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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS

Category: Urban Futures

Published: 31 May 2024

The TG Urban Futures will use the opportunity of the AESOP Annual Conference in Paris for a relaunch. The LOC invited a complete track on the topic of futuring, which will be used to gather ideas and activities. Watch out for an announcement on the TG Gathering. In addition, Thomas Machiels (UAntwerpen) will become co-chair of the TG Urban Futures! Thomas is an expert on scenario techniques and has been active already in previous meetings. Last, find us also on LinkedIn with more news and activities.

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS

Category: Transboundary Planning and Governance

Published: 31 May 2024

Inclusive and Cohesive Urban Development in European Cities

European Reflections and Learnings for a Post-War Urban Planning

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The roundtable discussion, to be held in the context of the PM4U project, will delve into the intricacies of inclusive urban development in EU, Ukraine and other European post-war countries. The rationale behind the PM4U project is grounded in the urgent need for projects of urban transformation address a spectrum of issues related to post-war recovery, giving special attention to the integration of lessons learned from wartime experiences. The topics covered will extend beyond the immediate challenges of post-war recovery and encompass broader issues pertinent to all European cities, such as resilience, safety, security, energy transition, climate change, and inclusion.

The roundtable serves as a crucial platform for addressing both challenges and opportunities faced by the academic community and regional authorities in the context of urban recovery. It aligns with the broader goals of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Program's. Through this initiative, the project aims to contribute to the development of strategies and approaches that can guide urban transformation in post-war settings towards greater inclusivity and resilience.

The primary objective is to facilitate the exchange of lessons learned, knowledge, and best practices among European cities and cities that have undergone post-war recovery processes. This initiative aims to connect the experiences of war, recovery, and transformation, fostering more inclusive, cohesive, and resilient European cities and cities of post-war countries.

Target Audience:

1. Academic Community:Professors, researchers, and students from relevant disciplines.
2. Regional Authorities:Representatives from local and regional governments, urban planning departments, and policymakers.

Terms and conditions

• Roundtable format is 
• Registration:https://forms.gle/Wxy8RUJk32DStLfu7
• Registration deadline:October 1, 2024
• On-sitepart of the roundtable will take place at Institute of Management of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Vazovova 5, Bratislava, 812 43.
• Abstract Submissions Deadline- August 1, 2024
• Decision on selection of abstracts- August 15, 2024
• Paper Submissions Deadline- October 1, 2024
• Roundtable date- October 18, 2024

The programme of the Roundtable

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Registration and Networking

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Section 1 - Inclusive and Resilience Cities: Understanding Needs, Overcoming Challenges, and Seizing Opportunities for Urban Transformation in Wartime

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Networking Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Section 1 - Inclusive and Resilience Cities: Understanding Needs, Overcoming Challenges, and Seizing Opportunities for Urban Transformation in Wartime

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch Break

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Section 3 - Presentations from AESOP Representatives (Lessons learned from Europe to Ukraine and other postwar countries)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Networking Break

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Section 4 - Challenges of wartime (Lessons learned for EUROPE)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Submission

The official roundtable language is English.

All the papers need to be written and presented in English as well.

All accepted papers will be considered for publication in the "European Journal of Spatial Development" https://journals.polito.it/index.php/EJSD/index.

All submissions will be evaluated by a members of the Organizing Committee and/or external reviewers.

The journal publishes three types of articles: research articles, review articles and debate articles. Please check the journal website for more details: https://journals.polito.it/index.php/EJSD/about/submissions

All papers for participation in the roundtable (in DOC format) should be submitted via CMT Microsoft system : https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICUD2024

For more information about the roundtable please visit the website: https://pm4u.priestoroveplanovanie.sk/content/events/event-icud/

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS

Category: Ethics, Values and Planning

Published: 08 April 2024

The AESOP Thematic Group on Ethics, Values, and Planning invites you to join an online event on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 4 to 5:30 pm (CET) with Juval Portugali*, editor of the book “The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Cities” (2023, Edward Elgar). 

