AESOP Congress 2025 - Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul
PLANNING AS A TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION IN AN AGE OF PLANETARY CRISIS
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Key Dates

5 December 2024
Call for abstracts open (Congress Tracks)
16 December 2024
Call for Special Sessions and Roundtables open
15 January 2025
Deadline for Roundtable and Special Session Applications
15 January 2025
Deadline for abstract submissions (Congress Tracks)
24 January 2025
Special Sessions and Roundtables notifications
07 February 2025
Deadline abstract submission for presentations included in Special Sessions
10 March 2025
Abstract notifications
10 March 2025
Early Bird Registration open
08 April 2025
Full Paper Submission open
15 April 2025
Early bird registration deadline
30 April 2025
Registration deadline for presenters for inclusion in the Conference Scientific Program
31 May 2025
Full paper submission deadline
16 June 2025
Late registration deadline for participants without paper presentation

Venues

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Yildiz 3
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Congress General Program

July 7th - July 11th 2025

Mon 7/7

8:15 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 12:00
Co-Rep Meeting
12:00 - 13:30
Co-Rep Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Co-Rep Meeting
15:00 - 17:00
Registration
17:00 - 19:30
Congress Opening Session
19:30 - 23:00
Welcome Reception

TUE 8/7

8:15 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 10:30
Keynote Speakers
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
Parallel Sessions
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break / Special Thematic Meetings & Events
14:00 - 15:30
Parallel Sessions
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30
Parallel Sessions
17:30 - 18:00
Coffee Break
18:00 - 19:30
YA General Assembly

Wed 9/7

8:15 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 10:30
Keynote Speakers
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
Parallel Sessions
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break / Thematic Groups Meeting Session
14:00 - 15:30
Parallel Sessions
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 18:00
AESOP General Assembly

Thu 10/7

8:15 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 10:30
Parallel Sessions
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
Parallel Sessions
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Poster Session
14:30 - 19:00
Mobile Workshops

Fri 11/7

8:15 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 10:30
Parallel Sessions
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
Parallel Sessions
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Closing Session
14:30 -
Post Congress Tours

AESOP 2025 ANNUAL CONGRESS | TRACKS

The 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025 addresses the following scientific tracks

Chairs: Barbara Pizzo, Emrah Altınok, Shefali Nayak
TRACK 01: POSTGROWTH URBANISM
Looking “Beyond Growth” for Ecological Balance and Social Equity in Cities and Regions
Chairs: Rachelle Alterman, Fatma Ünsal, Şence Türk, Paula Vale de Paula
TRACK 02: PLANNING AND LAW
Law as a catalyst for change; Legal frameworks for planetary transformation and just transitions
Chairs: Enrica Papa, Ela Babalık, Simon De Boeck
TRACK 03: MOBILITY
Planning for Inclusive, accessible, sustainable, innovative forms of urban mobility systems
Chairs: Eva Purkarthofer, Mustafa K. Bayırbağ, Mehmet Penpecioğlu, Elisa Privitera
TRACK 04: GOVERNANCE
Institutions, actors and ideas crossing boundaries and enabling learning
Chairs: Francesco Musco, Osman Balaban, Doğan Dursun, Xiaolin Lao
TRACK 05: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Sustainable cities and climate action: the role of planning in addressing the environmental and climate challenge
Chairs: Evangelia Athanassiou, Tihomir Viderman, Zeynep Günay, Anita Martinelli,
TRACK 06: URBAN CULTURES AND LIVED HERITAGE
Transformative power of culture and heritage; Risks and threats on cultural landscapes
Chairs: Chandirma Mukhopadhyay, Ela Ataç Kavurmacı, Ersi Zafeiriou
TRACK 07: INCLUSION
Planning responses to shifting demographic landscape; Vulnerable populations; Political, natural and anthropogenic triggers of migration
Chairs: Andrea Frank, Kerem Koramaz, Dafni Riga
TRACK 08: EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Planning education responses to social, economic, and environmental challenges; Innovative pedagogical approaches, knowledge and skills
Chairs: Peter Ache, Mete Baypınar, Varvara Toura
TRACK 09: URBAN FUTURES
Changing mindset; Novel and innovative narratives for a equitable, and just future
Chairs: Meike Levin-Keitel, Franziska Sielker, Binnur Öktem, Jesse Fox
TRACK 10: THEORIES
Critical approaches to planning theory and practice
Chairs: Michele Campagna, Fatih Terzi, Merve Deniz TAK
TRACK 11: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Emerging digital technologies, transformative planning, and spatial systems
Chairs: Daniel Zwangsleitner, Meltem Şenol Balaban, Cora Fontana
TRACK 12: DISASTER-RESILIENT PLANNING
Planning for the Unexpected; Disaster preparedness, management and recovery; Disaster-oriented urban solutions; Resilience and risk mitigation
Chairs: Massimo Briccocoli, Dilek Darby, Elif Alkay, Wanlin Huang
TRACK 13: HOUSING AND SHELTER
Planning for affordable housing; New models of living; Homelessness; Shelter for refuges and vulnerable population
Chairs: Stefano Cozzolino, Anita De Franco, Büşra İnce, Erhan Kurtarır, Stefano Moroni, Brett Allen Slack
TRACK 14: ETHICS, VALUES AND PLANNING
Upholding justice in an age of crisis
Chairs: Tuna Taşan KOK, Elvan Gülöksüz, Francesca Leccis
TRACK 15: PROPERTY MARKET ACTORS
Property market actors in shaping cities, challenges of financialization, policies and strategies to overcome multi-faceted crisis
Chairs: Alessandra Manganelli, (Coline Perrin, Marian Simon Rojo Michiel Dehaene) Emel Karakaya Ayalp; Ebru Seçkin, Zeynep Ozcam
TRACK 16: FOOD
Planning for just and sustainable food systems; Food security; Food safety
Chairs: Matej Nikšič, Ebru Firidin Özgür, Maliheh Hashemi Tilenoi
TRACK 17: PUBLIC SPACE
Transformative power of public spaces, Planning for Inclusion, Equity and Transformation
Chairs: Alex Deffner, Ferhan Gezici, Nikola Mitrović
TRACK 18: TOURISM
Overtourism, commodification of culture and nature, responsible tourism, regenerative tourism

