Abstract Topics
BiodiverCity
- Urban ecology
- Water and ecology as urban conditions
- Nature-driven urbanism
- Nature-inclusive design & planning
- Balancing the urban and the natural
- Birds, insects and flowers first
- Measuring biodiversity in urban environments
- Bridging the urban-rural divide
- Urban forestry
- Food forests
- (urban) Landscape management approaches and monitoring
- Green infrastructure
- Biocultural diversity
- Systems approaches to urban change
- (Re)vitalizing urban soils
- Solutions for competing underground infrastructures.
Topics that are not mentioned here but are in this field of research are welcome!
Circular City
- Low-carbon & renewable energy systems
- Circular water
- Energy efficiency & residual energy use
- Biobased materials and products
- Reuse and recycling of materials and products (Cross laminated timber etc.)
- Phosphorus, urban landscape system and the built environment
- Nitrogen, urban landscape system and the built environment
- Sustainable food systems
- Material passports, assessments and classifications
- Urban metabolism and urban homeostasis
- Measuring circularity and the circular economy
- Food-energy-water-space nexus
Topics that are not mentioned here but are in this field of research are welcome!
Healthy City
- Clean and healthy air, water and soil
- Reducing noise pollution
- Nature inclusiveness and the effect on people’s health
- Informal communities
- Equity & social inclusion
- Social-ecological inclusive urbanism
- City-regional food system and local diets
- Heat island effects, heat waves, resilience and health
- Resilience in the built environment to COVID-19 and other virus infections
- Biking, walking and health
Topics that are not mentioned here but are in this field of research are welcome
Resilient City
- Resilient coastal landscapes and urban deltas (delta urbanism)
- Resilient port and harbour transformations
- Resilient communities
- Adaptive urban landscape planning and design
- Nature-based solutions linked to urban design and resilient urban development
- Designing green space in high-density environments
- Critical infrastructure and extreme events
- Landscape-based regional urban development and climate adaptation
- Emergency preparedness and response
Topics that are not mentioned here but are in this field of research are welcome!
Cross-cutting theme - Governance & transitions
- Transformation processes: governance and economics
- ICTs and data monitoring data and internet of things
- Education, communication and awareness
- Participation & co-creating urban transformations
- Integrating disciplines and knowledge sectors with new thinking and innovation
The Cross-cutting themes should be linked to one of the other four main themes to make it cross-cutting!