AESOP/ACSP CONGRESS DUBLIN
Planning for Resilient Cities and Regions
CALL FOR PAPERS

Dublin, Ireland
DEADLINE: 15.01.2013
AESOP, Association of European Schools of Planning
ACSP, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
UCD, University College Dublin

The University College of Dublin cordially invites you to one of the most exciting and dynamic European cities, and to the wonderful island of Ireland - the place of Celtic Tiger and Celtic Resilience.

MAIN THEME
The Congress focuses on resilience which has become a new banner for various societal and related planning efforts in cities and regions across the globe. These efforts generally aim to sustain the urban and rural viability and improve the quality of life for their residents amidst the global economic and socio-political crisis and climate change.
The contemporary challenges require innovative and sustainable solutions in the creation of more resilient and adaptive cities and regions, which balance economic competitiveness, environmental protection and social flourishing. These solutions derive in part from spatial planning, building on the roles of urban design, community engagement and technological innovations to ensure that urbanisation is managed in a sustainable manner.
In addition, there is an opportunity to examine planning issues from peripheral (edge) as well as "in between" positions and perspectives. With the joint involvement of AESOP and ACSP, it is expected that the conversations will take special regard for cross-societal and cross-cultural themes and promote exchanges between the American and European as well as participants from other continents.  

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: SPECIAL TRACKS
• Advances in Planning Theory and Practice 
• Planning for Gender, Diversity, and Justice
• Environment, Energy and Climate Change
• Housing & Regeneration and Community Development in Time of Crisis
• Transport and Infrastructure Planning
• Governance, Institutions and Civic Initiatives
• Land Use Policy and Planning
• Innovation in Planning Education
• Design and History of the Urban Environment
• International Planning, Cross-border and Inter-regional Cooperation
• Spatial and Planning Analysis Methods in a Digital World
• Planning for Urban Regions in Transition, Growth and Shrinkage
• Urban and Regional Economic Planning under Prosperity and Austerity
• Planning for Risks - Health, Safety and Security
• Planning Law, Regulation and Dispute Resolution
• Rural and Landscape Planning

KEYNOTES
• Michael Batty | Bartlett Professor of Planing | University College London
• Peter Clinch | Jean Monnet Professor of Economic Integration | University College Dublin
• Susan S. Fainstein | Senior Research Fellow | Harvard University Graduate School of Design
• Thomas Elmqvist | Professor & Theme Leader | Stockholm University & Stockholm Resilience Center

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
• Kristina L Nilsson, AESOP President, University of Technology, Sweden
• Charles Connerly, ACSP President, University of Iowa, USA
• Simin Davoudi, ACSP-AESOP 2008, Newcastle University, UK 
• Gert de Roo, AESOP Vice President, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
• Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University
• Zorica.Nedovic-Budic, University College Dublin
• Gerhard Schimak, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Pantoleon Skayannis, University of Thessaly, Greece
• June M. Thomas, University of Michigan, USA
• Stacey Swearingen White, University of Kansas, USA

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS AND CONTACTS
ADDRESS: University College of Dublin, Stillorgan Rd, Belfield, Dublin, Irlanda
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