ISOCARP

ISOCARP International Regional Event #1 @ REAL CORP21
2021-09-07 - 2021-09-10
IRE # 1 is the first of a series of experiences realized through this new ISOCARP tool for meeting and exchange ideas between professionals in urban planning. A symposium among experts that aims to bring global issues closer to specific macro-regional contexts: On the occasion of this first IRE we start from the macro-regional context of Europe, the next ones will address other macro-regions of the world. The IRE combines global considerations with the local context, associating “macro” reflections, policies and strategies, with the implementation context and practices (plans and tools): The needs of the “micro”.
This first IRE experience will take place in Vienna from 7 to 10 September 2021. The event will be in person, unless there are impediments related to the pandemic. In every case, the event will be broadcasted online as well. It will be realized in a hybrid form (someone online, someone in person) in order to facilitate the participation of those that cannot travel to Vienna.
Register and submit your abstract by 19/07/2021!
These are the three topics that we will address together in the symposium:

Designing and planning the post-pandemic city. Which planning contexts have priority? How to design hybrid models (places, functions, governance models, city platforms…) for planning the post covid city? How to make paths of urban innovation sustainable?
Nature Based Solutions as a way to shape a sustainable future for our cities. How to make theme effective to promote sustainable urban development and launching coherent and stable processes of urban regeneration?
Culture and Culture Heritage (C&CH) can make the difference in the transition towards the “New Normal”. How do can culture and C&CH can promote new sustainable economies in the city? How to place cultural heritage in the context of current urban policies? What is the role of local communities? How to harmonise, protect, use and enhance the cultural heritage in the contemporary city?

ZOOMING IN
Additionally, a special consideration that takes us to the heart of the problems of EU contemporaneity: What does cross border planning mean in theoretically borderless territories (Schengen Area)? This last special session, coordinated by ISOCARP SG Frank D’hondt, invites planners to exchange and discuss recent practices and research to overcome and prevent negative externalities of national borders on any kind of cross-border and transnational urban area. The session will provide a good opportunity to learn from and exchange ideas on the particular case of the so-called Eurodelta – the potential 40 million transnational and polycentric megalopolis comprised of the nearly contiguous urban area of the Low Countries (BeNeLux), Western Germany, Northern France and even across the channel towards the Thames Gateway. Discussions can focus on both the internal territorial cohesion and collaboration, as well on the global benchmarking and exchange with other megalopolises in mainly Asia and America, bearing the potential to explore ‘planning the future megalopolises’.
FOCUSSING ON THE KEY TOPICS
Moreover, we are very proud to inform you that on the occasion of this first IRE, we will have a special event with EU international experts relating on the topics of Nature Based Solutions and Cultural Heritage. Our guests will hold five inspiring keynotes:

Growing new roots for the city: Nature Based Solutions as the future of planning for the planet. (Speaker: Sabina LEOPA)
Sabina is an Urban and Regional Planner and the deputy director of URBASOFIA, Romania. A member of several professional associations, including Vicepresident of the Romanian Professional Association of Urban Planners, national delegation member of ISOCARP and URBACT Expert for Local Governance and Integrated Development, Sabina is also a teaching assistant at the „Ion Mincu” University for Architecture and Planning in Bucharest, Romania. Her core foci are transnational and R&I projects, where she works on topics related to sustainable urban-rural development, nature-based solutions and smart cities, while also consulting for integrated urban development for cities and metropolitan areas.

Open Heritage for community-led local development. (Speaker: Daniela PATTI)
Daniela Patti is a co-founder of Eutropian. She is an Italian-British architect and urban planner, has studied in Rome, London, Porto and holds a Ph.D. in urbanism from the Technical University of Vienna. Her recent research and projects’ interest has been on the governance of peri-urban landscape, the revitalisation of local food markets, economic models for community-based urban development and strategies to tackle urban poverty. She regularly works with the URBACT, Urban innovative Actions, the International Urban Cooperation and Urban Agenda on Urban Poverty programs. She worked for the Rome Municipality in 2014-15, since 2012 she is board member of the Wonderland Platform for European Architecture and was a researcher at the Central European Institute of Technology in 2010-14.

