International Journal of Town Planning and Management

International Journal of Town Planning and Management International Journal of Town Planning and Management (IJTPM) is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2015. Town planning focuses on the planning and design of new buildings, roads, and parks to enhance the livability and functionality of urban and rural environments. The goal of town planning is to meet the needs of future generations while preventing haphazard growth. Urban planning, also known as regional, town, city, or rural planning, involves the development and design of land use and built environments, including critical infrastructure such as transportation, communication, and distribution networks. It is an interdisciplinary field integrating planning, architecture, surveying, landscape architecture, and construction engineering to address global land resource management challenges. Town planning also encompasses strategic planning for managing future land requirements.

The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:

• Urban & Town Planning: settlement design, land-use planning, new town development, decentralization strategies, comprehensive master planning, and orderly urban growth management
• Planning Process & Governance: planning policy, regulatory frameworks, stakeholder engagement, decision-making systems, and strategic planning alignment across organizational and city scales
• Spatial Analysis & Geographic Information Systems (GIS): spatial modeling, visualization, data management, spatial analysis tools, and geospatial applications for urban environments
• Smart Cities & Digital Technology: smart city infrastructure, sensor networks, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence applications, and technology-enabled urban management
• Sustainable Urban Design: resource efficiency, climate-responsive planning, green infrastructure, stormwater management, permeable surfaces, and environmentally-sensitive urban development
• Coastal & Marine Planning: marine spatial planning, coastal resilience, sea-level rise adaptation, erosion control, and sustainable coastal design in climate-vulnerable regions
• Landscape & Open Space Design: urban parks, recreational spaces, aesthetic design, public realm planning, and community gathering spaces in urban and rural contexts
• Construction Logistics & Supply Chain: material flow optimization, site logistics coordination, prefabrication frameworks, construction sequencing, and on-site delivery management in urban and remote contexts
• Risk Management & Resilience: predictive analytics, failure analysis in construction, supply chain disruption mitigation, and resilience strategies for external shocks including climate change and pandemics