The book provides an overview of historical, present, and future perspectives of cities and urbanism associated with the current crisis of democracy. You can find the link here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-crisis-of-democracy-in-the-age-of-cities-9781803923048.html.

 *Juval Portugali is a professor of Human Geography and Head of the City Center-Tel Aviv University Research Center for Cities and Urbanism. 

IMPORTANT: Register for the event before May 10 at the following link: https://forms.gle/xawZUcRrVvoypztdA (you will receive a Zoom-link a few days before the event).

Contacts/organisers:  Stefano Cozzolino (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Anita De Franco (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Stefano Moroni (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

You can have access to:

• The introduction of the book: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781803923055/book-part-9781803923055-6.xml
• The first chapter by Juval Portugali: “The crisis of democracy in the age of cities and complexity”: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781803923055/book-part-9781803923055-8.xml

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Parent Category: THEMATIC GROUPS

Category: Planning and Complexity

Published: 02 April 2024

28-29 November 2024, RWTH Aachen University

Time is too often a peripheral element in scholarly and practical discourses. It is frequently treated as a neutral background factor instead of an active force that shapes cities and their planning. However, complex socio-spatial systems continuously evolve and transform over time in ways that are sometimes predictable, and others spontaneous; sometimes slow, and others fast. Planners are at the frontline of this change, and yet, how well do they understand or leverage wisdom about time? 

This conference seeks to deepen our understanding of intricate socio-spatial configurations and changes by studying their timing, speed, sequence, durability, and the enduring or fleeting impacts they leave. It welcomes the exploration of dynamics and methodologies characterized by time-sensitive interests. It invites scholars with interdisciplinary backgrounds to delve into innovative analytical, design, and planning methods that can empower planners, policymakers, and designers to better understand and use time in addressing contemporary urban challenges and opportunities across various scales.

Possible avenues for submissions include (in alphabetical order):

Sensing: This encompasses various dimensions of ‘sensing’ such as spatial, corporeal, cognitive, mediated, and technological aspects. We explore the points of convergence among diverse perspectives and approaches, the representation or mission of whose sensing, and the implications for sensing and sense-making. How can we capture and conceptualize diverse socio-spatial rhythms, layers, and processes of change that give rise to distinct and recognizable patterns? Access to new forms of data and technologies is a crucial aspect of this discussion.

Planning: Developing effective temporal awareness to use planning actions that are sensitive to timing, speed, and (un)expected effects is a real challenge. Rooted in longstanding ideas and practices, planning interventions and debates are often driven by present urgencies but struggle to keep pace with continuous changes. How can we point towards socio-spatial transformations that often transgress dominant timeframes? The focus here is the exploration of modes or methods for policymaking and strategies for spatial governance.

Designing: Design processes that prioritize time navigate the delicate balance between providing optimal short-term solutions and addressing long-term unpredictable dynamics. We are interested in unraveling the time-sensitive tensions that affect design logic and exploring design frameworks that can accommodate complexity. To what extent do current design ideals and practices perpetuate limitations in our understanding of the temporal dimension? The composition of the built and natural environments along with their rules are central aspects of this question.

Submission details

• Target audience: Early career researchers (e.g. PhD candidates) and seniors (e.g. Professors, Seniors Researchers), practitioners with scholars' interest
• Abstract Length: up to 350 words
• Keywords: Provide 3-5 keywords relevant to your submission
• References: Provide 3-5 major references relevant to your submission
• Abstract Submission Deadline: June 9, 2024
• Extended Abstracts Submission & Registration Deadline: mid-late October 2024

Submission

Submit via https://forms.gle/w5XQxQnr7yUZ1Ehc7

Contact

The event is organised by Robin Chang, Fabio Bayro Kaiser and Stefano Cozzolino (local organising team 2024), with support from Christian Lamker and Ward Rauws (thematic group coordinators). Contact via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Logo/poster design by Esther Padberg (RWTH Aachen)