, and equity. This paradigm recognizes the community as a "system of systems," and presents a systems-based model for comprehensive planning. This model builds on the recent work of the American Planning Association's Sustaining Places initiative for 21st century comprehensive planning.

Rocky Eugene Piro, FAICP

Director, Colorado Center for Sustainable Urbanism; Executive Director, Planning Department, Denver; Program Manager, Puget Sound Regional Council; Research Professor, University of Colorado; AICP Exam Committee; Chair, Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division; Board Member, International Urban Planning and Environment Association; APA WA Myer Wolfe Award; co-author, "The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century" (Routledge Press, 2022); co-author, "Emerging Trends in Regional Planning" (APA 2017)

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