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 anddevelopers from Europe and elsewhere to reflect critically on relevantaspects 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 astrong urbanisation process is at work. In Europe the same process isaccompanied by economic and demographic changes (population decline,aging, etc.). These changes - that have significant implications forthe natural and urban environment, social composition of the society,infrastructure, etc. - also raise some questions: How can we adequatelyprepare our cities to be successful in the 21st century? Which are thecurrent and future challenges for planning and managing urban greenspaces? Should we rethink our cities and their green spaces? How willthe future generation experience the urban environment and what rolewill urban green spaces play in it?

Call for Papers: All interested in presenting papers should enroll until10th December 2007. The conference welcomes papers reporting researchfindings and empirical data, offering theoretical insights andrecording current trends, spotlighting case studies, providing surveysof policies, plans and programs, reviewing examples of projects thathave been implemented.