BACKGROUND
Human settlement have always developed around centres. Whether it is the ancient Greek polis or the 20th century neighbourhood, each has concentrated different human activities and formed a specific node in geographical space. Today, the natural mechanisms of concentration are being undermined by various dispersal processes of a multiscalar and temporal nature.
The networked society, demographic transitions, the global economy, instant communication, teleworking, online services - among others - are challenging urban planning paradigms around the world.
- What is special about centrality and dispersion today?
- What is the current balance between centrality and dispersion in urban development?
- How does public governance respond to these complex phenomena?
The conference will address the demand for a new approach to territorial governance and will bring together experts from different scientific disciplines to present their research on urban centres and discuss dispersion phenomena.
CENTRAL THEMES
MEASUREMENT
- The concept of centrality in urban planning discourse
- Quantifying concentration and dispersion
- Complex centre–periphery relations in various scales and temporalities
- The role of ICT in evaluating and managing central functions
MODELS AND PARADIGMS
- The paradigm of polycentric development
- Urban centres as an inherent component of the Compact City concept
- Implementing Transit-Oriented principles in urban centres
- Self-contained communities and Urban Villages
URBAN AND SUBURBAN DESIGN
- Design styles in urban and suburban centres
- The role of public spaces in providing livability
- Promoting historical and cultural heritage in urban centres
- Transforming urban centres: between depopulation, renewal and gentrification
SPATIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
- Urban and suburban housing in relation to urban centres
- Policy solutions for preventing dispersion
- Neighbourhoods and districts – in the search for functional self-containment
- Urban mobility on the way to urban centres
GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF URBAN CENTRES
- Services distribution in urban areas
- Divided centres and trans-border regions
- Market versus planning: finding the balance in urban centres
- Mitigating traffic congestion
THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES
- Spatial planning stakeholders: conflicts and synergy effects
- Distribution of power in urban centres: expertise, authority, democracy, lobbying
- Community involvement in urban centres development
- Quality of central spaces: functionality and perception
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
- Continental, national, regional, district and local service centres
- Glocality as a driving factor for development of urban centres
- Urban resilience: global warming, demographical crisis, water supply, war
- Urban/rural division: expansion, annexation, dissolution, decision-making
CENTRALITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
- Local consequences of concentration and dispersion
- Neighbourhood agency and its spatial effects
- Community centres: activation, integration and networking
- Placemaking initiatives in the perspective of large urban structures
PUBLICATION
- ‘Planning Practice & Research’ - ISSN 0269-7459 (Print); ISSN 1360-0583 (Online)
- ‘Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series’ - ISSN: 1732-4254; ISSN: 2083-8298 (Online)
- 'Architectus' - ISSN 1429-7507 (Print); ISSN: 2084-5227 (Online)
FEES
This conference is designed as a low-budget event, organized by the means of Wrocław University of Science and Technology without any support from commercial conference companies. We declare a high commitment to effective resources management and implement organisational solutions with low environmental impact.The conference fees will cover the necessary arrangements related to coffee breaks and info-packs for the participants:
200 EUR / 850 PLN per participant
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
- 15/05/2024
CONTACT
For more information about conference please visit our website: https://centrality-dispersion.pwr.edu.pl/
To submit the abstract please follow the link: https://centrality-dispersion.pwr.edu.pl/call-for-papers
If you have any questions please contact us by email:
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR CONFERENCE AND HOPE TO MEET YOU IN PERSON IN WROCLAW!
OGRANISERS
CHAIR OF URBAN PLANNING AND SPATIAL MANAGEMENT, FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, WROCŁAW UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WROCŁAW, POLAND
PARTNERS
Honorary patronage of the Director of the Statistical Office (Statistics Poland - Główny Urząd Statystyczny)
Centre for Local Activity "Centrum na Przedmieściu"
International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
Geoportal Dolny Śląsk - Surveyor of the Voivodeship
Manchester Urban Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (MUI)
Planning Practice & Research Routledge JournalESRI Polska
Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences (Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju, Polska Akademia Nauk)
