| 1960 |
Creation of the IAURP (Institut
d’aménagement et d’Urbanisme de la Région
Parisienne), to set up a new political initiative for urban development.
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| 1965 |
IAURP prepares the first
guiding scheme for the Paris region that defines a new strategy
for
planning and development through the implementation of important
measures: new towns, the RER (Réseau Express Régional:
Suburban express train), motorways and highways.
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| 1976 |
The Paris Region steps down
to make way for the Ile-de-France Region: the Institute for Urban
Planning and Development of Paris (IAURP) becomes the Institute for
Urban Planning and Development of the Ile-de-France Region (IAURIF).
The 1965 master plan is updated and approved.
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| 1977 |
IAURIF establishes the
principles for a true regional policy for the environment with the
project for green open space system and the creation of Intermediate
Natural Zones
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| 1982 |
IAURIF presents the first
inventory of the Land-use Mode (M.O.S.) covering the entire region.
The results give rise to a Regional
Geographic Information System (R.G.I.S).
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| 1983 |
Within the framework of
the laws concerning decentralisation, IAURIF develops a scope for
reflection and an action plan targeting local authorities.
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| 1984 |
At the request of the Regional
Council, IAURIF organises an international conference, “Metropolis
84”, to address the topic, “the problems and future of major
metropolises”.
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| 1988 |
In collaboration with “Ile-de-France
2000”, IAURIF initiates a long term reflection regarding
regional development and the challenges posed by the globalisation
of the economy and trade.
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| 1989 |
IAURIF and the Regional
departments develop the “Regional Development Project”,
which targets five strategic sectors that could constitute the pillars
for development in Ile-de-France.
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| 1990 |
The state, the city of Paris,
and the region, through IAURIF, work together to draw up a preliminary
document for the master plan: the “White Paper”.
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| 1991 |
The public debate regarding
the development of Ile-de-France is officially opened by the state.
With the support of the IAURIF, the Regional
Council is highly instrumental in drawing up the “Charter
of Ile-de-France”.
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| 1993 |
IAURIF actively participates
in projects for the Standing Conference for Chairmen of Regional
Councils
in the Greater Paris Basin: today, regional development is considered
within a large basin of solidarity, in close collaboration with the
seven surrounding regions.
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| 1995 |
Creation of the Regional
Nature Park of the French Vexin, resulting from a study carried out
by the IAURIF.
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| 1998 |
Upon request of the
Executive of the Ile-de-France Region, IAURIF draws up an assessment
of the situation in Ile-de-France in 1998, “Present Realities
– Future issues”, and proposes new strategies for the coming
years.
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| 1999 |
IAURIF is instrumental
in the creation of the 2000-2006 STATE/REGION five years Development
Programme
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| 2000 |
August 2, 1960 – August
2, 2000. IAURIF celebrates
40 years of fore-planning for the development of the Ile-de-France
Region
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| 2001 |
The Institute carries out
numerous studies through networks with the other European metropolises
on the topics of the economic competitiveness, planning, public transports
and airports.
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