Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence
ŁÓDŹ - POLAND // 11.-15.07.2023
Download the Full Program
Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence
ŁÓDŹ - POLAND // 11.-15.07.2023
Download the Full Program
Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence
ŁÓDŹ - POLAND // 11.-15.07.2023
Download the Full Program

Congress Program

July 10th - July 15th 2023

Monday
ExCo Meeting
Tuesday
CoRep meeting, Congress Opening, and Welcome Reception
Wednesday
Regular Congress Day, AESOP GA, and Gala Dinner
Thursday
Regular Congress Day, YA GA, and YA Social Event
Friday
Regular Congress Day, and Mobile Workshops
Saturday
Congress Closing, and Post Congress Tours

TRACKS: ALL PROGRAMS

The 35th AESOP Annual Congress 2023 addresses the following scientific tracks

The 17 Tracks
Smart and agile planning: smart cities and regions
Planning for mobility: accessibility, affordability and sustainability
Planning for resilience: territories, communities and environment
Planning for Culture and Tourism: Public Spaces, Heritage, Identity, Regeneration
Interdisciplinary planning education: challenges, dialogues, innovations
Turbulent Urban Futures: uncertainty and adaptability
Territories under pressure: geopolitics and planning

ONLINE SESSIONS

All the sessions that take place online

SPECIAL SESSIONS

These are the specials sessions organised at the 35th AESOP Annual Congress 2023

Chairs: Anna-Lena Van der Vlugt, Edward Prichard
Session 01: Active Travel
What about the people? A holistic and multifaceted approach to active travel.

Thursday, July 13th, part 1 at 11:00-12:30 and part 2 at 13:30-15:00, room 111
Chairs: Marco Bontje, René Fleschurz
Session 04: Reviving shrinking cities
RE-CITY: Reviving shrinking cities – innovative paths and perspectives towards liveability for shrinking cities in Europe

Wednesday, July 12th, at 13:30-15:00, room 316
Chairs: Harriet Dunn, Hanna Mattila, Oya Duman
Session 05: Contractual policies
Comparing urban contractual policies for integrated transport and land-use planning in the Nordics: A Discussion on Practical Implications

Thursday, July 13th, at 13:30-15:00, room 109
Chairs: Cathrin Zengerling, Antje Matern
Session 06: Decarbonization
Accountable strategic planning in the age of decarbonization

Thursday, July 13th, at 09:00-10:30 and at 11:00-12:30, room 109
Chairs: Valeria Lingua
Session 07: Involving Civil Society
Involving the Civil Society into Integrated Planning at the Regional Level: a Regional Design Perspective

Wednesday, July 12th, at 13:30-15:00, room 111
Chairs: Silke Weidner, Thora Haubold, Hélène Roth, Arvid Krüger
Session 08: Small Towns
Future Narratives of Small Towns

Thursday, July 13th at 13:30-15:00 room 316.
Chairs: Shoshana Goldstein, Oren Yiftachel
Session 9: ACSP-AESOP Special Session
Planning for Digital Justice

Friday, July 14th, at 11:00-12:30, room 111

ROUNDTABLES

Join one of the following roundtables during the 35th AESOP Annual Congress 2023

Organizers: Simin Davoudi, Meike Levin-Keitel
Roundtable 01: Navigating Planning Theories
Navigating Planning Theories

Wednesday, July 12th, at 13:30-15:00, room 309
Organizers: Dominic Stead, Louis Albrechts
Roundtable 02: European Planning Studies
30 Years of European Planning Studies: What Future?

Wednesday, July 12th, at 11:00-12:30, room 309
Organizers: Alexandros Miltiadou, Achilleas Kalopedis, Ilaria Geddes
Roundtable 03: Sustainable Development
Market Forces, Regulation and Ethics of Environmental Consulting Towards Sustainable Development

Thursday, July 13th, at 11:00-12:30, room 104
Organizers: Benjamin Davy, Sebastian Dembski
Roundtable 04: Law and Planning
Law and Planning – Productive Partners or Distant Cousins?

