Global issues such as climate change and the peak of oil production will powerfully influence the future development of cities and urban regions. Thus, besides the "natural" growth and change of cities, planners and architects face major uncertainties and new challenges. These include combining the short-term necessity of providing housing and infrastructure, handling peri-urban growth and the management of general growth or decline of the city region. These undertakings will also need to address the very long time perspectives and the mitigation and adaptation required in response to these global changes. If planning and design have taken on board the challenge of reducing environmental impacts and contributing to sustainable development, the adaptation to upcoming global changes is more recent on the agenda. This includes efforts on many different levels, from overall regional planning to design issues and specific residential cultures. The workshop invites papers and presentations related to these issues. The format of the workshop will be the same as previous years, with a combination of presentations and discussion.
All enquiries about the workshop should be sent to Darryl Low Choy or Montserrat Pareja Eastaway or Eli Stoa or Örjan Svane.
