About
Centre for Innovative Planning
and Development (CiPD)
Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD)
is a Centre of Excellent (CoE) based at the Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Its role is to spearhead research and development (R&D) in urban and regional planning and development with a clear focus on nurturing innovation within an interdisciplinary platform. The Centre shall also play a leading role in fostering effective partnerships between academia, policy makers, NGOs and local communities in the search for new paradigms and approaches to create a sustainable built environment. The value of the Centre is in alignment with the aspiration of the faculty and the university to be a leading research university and to achieve a world-class university stature.
Our
Vision
To be a leading international research centre for innovative planning and development in the built environment
Our
Objectives
- To provide high quality, multi-disciplinary, multi-facet approach to doing research in built environment
- To develop innovative knowledge, advanced technological and policy solutions for sustainable planning and development
- To promote a local, national and international networking among the academics and practitioners
- Develop innovative and sustainable knowledge and technology in built environment
- Collaborate with local, national and international research institutes and government agencies to promote sustainable planning and development
- Disseminate experience and knowledge of innovative planning and development