Keynote Speakers

/Julian%20Agyeman
Tufts University
Julian Agyeman
Professor in the Department Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
/Ayda%20Eraydın
Middle East Technical University
Ayda Eraydın
Professor Emeritus in the City and Regional Planning Department
/Federico%20Savini
University of Amsterdam
Federico Savini
Associate Professor in Environmental Planning, Institutions and Politics
/Maria%20Kaika
University of Amsterdam
Maria Kaika
Director of the Centre for Urban studies and Chair in Urban Regional and Environmental Planning

LOC

The Local Organising Committee

/Zeynep%20Enlil
Yildiz Technical University
Zeynep Enlil
Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Chair of the LOC
/Bora%20Yerliyurt
Yildiz Technical University
Bora Yerliyurt
Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Co-Deputy Chair of the LOC
/Deniz%20Erdem%20Okumuş
Yildiz Technical University
Deniz Erdem Okumuş
Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Co-Deputy Chair of the LOC
/İclal%20Dinçer
Yildiz Technical University
İclal Dinçer
Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Advisor to the LOC
/Ayşe%20Nur%20Ökten
Yildiz Technical University
Ayşe Nur Ökten
Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Advisor to the LOC
/Sırma%20Turgut
Yildiz Technical University
Sırma Turgut
Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Advisor to the LOC
/Cenk%20Hamamcıoğlu
Yildiz Technical University
Cenk Hamamcıoğlu
Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Co-Chair PhD Workshop
/Gözdem%20Aysu
Yildiz Technical University
Gözdem Aysu
Lecturer PhD, Urban and Regional Planning, Operations and Logistics
/Çiğdem%20İbişoğlu
Yildiz Technical University
Çiğdem İbişoğlu
Research Assistant PhD, Urban and Regional Planning Co-Chair PhD Workshop
/Araf%20Öykü%20Türken
Yildiz Technical University
Araf Öykü Türken
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/Cemre%20Yaz%20Demircioğlu
Yildiz Technical University
Cemre Yaz Demircioğlu
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/İlayda%20Kılıç
Yildiz Technical University
İlayda Kılıç
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/Hatice%20Buse%20Bingöl
Yildiz Technical University
Hatice Buse Bingöl
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/Neslişah%20Kesici%20Söylemez
Yildiz Technical University
Neslişah Kesici Söylemez
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/Rüya%20Erkan%20Öcek
Yildiz Technical University
Rüya Erkan Öcek
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
/Zehra%20Özçelik
Yildiz Technical University
Zehra Özçelik
Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning