International Conference on Urban Green Spaces

A Key for Sustainable Cities.

When	04/17/2008 to 04/18/2008
Where	Municipality of Sofia
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The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, young professionals and developers from Europe and elsewhere to reflect critically on relevant aspects for the future of cities and urban green spaces.

Key topics:

1. Policies and strategies for urban green spaces.
2. Sustainable management of urban green spaces.
3. The uses and the users of urban green spaces.

Worldwide cities are experiencing rapid change. In most countries a strong urbanisation process is at work. In Europe the same process is accompanied by economic and demographic changes (population decline, aging, etc.). These changes - that have significant implications for the natural and urban environment, social composition of the society, infrastructure, etc. - also raise some questions: How can we adequately prepare our cities to be successful in the 21st century? Which are the current and future challenges for planning and managing urban green spaces? Should we rethink our cities and their green spaces? How will the future generation experience the urban environment and what role will urban green spaces play in it?

Call for Papers: All interested in presenting papers should enroll until 10th December 2007. The conference welcomes papers reporting research findings and empirical data, offering theoretical insights and recording current trends, spotlighting case studies, providing surveys of policies, plans and programs, reviewing examples of projects that have been implemented.