I I IN TE R N AT IO N A L CO N F E R E N C E
African Urban Planning
II International Conference African Urban Planning
Contacts
Conference e-mail
urbanplanningafrica2017@gmail.com
Conference website
https://sites.google.com/site/cpcup2017conference/
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning University of Lisbon
Edifício IGOT
Rua Branca Edmée Marques Lisbon, Portugal
Conference Venue
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning
University of Lisbon Portugal
7 - 8 September 2017
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning
University of Lisbon
&
International Planning History Society
Conference endorsed by
II International Conference African Urban Planning
AIMS AND THEMES
The 2nd International Conference on African Urban Planning, organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Plan- ning - University of Lisbon, in collaboration with the Interna- tional Planning History Society (IPHS), will be held in Lisbon, on September 7-8, 2017.
It will be a forum for the discussion of the state-of-the-art of research on African Urban Planning, four years after the first conference in 2013.
The Conference will bring together researchers and plan- ners from academia, public and private sectors, and non- governmental organizations, in an effort to present and debate their research on African Urban Planning and to share knowledge, viewpoints, methods, research outcomes and policy ideas.
It is organized around four main themes:
•Theme 1 - The History of African Urban Planning
•Theme 2 - Learning from African Urban Planning
•Theme 3 - Localizing Goal 11 of the SDGs and The New Urban Agenda
•Theme 4 - Social and economic challenges and changes in African cities
PUBLICATION
•A selection of these papers will be published in aca- demic journals and in other publication formats.
•Full papers will be submitted after the conference.
•More information on this is available in the confer- ence website.
NETWORKING
The conference is an opportunity for researchers working in the field of African urban studies, namely members of the AUPRN, to meet and to discuss future joint research initiatives.
IMPORTANT DATES
• Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017
• Notification of abstract acceptance: 15 March 2017
• Registration and payment: 1 - 15 April 2017
• PowerPoint Presentation: during the conference
• Full paper for publication: date to be announced CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite researchers in the broad area of African urban stud- ies - Planning, Geography, Architecture, History, Anthropol- ogy, Archaeology, other Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities - planners, planning consultants, and postgraduate stu- dents to present and discuss new evidence and innovative perspectives on African Urban Planning.
PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE & SELECTION CRITERIA
•Participation in the conference requires the presentation of a paper.
•The conference is organized in panels according to topics and issues.
•All submissions will be double-blind peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee for content and appropriateness to this conference.
•The working language of the conference will be English. We are open to consider panels in French, Portuguese and Span- ish. Translation services will not be provided. For more de- tails, contact us.
ABSTRACTS
Submission deadline for abstracts (approx. 250 words) : 31 January 2017.
REGISTRATION & FEE
Information in the conference website.
