REAL CORP 2023 – Call for papers

28th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society

Organiser: Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning (CORP)

Dates: 18-20 September 2023

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Details:

A constantly growing world (around 8 billion people now, 9.7 billion to be expected by 2050 [1]) with constantly expanding cities and urban agglomerations is facing various challenges such as scarcity of resources, infrastructure provision security, risk of disasters, global warming or ageing of the population. These topics have to be seen as global challenges which are unevenly distributed across the world regarding the dynamics of those phenomena and their geogeaphic location.
Are Nature-Based Solutions the key to liveable, sustainable, resilient cities even under the threats of climate change? Is it just about greening the cities and their green and blue infrastructures? What is the context of their technological developments and social innovation?
What are Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines them as actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems. These actions address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, and simultaneously provide human well-being and biodiversity benefits with common societal challenges. Another perspective of NBS is solutions that use ecological and environmental services to address contemporary environmental, social and economic challenges.

At REAL CORP 2023 we would like to highlight the following main topics:

• Urban Design and Planning Driven by Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
• Urban Morphology and Landscape
• Adoptive Architecture and Multifunctional Spaces
• Urban Regeneration
• Systems of Green and Blue Infrastructure
• Sustainable Resources and Infrastructure Management
• Urban Agriculture
• The Human Scale and Quality of Life (also in the Context of an Ageing Society)
• Public Health and Well-Being
• Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Air Quality Improvement
• Urban Heat Islands and Urban Microclimate
• Urban Policy
• Socially Sustainable and Responsible Mobility
• Lessons Learnt from Covid-19 – Post-Pandemic Perspectives
• Co-Creation and Community Engagement (especially Engaging Underrepresented and Marginalized Communities)
• Data and Information Infrastructure – an Indispensable Prerequisite for Managing Cities and Regions

For all these topics REAL CORP 2023 asks especially about:

• The role of urban planning and related disciplines
• Digitisation and technological innovation
• Short term measures, long range perspectives
• Ongoing research, new ideas, best practise examples, case studies

Timeline:

Submission of abstract until 15 April 2023 30 April 2023
Feedback on general acceptance until 30 April 2023 14 May 2023
Full paper for reviewing has to be submitted until 15 June 2023
Double blind full paper review until 15 July 2023
Final version of full paper for publication until 31 August 2023

More information on the conference and call for papers can be found on the REAL CORP 2023 official website.

Submit your abstract until 15 April 30 April 2023