CITTA 5th Annual Conference
Planning and Ageing:
Think, Act and Share
Age-friendly Cities
(CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSED)

Oporto, Portugal
DEADLINE 23.03.2012
U.PORTO Universidade do Porto
FEUP Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
CITTA Centro de investigacao do territorio, transportes e ambiente

"Planning and Ageing: Think, Act and Share Age-friendly Cities” is the topic of the next conference organized by CITTA - Research Centre for Territory, Transport and Environment, held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oporto on the 18th May, 2012.

THEME OF THE CONFERENCE
The Conference will emphasize the importance of planning for the ageing, a topic that fits the adoption by The European Parliament of ‘2012’ as being the European Year on Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity. It will address the population change and new demands to communicate and serve the entire citizenry. Experts need to guide policies and processes to achieve better results in the planning of services and infrastructures not only for the elderly but also for all ages; changing patterns of behaviour, life-style and expectations of new generations of older people should be taking in account.

CALL FOR PAPERS
The one day programme of the CITTA 5th Annual Conference on Planning Research comprises an opening session, plenary sessions and parallel thematic session. Ketnote speakers will participate in the plenary sessions.The parallel thematic sessions will include selected papers. The papers are welcomed on the following topics:
• Urban policies and ageing;
• Inclusive communities - tools and approaches;
• Designing age-friendly environments;
• Paradigms for ageing cities.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
• Patsey Healey
• David Perry
• Kenneth Button
• Klauz Kunzmann
• Paulo Pinho
• Isabel Breda-Vázquez
• Álvaro Costa
• António Pais Antunes
• Fernando Brandão Alves
• Sara Santos Cruz
• Ana Monteiro
• Anabela Ribeiro

IMPORTANT DATES 
• March 23rd, 2012
Deadline for the submission of abstracts
• March 30th 2012
Notification of accepted papers
• May 15th, 2012
End of Early Registration
• April 27th, 2012 
Deadline for the submission of full papers

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS AND CONTACTS
Conference Website
E-MAIL: citta@fe.up.pt
PHONE: +(351) 225081903
FAX: +(351) 225081486