REAL CORP 2014 | 19th International Conference
'Plan it Smart. Clever solutions for smart cities & regions'

Vienna, Austria
CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSED
CEIT - Central European Institute of Technology
ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners 

GENERAL THEME
“Smart Cities” has become a widely used term for the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) into the processes of cities and the built environment, aiming to improve the integration of the physical assets as well as social and environmental capital. Fired by several rankings there seems to be a competition for the title of the “Smartest City”.

SPECIFIC THEMES
This kind of hype raises a lot of questions that REAL CORP 2014 will deal with:
• What does “Smart City” mean in terms of quality of life?
• How does it influence the economic perspectives?
• Are the concepts of sustainability and resilience part of “Smart Cities”?
• What about politics and administration, policies and governance?
• How do “Smart Solutions” influence the “hardware” of a city, the urban fabric?
• Last but not least: what is the role of urban/spatial planning in and for “Smart Cities”?

In addition to the general topics mentioned before here are some more potential topics:
• Smart Cities/Smart Citizens – Who Needs What?
• Does “Smart” mean High-Tech?
• Existing/Evolving/Foreseen Technologies
• Business Models for Smart Solutions
• Long-Term Strategies and Plans vs. Short-Term (Re-)Actions and Tactics – the Role of Strategic and • Spatial Planning for Smart Cities
• Density Matters – the Urban Fabric of „Smart Cities“ in the Light of Quality of Life, Sustainability and Resilience
• Smart Mobility – Smart Energy – Smart Environmental Technologies
• This Town ain’t Smart Enough for the Both of Us – Integration and Segregation in Smart Cities
• Data/Information/Knowledge Infrastructures – the Backbone of Smart Cities
• (Smart) City Rankings – why, how, by whom for whom, who cares?

REGISTRATION & CONFERENCE FEES
Registration and payment are done until 15 March 2014 | EUR 400
Registration and payment are done after 15 March 2014 | EUR 500

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS AND CONTACTS
Conference Website: Real Corp 2014 Website