Announcements:
The 5th AESOP Young Academics Meeting 2011
‘Diversity in Urbanism: Learning across cultures and disciplines'
Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
16-18 February 2011
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
The world has turned into a global village. But diversity in the ways that agents, communities or societies deal with seemingly common events or common problems remains. This diversity is shaped by local conditions. The notion of ‘diversity' has recently taken centre stage in various academic fields as an important factor that is argued to boost the adaptability and sustainability of social and ecological systems. The fact is that diversity has gained an influential position in contemporary discourses regarding planning which at the same time needs further attention and study. However this concept raises a number of questions:
- Do we really understand the complexities inherent in these relationships?
- Is diversity a necessary component of the content and processes in spatial design and planning?
- What are the consequences of the diversity agenda on urban studies, particularly its connections to spatial design and planning?
The meeting has been structured in three tracks, which fall under the general topic of the event. Each track will comprise an invited keynote speaker, a chairperson and submitted papers from young academics.
Track A: Cross-national Studies: Knowledge, technology and policy transfer, and universal design in diverse local conditions
This track addresses the questions of what is the importance of 'local conditions' for spatial analysis, design and planning? What can we learn from the previous experiences in practicing knowledge, technology, and policy transfer as well as universal design across nations? Which are the conditions determining a success in knowledge, technology and policy transfer as well as universal design?
Track B: Resilience Thinking in Spatial Planning and Design
This track addresses new demands for resilient urban and rural development. What is the importantance of ‘resilience thinking' for urban analysis, design and planning? Does urban resilience offer a new paradigm for design and planning or is it merely a reincarnation of sustainable development? What strategies/projects/plans/instruments/policies are important for creating resilient cities? What are the main characteristics of the changing built and natural environment and their relations to urban resilience?
Track C: Citizen and Community Engagement in Urban and Rural Development
This track we aim to share and compare international practices on community involvement in urban transformation process. We would like to highlight the issues of the differences in the processes of gathering and dispersing information, organizing community interest, promoting a dialogue, and coalition between consultant professionals and local community
For more information about conference organization, abstract format, date and deadlines please visit our website www.ya2011.net or contact us via ya2011-bk@tudelft.nl.
CALL FOR PAPERS: download
WHO ARE THE AESOP YOUNG ACADEMICS?
The AESOP YA network is a loosely structured organisation in which everyone who wishes to is invited to participate. The activities of the AESOP YA network are in particular addressed at planners who have only recently entered the academic world: PhD, postdoc, people starting in academic positions. The activities of the AESOP YA network are complementary to other activities that are being deployed within AESOP as a whole. More >>
A SELECTION OF CURRENT PAPERS...
Eija Hasu
Kiavash Soltani
D Galand
andrei MITREA
Hossein Maroofi
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