CONGRESS PROGRAMME

The programme components of the 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025 Istanbul, Türkiye

Programme at a Glance
Tracks
Special Sessions
RoundTables
Publishing Events
Istanbul Sessions

SPECIAL SESSIONS

These are the specials sessions organised at the 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025.

Organizers: Laura Grassini, Enza Lissandrello
Planning for Just Energy Transition
Organizers: Alessia Franzese, Luca Nicoletto, Valeria Volpe, Elena Bruno
Discussing spatial justice from/towards a socio-ecological perspective
Chairs: Mauro Fontana, Silvia Cafora, Loris Servillo
Repopulating left-behind territories: Policies, Practices, and Emerging Pathway
Organizers: Pedro Franco, Igor Sirnik, Tijana Dabovic, André Alves
Planning for Twin Transition in Regional and Urban Systems
Organizers: Federica Scaffidi, Ezio Micelli, Tuna Tasan-Kok
Social entrepreneurs: key agents for sustainable community-led urban regeneration and territorial innovation
Organizers: Joaquin Farinos Dasi, Petra Schelkmann
Metropolitan Resilience: Challenges, Fields of Action and Answers
Organizers: Jannes Willems, Alina Hossu
Turning Nature-based Solutions into Inclusive Climate Actions
Organizers: Christine Mady, Joumana Stephan, Ohoud Kamal
Transformative planning actions from the South: Negotiating the past for alternative futures
Organizers: Eda Yücesoy, Eloïse Deshayes
Governing the “Carbon neutral city”: barriers and enablers for an integrated climate governance in cities
Organizers: Verena Balz, Cristina Cavaco, Valeria Lingua
Shaping Regional Futures Toward Sustainable Transitions: Community Involvment In Visioning and Implementation
Organizers: Manuela Madeddu, Juliana Martins, Piotr Kryczka
The value and role of design in planning education
This Special Session is hosted within Track 8
Organizers: Özge Yalçın Ercoşkun, Ebru Vesile Öcalır
Rethinking Accessibility in the 15-Minute City: Global Project Insights
This Special Session is hosted within Track 3
Organizers: Isabella M. Lami, Francesca Abastante, Elena Todella, Beatrice Mecca
Enhancing Urban Decision-Making in the Digital Era: Tools, Methods, and Innovations
Organizers: Imre Keserü, Imge Akcakaya Waite, Gunnar Grandel, Lluis Martinez
Transforming streets for liveability and sustainable mobility through experimentation and participation
This Special Session is hosted within Track 17
Organizers: Manuela Ronci, Tymon Wolender
Reversing the gaze: reimagining the relationship between cities and their waterways
Organizers: Silke Weidner, Hélène Mainet, Mina di Marino
SMALL TOWNS – Big challenges and high potentials?
Organizers: Anna Nikolaeva, Luca Bertolini, Enrica Papa
Perspectives on commoning mobility and accessibility
This Special Session is hosted within Track 3
Organizers: Karina Pallagst, Annette Spellerberg
Smart City as a transformative approach? Conceptualizing digital tools in spatial development in a context of ageing