Housing as heritage and heritage as housing (Speaker: Elena BATUNOVA)
Dr. Elena Batunova is a senior researcher at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, an urban and regional planner. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy from the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy that included periods spent studying and researching abroad at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig, Germany KU Leuven in Belgium. Elena’s research interests and project activities include urban shrinkage, post-socialist cities, small and medium-sized cities, urban governance, urban planning, and institutional practices of built heritage preservation and use. She had a leading role in several national and international research projects in urban shrinkage, heritage protection, innovations in urban planning, and mega-events impact on local development.

Local Alliances in The Post-Pandemic City: New Behaviors and Technologies Towards a Better Air Quality for All. (Speaker: Pietro VERGA)
Dr. Pietro L. Verga is an international expert and advisor in local development and nature-based solutions with a decade of educational and professional experiences in Italy, Romania, Germany, Belgium and the USA. He holds Ph.D. in Urban Studies from Gran Sasso Science Institute and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa. Pietro L. Verga’s most recent work includes local and community development strategies, nature-based regeneration approaches, circular ecosystems, and innovative urban regeneration governance instruments. Pietro is currently working as Project Manager for SPIRE Baia Mare, as UIA Expert for AIR-BREAK Ferrara, and as Project Officer for CENTRINNO at the Municipality of Milan.
SPECIAL GUEST @IRE#1

ALFONSO VEGARA, Founder of Fundacion Metropoli, Former ISOCARP President will be a shared Keynote-Speaker at CORP2021 AND IRE#1 holding a lecture on “Supercities. Territorial Intelligences”, he will be present as our special guest at the IRE#1 sessions.
Alfonso Vegara has a PhD in City and Regional Planning and degrees in Architecture, Economics, and Sociology. He is a Fellow and Trustee of the Eisenhower Fellowships, and since 2005, he is Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Madrid. His ideas and projects have been disseminated through more than 30 books and International Conferences in Europe, The United States, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. His projects have been awarded prizes by The United Nations, The European Union, The European Council of Spatial Planners, Architects´ Associations, Entrepreneurial Associations, Cities, and National Governments. Among these awards is the “Rey Jaime I “prize, given by the King of Spain to recognize Alfonso Vegara’s contribution to the fields of Urbanism and Sustainability. He has also been awarded in three occasions with the prestigious “European Award of Planning” for his work in Euskal Hiria, The Basque city region and the design of the eco-city of Sarriguren in Navarra. He’s member of the Jury of the “Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize” and current President of the jury at the “European Regional and Urban Planning Awards”.
VERY IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

All final papers will be published online (with ISSN) in the ISOCARP website and disseminated at global level.
The very best papers will be issued in a proper ISOCARP Review or a specific ISOCARP Book (with ISBN)

Those who register for IRE #1 have access to complete CORP conference,

4 days of keynotes, 150+ presentations, social events, catering (coffee breaks, lunch, at least 1 fully covered evening event), as you know the actual status of list of presentation slowly evolving into final program is always available here: https://www.corp.at/Download/CORP2021/realcorp2021programme.pdf
CORP will offer extremely attractive packages for accommodation in Vienna – i.e. 4 nights in university-/student homes and dormitories in walking distance from the Venue (BOKU), i.e. € 185,- for 4 nights (no breakfast etc. included, but kitchen available, private bathroom, etc.).
For sports enthusiasts: Vienna City Marathon will be immediately after CORP, on Sunday 12 September, https://www.vienna-marathon.com/ – perfect opportunity to combine conference and sports events, and due to the special deals with BOKU and student/staff-accommodation we avoid the problem with hotel availabilities.

CREDITS
Event Designer and Director

The IRE # 1 event was conceived and organized by Dr.-Ing. Pietro Elisei (ISOCARP President Elect), who also played the role of content manager assisted by the invited key-note speakers and supported by the CORP 2021 team (special thanks to Manfred Schrenk and Clemens Beyer) and the ISOCARP Secretariat Team (special thanks to Jonas Le Thierry).
Pietro Elisei, Town and regional planner, senior researcher, and policymaker. He collaborated, as consultant, with ministries, cities and towns all over Europe, holding important positions in international organizations dedicated to urban planning (PLANUM SG, ISOCARP VP). International expert in urban regeneration policies, integrated planning for small-medium sized cities and topics related to smart cities and strategic planning. A collaborator with EU universities and research centers, he works as international expert with international institutions (European Commission: URBACT and UIA Secretariats, UN-Habitat, UNECE) for important urban and territorial planning research/planning tasks. Dr. Elisei also routinely holds keynote speeches in international conferences and publishes a number of scientific articles on topics related to urban planning. Founder and Director of URBASOFIA (www.urbasofia.eu). President of the NGO Urban 2020 (https://urban2020.org/)
For any further request for information, please contact ire@isocarp.org

