International Conference on Urban Studies "Celebrations, Aspirations and Expectations"
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Deadline: December 05, 2019 | Date: May 09, 2020
Venue/Country: Cambridge, U.K.
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International Conference on Urban Studies "Celebrations, Aspirations and Expectations"9 May 2020 – Cambridge, UKorganised by London Centre for Interdisciplinary ResearchCities are born out of a specific necessity arising at a given moment in time and develop their own ethos based on a unique mentality and ideology, and a certain set of social values and cultural attitudes. Concrete, physical structures and systems, as well as abstract, conceptual notions work together in complex and complicated ways to articulate not only the symmetries and consistencies but also the paradoxes and contradictions of distinct urban and metropolitan areas. They are designed as leading centres of economics or politics, finance and commerce, governance and international administration, research and development, education and media, art and culture, entertainment and tourism. The scope and purpose of making a city are significantly important but the human factor is decisive since the city dwellers are the ones who insert their individual stories of identity into the communal biography of the municipal setting.The conference aims to explore the interdependence between the cities and their people, the mutual power they exercise upon each other, with cities absorbing individuals and humans conquering urban spaces. It will also focus on the various aspects that characterize the world’s capitals, conurbations and metropolitan regions, their strengths and achievements, challenges and opportunities, problems and solutions, as well as the realities of the 21st century that are placing increasing pressures upon both cities and their inhabitants: overpopulation, overconsumption, poverty, deforestation, pollution, climate change, etc. And last but not least the conference will investigate the heterogeneous nature and the romantic fascination exerted by urban areas.The main objective of the event is to bring together all those interested in examining the intersections between their professions and/or interests and some distinct aspects of metropolitan life, providing an integrated approach for the understanding of the mechanisms that lie behind the undisputed global centres.Topics include but are not limited to several core issues:arcology – principles and practicesurban architecture and planninglandscape urbanismradical planningthe mind of the citysupercities and the selfpast, present and futurecity limits and limitationstravel and transportcommuting and mobile consumerismeconomies of urban agglomerationecological educationrecycling and waste managementeconomic growth and social responsibilityurban agriculturelandscapes and cityscapesrenewal and transformation modelsthe ethics and morality of the cityenvironmental healthglobal warminggentrification and displacementhome and homelessnesslandscape architectureovercrowding and overpopulationsuburban colonizationsmart cities, intelligent communitiesprogress, productivity and productivismplace identity and human experiencepublic spaces and social interactionurban patterns of behaviouraddiction, crime and deviationneighbourhoods and sustainabilityterrorism and counterterrorismlocal history and cultural heritagehistorical, cultural and tourist landmarksmulticulturalism and exclusivenessplacemaking, race and ethnicityurban legendscities and cultural diversitywriting the citymedia representationswisdom and humourPaper proposals should be sent by 5 December 2019 to: urbanstudieslcir.co.uk. Please download Paper proposal form.Registration fee – 100 GBPConference venue TBC
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