A. Book Prizes  

1. The most innovative book in planning history written in English and based on original new research. Books must have been published in the previous two calendar years (2004-05).  
2. The best book addressing planning history of South Asia and related to the region where the conference takes place, written in English. Books must have been published in the previous two calendar years (2004-05).   Books may be individually or joint-authored. Anthologies and edited works are also welcome, but reprints and 'readers' are ineligible. The prize for each award is £250.  The deadline for receipt of submissions is 1st May 2006.  

Further information about the prize can be obtained from Chair of the Book Prize Committee Dirk Schubert.
(Tel. +49-40-42878-3661,
FAX +49-42878-2472,
E-mail: d.schubert@tu-harburg.de ).
TU Hamburg-Harburg, Schwarzenbergstraße 95 IVd,
20173 Hamburg, Germany.  

B. Student Conference Paper Prize 2006

The IPHS awards a prize for the best written paper by a postgraduate student on a planning history topic presented at its biannual international conference.

There is a monetary prize of £100, and the opportunity for the student to have the paper published in Planning History , the refereed journal of the IPHS.

The prize was first awarded at the Barcelona Conference in July 2004. The 2006 prize will be awarded at the New Delhi conference.

Guidelines for submissions:

• Entrants must register for and attend the New Delhi conference.

• The entrant must be currently researching at postgraduate level, whether for a Masters thesis by coursework or research, or for a doctorate.

• No joint submissions with supervisors.

Student papers are assessed by a committee chaired by Dr. Mark Clapson of the University of Westminster, London, UK and editor of Planning History.

The deadline for submissions is 31st August 2006.

Papers should be sent direct to Dr Clapson at mjciphs@aol.com.

Further information about the prize can be obtained from Mark Clapson on mjciphs@aol.com.

C. Planning Perspectives Paper Prize  

The New Delhi Conference will also mark the second occasion on which a prize will be awarded for the best article on planning history published in the journal Planning Perspectives. The eligible date range is 2004-2005.  

The prize - a two-year subscription to the journal and £150 worth of Routledge books - is provided by Taylor and Francis, publishers of Planning Perspectives.

For more information about Taylor and Francis and Planning Perspectives visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02665433.html