REAL CORP 2021
2021-09-07 - 2021-09-10
REAL CORP 2021
CITIES 20.50 – CREATING HABITATS FOR THE 3RD MILLENNIUM
SMART – SUSTAINABLE – CLIMATE NEUTRAL
September 7-10, 2021
Vienna
Urbanisation of the world is progressing rapidly and seems to be an unstoppable process. According to current forecasts, more than 6 billion people will live in cities in 2050. Compared to 1950, this is almost a tenfold increase in 100 years, resulting from global population growth and the continuing influx of people into urban areas. As a rule, population growth also means additional land requirements. Urban growth often takes place across administrative borders, cities grow into their surrounding areas, (cross-border) urban and metropolitan regions emerge and also influence the development of rural areas, where in turn numerous initiatives for independent sustainable development emerge.
This dynamic development is accompanied by enormous challenges for the organisation and maintenance of urban processes, particularly in the areas of technical and social infrastructure, affordable housing, mobility, recreation, security of supply, etc. Sustainability, resilience and smartness are essential characteristics of cities and regions and are often compared by means of benchmarks. The key question is how quality of life can be maintained and improved in the face of dynamic development of living space.
Even though the world is currently under the spell of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that climate and environmental issues will be decisive for urban development in the coming decades. Climate adaptation strategies will play a central role, because especially in cities, high density, increasing land sealing, lack of greenery and inadequate ventilation increasingly lead to the formation of urban heat islands and the problem of urban warming.
How can urban and spatial planning and all related disciplines contribute to maintaining urban flows, functioning infrastructure and preserving and improving the quality of life? How can urban and rural living spaces actively cross-fertilise each other’s development?
REAL CORP invites for contributions from all areas of expertise to gain a holistic and multi-faceted view on challenges and future scenarios in the urban realm. Next to science-based contributions we also welcome practise-based reports on short term actions and/or long-term strategies on urban and regional development.
We will reflect on the global COVID crisis in a special track, asking for contributions dealing with human well-being, public health, blue and green as critical infrastructure and the role of planning and mitigating strategies before, during and after the pandemic.
Here are the main topics REAL CORP 2021 is going to deal with:

Approaching the Big Challenges
Urban Lifestyles
Real Estate Development and Settlement Patterns (affordable, mixed, resource-optimised)
Transportation and Mobility (multi-modal, climate neutral, resource-efficient)
Energy (Extraction, Consumption, Distribution/Storage, Management)
Public Space, Blue-Green Infrastructure
Technological Innovation and its Impact on Cities (5G, IoT, blockchain, digital twin, AI, VR, 3D printing, robots, BIM, gaming, …)
Post-Carbon Economy and a more Ecological Economy and Society
Social Innovation

There are also some special topics which REAL CORP 2021 presents in close co-operation with the respective partners mentioned:

Urban Climate Adaptation Strategies and Affordability of Life: How can that work? (partner: IBA Vienna)
EU Mission: Climate Neutral and Smart Cities (partners: BMK, AustriaTech)
Integrated Spatial and Energy Planning (partner: IRUB/BOKU)
Cross-Border Spatial Development (partner: RWTH Aachen)
Disasters, Emergencies, Epidemics and the Role of Planning

Deadline for abstract submission: March 15, 2021
For more information on how to register, click here.

7th Smart Cities Asia 2021
2021-09-07 - 2021-09-08 | Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
For the seventh time in a row, Smart Cities Asia 2021 will be bringing together cities, worldwide industry leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs in the acceleration of cities activities to adapt to this disrupted world. Join us in discovering the nearly limitless potential of Smart Cities and how connected solutions will drive city-wide improvements, a better quality of life for residents and business opportunities for enterprises. Smart Cities Asia 2021 will display how cities adapt to these disruptions to boost their liveability and sustainability with the experience of technologies, solutions and the key players in the smart city sector. With its meaningful content and bringing connectivity through the speakers, Smart Cities Asia 2021 is set to empower smart city implementations and executions at all stages of growth.

