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.