Topics

The conference aims to question cities, in the past, present and future in an inter-disciplinary approach. Therefore the topics are selected as city & transformation, city & memory, city & sustainability and city & future. The related topics that are given below can further be broadened.

1. City & Transformation

1. Informal and formal urbanization
2. Pluralistic urbanism
3. Immigrant cities
4. Space and Politics
5. Place Making
6. Urban Interiors
7. Urban Furniture
8. Co-design / Participatory design
9. Social innovation

2. City & Memory

1. City planning legacy
2. Urban transformation
3. Urban palimpsest
4. Urban revival
5. History and amnesia in the (modern) city
6. Collective memory of urban space
7. Collective memory of objects
8. Cities in movies / books
9. Nostalgia and city

3. City & Sustainability

1. Urban transformation for sustainable cities
2. Culture for sustainable cities
3. Culture of products
4. Smart cities / smart growth
5. Economic geography and the city
6. Cities and transportation
7. City and the commons

4. City & Future

1. Representation of space in the fictional narration
2. Digital cities
3. Smart cities
4. Cities of the future / future of the cities
5. Media representation
6. City Branding
7. Industry 4.0