Network launch: “Acclimating post-mining territories”
2021-09-04
Creation of the international network “Acclimating post-mining territories” architecture, landscape, design
In partnership with European Cultural Center and its exhibition “Time, Space, Existence”, the Partnership Chair “Acclimating post-mining territories” is organizing a day of meeting and brainstorming aimed at creating an international network. The Chair is headed by Lille’s School of Architecture and Landscape (ENSAPL).
The network will focus on the future of former mining territories in their spatial, socio-economic, ecological, landscape, or even aesthetic dimensions. Its ambition is to bring together research teams, educators, and other stakeholders from all over the world, involved in the fields of design (architecture, urban planning, landscape, art, etc.). Its objective, in particular, is to develop design and research tools that will involve local communities.Three areas of work and reflection are proposed:
– Heritage quality and architectural innovation regards to climate adaptation
– Territorialist project
– New architectural and landscape languages: bio-based materials, phytoremediation
This study day is open to all those working on possible ways of repairing landscapes and post-mining societies. A special attention will be given to the teams that develop projects with local communities and the territory’s own resources. We welcome the academics, educators, artists, architects, urban planners, landscape architects, but also anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, all those who work to acclimatize post-mining territories.
Being that the number of attendees is limited, the remote interventions are welcome.
This day will be accompanied by a creative and participatory students workshop entitled “Infinite resources, new building materials” organized with the University of Venice.
Register for participation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scientific-international-network-post-mining-network-tickets-158593618783
See the programme of the event here!

New Materials, New Ornaments
2021-08-30 18:00 - 2021-09-03 20:00 UTC | PALAZZO MICHIEL, 4391 Strada Nova - 30121 Campo Santi Apostoli, Venice, Italy
This workshop and the cycle of conferences is part of the international network «Post-Mining, Architecture, Landscape, Design» which focuses on design and research tools involving local communities. It proposes to explore the great diversity of eco-materials in a post-carbon world.
This investigation into the aesthetic universe of matter and ornament will take place in the maze of the Venetian city. The students will work with locals and volunteers from civil society in the public space, in order to create prototypes of new materials and try to exhaust their plastic properties. All these works will be exhibited in Palazzo Michiel on September 4th, 2021.
The cycle of conferences will take place from August 30 until September 3 from 18:00 to 20:00 and will focus on such topics as architectural ornament, medieval woodwork, architectural design and bio-based materials and many others.
Discover more in the program.

Urban Lab Session: Championing Local Green Deals
2021-07-16
Championing Local Green Deals
Online | July 16, 2021
The Urban Lab Session “Championing Local Green Deals” will take place online on 16th July, 9.30-11.00 CEST. The event is coordinated by ISOCARP Institute and it is part of the 3-day Urban Thinker Campus “A Local Green Deal”, organised by Studieninstitut Rhein-Neckar (Mannheim, Germany).
Through the European Green Deal, the European Union has set the ambitious target of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050. The European Green Deal includes various actions, measures and tools in nine policy areas (such as clean energy, sustainable mobility, biodiversity, etc.). However, it is crucial to transform the direction given by the Green Deal into local actionable projects and concrete interventions. Following Mannheim’s input and effort to develop a Local Green Deal Mannheim, this Urban Lab Session will collect and discuss valuable practices and experiences in the implementation of Local Green Deals.
More information on how to register as a participant or contributor here!

17th International Conference on Urban Health 2021
2021-07-06 - 2021-07-08
Transforming our Collective Urban Future: Learning from COVID-19
Online | July 6-8, 2021 The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is delighted to invite you to join its 17th International Conference on Urban Health: 2021 hosted online by SALURBAL and project partners across Latin America. Join its international network of interdisciplinary urban health researchers, policymakers, business leaders, practitioners, and grassroots community advocates to exchange ideas, advance research, and drive action across sectors, transforming urban environments to promote health and environmental sustainability as we rethink urban health in the context of COVID-19.
Call for submissionsPresent your research at an interactive conference, directly from your desktop or mobile device: live-stream your presentation and take part in discussion through live Q&A and poster sessions.
Abstracts are invited by April 19, 2021 for contributions for workshops, panels, talks and posters on the following core themes:
Urban health inequities
Transforming built environments
Governance and public health systems
Urban health over the lifecourse
Climate and urban health
Urban health in Latin America and the Caribbean
