Conference Themes

Dynamics of Urbanization

  • New definition, meaning and function of the urban
  • Political-Economy of Urbanization
  • Urbanization, institutional structure and legal framework
  • Transformation in urbanization policies, institutional structure and legal framework
  • State-Capital and Urbanization Relations
  • Market domination in urbanization- planning and architecture
  • Planning, changing paradigms and new approaches
  • Impact of Privatization Policies on Built Enviroment
  • Urban Regeneration Projects, Mega Projects and Their Finances

Problems in Urbanization Processes

  • Urban Justice, Poverty and Deprivation
  • Right to the City Violations and Urban Movements
  • Socio-Spatial Segregation and Alienation
  • Eroded Publicity and Hegemonic Spaces
  • Socio-Economic Dimensions of mass and internal migration
  • Climate change, natural disasters and risks
  • Epidemic and Contagion Diseases
  • Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • Relations between Brain-Drain and Life Quality

Factors Affecting Quality of Life

  • Urbanization and Employment Relations
  • Productive Economy and Sectoral Diversity
  • Public Policies and Urban Services
  • Urban Dweller Profiles and Changing Needs
  • Local Goverments and Governance
  • Local and Rural Development
  • Agricultural Policies, Agricultural Production and Food Security
  • Climate Change Adaptation Policies and Implementations
  • Reducing Natural Disasters’ Risks and their Management
  • Political Ecology, Enviromental Management and Right to Enviroment
  • Smart Technologies in Urbanization Field
  • Resilient Cities

New Approaches in Increasing Life Quality, Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation

  • New Approaches and Methods to Life Quality
  • Urban Life Quality Indexes
  • Understanding Urban Movements’ Demands as Indicators of Life Quality
  • Approaching Everyday Life as an Indicator of Life Quality
  • Questioning Cultural Policies
  • Smart Technologies and E-Municipality Systems
  • TSE and ISO Standards
  • Geographic Information Systems and Big Data
  • Urban Information Security
  • Monitoring and Auditing Construction Plans