Urban Design Research: Method and Application

Birmingham, 3- 4 december 2009 A forthcoming conference on urban design research and application at Birmingham City University / School of Architecture. The conference discusses questions related to contemporary urban design research and its application. It encourages trans-disciplinary approaches from disciplines such as urban design and planning, urban geography, urban sociology, and urban history. The conference invites papers on the following three subject areas: Exploration of contemporary methods of urban design research and their influence on perception and understanding of the city, Methods of application of research outcomes in practice, and Case studies: appraisal of applied research in practice. The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition displaying new urban design research results and its application. CONFERENCE: 3- 4 December 2009, BIRMINGHAM, UK Further conference information: http://www.biad.bcu.ac.uk/schools/architecture/urbandesignresearch.htm