Friday, July 14th, at 11:00-12:30, room 311
Organizers: Chandrima Mukhopadhyay, Giulio Verdini
Roundtable 05: Global South (and East)
Global South (and East) Thematic Group Meeting

Thursday, July 13th, at 09:00-10:30, room 111
Organizer: Moritz Maikämper
Roundtable 06: Socially Responsible Research
Socially Responsible Research – Reflecting the Way We Are Doing Research

Thursday, July 13th, at 13:30-15:00, room 309
Organizers: Jorge Silva, Nuno David
Roundtable 07: Biodiversity in Urban and Rural Areas
The Potential of Spatial Planning for Transformative Change to Preserve and Restore Biodiversity in Urban and Rural Areas

Thursday, July 13th, at 11:00-12:30, room 309
Organizers: Peter Ache, Camilla Perrone
Roundtable 08: European Metropolitan Region
Futuring the European Metropolitan Region – Between Strategic Positioning and Everyday Life Worlds

Thursday, July 13th, at 11:00-12:30, room 311
Organizers: Alois Humer, Jörg Knieling, Eva Purkarthofer
Roundtable 09: Planning Across Borders
Planning Across Borders in Times of War and Geopolitical Conflict

Wednesday, July 12th, at 15:30-17:00, room 203
Organizers: Noriko Otsuka, Benjamin Büttner
Roundtable 10: Promoting Active Transport
Accessibility Research for Promoting Active Transport in Urban Streets and Neighbourhoods

Friday, July 14th, at 11:00-12:30, room 309
Organizers: Robert Knippschild, Stefanie Rosler
Roundtable 12: Urban Sustainability Transformation
What (and How) Revitalisation of Cities and Neighbourhoods Can Contribute to Urban Sustainability Transformation

Wednesday, July 12th, at 13:30-15:00, room 311
Organizers: Silke Weidner, Frank Schartze, Detlef Kurth
Roundtable 13: Knowledge Transfer
The Role of Knowledge Transfer Between Universities and Urban Practice for Resilient Transformation, Case Study Ukraine

Wednesday, July 12th, at 11:00-12:30, room 311
Organizers: Camilla Perrone, Laura Saija
Roundtable 14: Critical Planning Scholarship
While this ‘critical’ strand of literature has made the scientific planning community more self-reflective, it might be time to address some major questions.

Thursday, July 13th, at 13:30-15:00, room 311
Organizer: Francesca Sartorio, Sue Brownill, Geraint Ellis, Andy Inch, Lorraine Leeson
Roundtable 15: Community-Led Participation
The roundtable aims at eliciting short presentations from up to ten contributors on community-led planning across different countries of the world.

Wednesday, July 12th, at 13:30-15:00, room 104

Keynote Speakers

/Rachelle%20Alterman
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Rachelle Alterman
/Bohdan%20Cherkes
National University Polytechnic of Lviv
Bohdan Cherkes
/Karina%20M.%20Pallagst
TU Kaiserslautern
Karina M. Pallagst
/Jacek%20Zaucha
University of Gdansk
Jacek Zaucha

LOC

The Local Organising Committee

/Maciej%20Turała
University of Lodz
Maciej Turała
Chair
/Beata%20Banachowicz
University of Lodz
Beata Banachowicz
/Justyna%20Danielewicz
University of Lodz
Justyna Danielewicz
/Dominik%20Drzazga
University of Lodz
Dominik Drzazga
/Tadeusz%20Markowski
University of Lodz
Tadeusz Markowski
/Tadeusz%20Marszał
University of Lodz
Tadeusz Marszał
/Filip%20Moterski
University of Lodz
Filip Moterski
/Katarzyna%20Leśniewska-Napierała
University of Lodz
Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała
/Agnieszka%20Orankiewicz
University of Lodz
Agnieszka Orankiewicz
/Iwona%20Pielesiak
University of Lodz
Iwona Pielesiak
/Janusz%20Reichel
University of Lodz
Janusz Reichel
/Wawrzyniec%20Rudolf
University of Lodz
Wawrzyniec Rudolf
/Dorota%20Sikora-Fernandez
University of Lodz
Dorota Sikora-Fernandez
/Magdalena%20Wiśniewska
University of Lodz
Magdalena Wiśniewska
/Małgorzata%20Żak-Skwierczyńska
University of Lodz
Małgorzata Żak-Skwierczyńska
/Tomasz%20Majda
Society of Polish Town Planners
Tomasz Majda
/Anna%20Pyziak
Society of Polish Town Planners
Anna Pyziak
/Tomasz%20Komornicki
Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning
Tomasz Komornicki