Life in cities has become more inconvenient than ever before, and this is bound to continue to happen due to urban population increases, economic crisis, energy demand, social inequality, health and safety concerns, environmental degradation, and climate change. Livability challenges derived from the aspects above have become worse due to the economic status of the post-pandemic era in each region of the world in different ways.
Cities have long been celebrated as symbols of resilience, endurance, and adaptability. They are often regarded as dynamic and progressive powerhouses, brimming with innovation and vitality. With the post-pandemic circumstances and economic crisis in many countries, cities around the world are looking into new ways of creating resilient infrastructure and sustainable cities. Accordingly, they try to create optimal work conditions, enhance social inclusion, increase diversity and gender equality, accelerate the energy transition, reduce emissions, protect and enhance biodiversity, etc. These conditions are worst in developing contexts as they face multiple issues regarding planning, governance, financial and social conflicts, and environmental pollution. The consequences affect urban communities, making them unhealthy, uncomfortable, and incapable of sustaining a convenient urban life. Hence, strategies to improve the livability and resilience of cities by re-thinking conditions for life are urgently needed.
Cities are seeking capacity development guidance in various technical areas, ranging from awareness and strategic planning to effective implementation of risk-informed urban development plans. This includes, for example, the capacity to finance resilience; the engagement of multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder groups such as communities, vulnerable populations, and the private sector; the use of nature-based solutions for resilience; the reduction of climate risks through appropriate actions; and others.
In this scenario, enabling cities to live conveniently and comfortably has become extremely difficult, critical, and challenging. Since cities contribute over 70% of global GDP and the efficiency of urban economies is maximised by high-density environments, the transformation of these urban environments into livable urban spaces is indispensable. To close the gap, we must adapt our cities to environmental and social change, manage resources and city economies, maintain social well-being, and utilise social capital. We must drive more sustainable mobility and enhance social cohesion, creating communities that are inclusive and caring.
Thus, it is time to make our cities resilient and livable, enabling conditions for life to thrive.
This conference proposes to examine the multi-faceted nature of developing resilient cities that enable conditions for convenient urban life: new approaches and future directions. It calls upon the academics and practitioners of urban studies to share their understanding of various approaches and mechanisms, both currently implemented and future potentials, in different contexts. We call upon all to share their experiences and enrich the current knowledge of achieving environmentally, socially, and economically resistant city building and its management based on urban resilience.
Following sub-themes are proposed but not limited to:
- Circular thinking for a sustainable future
- Smart cities and smart governance
- urban risk management and disaster risk reduction
- Complexities of urban safety and security
- Scaling up green infrastructure
- Net-zero cities
- Environmental resilience and innovative solutions.
- Economically sustainable forms of cities.
- Circular economy Vs Linier economy; applications in cities.
- Achieving sustainable development goals through planning and designing.
- Inclusiveness in the public realm
- Delineating of public spaces & individual borders in urban space.
- Practicing urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture for urban resilience.
- New paradigms, ideas, and tools for reducing urban inequality.
- Landscape urbanism
- Basophilic cities and sustainable architecture
- Inventing place-making practices with social safety and security.
- People’s participation in space and personal realm.
- Sustainable urban drainage and infrastructure.
- Transit systems and zero emissions.
- Community care and new initiations.
- Urban biodiversity and species conversation
- Energy maintenance and Renewable energy for Cities.
We invite you to propose papers to be presented related to the theme and the sub-themes suggested. ICCPP 2024, will be an exciting intellectual event for the academics and practitioners of Urban Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, infrastructure experts, social experts, city makers, and other disciplines through which ideas could be shared and knowledge could be enriched. Paper proposals related to other humanistic, economic, social, and technological issues of the cities are also welcome.