The Urban Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in collaboration with the Urban Studies team of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg, is pleased to invite you to its 2019 Annual Conference, taking place on Campus Belval of the University of Luxembourg in Esch-sur-Alzette.
4th – 9th August 2019
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
“Papers are invited to address the special topic ‘Urban geographies of the new
economy, services industries and financial market places’. Our aim is to emphasize
urban-regional development patterns and phenomena under the influence of economic
change, digitalization, multi-level governance and sustainability imperatives.
Apart from focusing on services or tech capitals and financial market places as such,
participants are encouraged to submit individual papers, or proposals for panel sessions
or roundtables, linked to the following thematic foci of the Urban Commission:”
1 – Complex urban systems and processes of cities’ transformation
2 – Technological innovations, creative activities in cities
3 – Innovative and smart building and transportation in cities
4 – Polycentrism, small and medium-sized cities
5 – Sustainable to resilient cities
6 – Shrinking and aging cities
7 – Urban governance, planning and participative democracy
8 – Contested social spaces
9 – Subjective/objective well-being in cities
10 – Urban heritage and conservation
11 – New concepts and methods in urban studies
More detailed scientific and practical information is available here:
https://www.unil.ch/igu-urban/home/menuinst/meetings/2019-luxembourg.html
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Abstracts must be uploaded to the IGU-Commission’s registration platform, using a
template provided there: http://wp.unil.ch/citadyne-news/igu-2019/
Please note: only abstracts submitted via the platform will be accepted.
Deadline for abstract submission is 31st January 2019.
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Sabine Dörry, LISER, Luxembourg: “Urban geographies of financial market places
and business services centres”
Prof. Natacha Aveline, CNRS-Geographie Cités, Paris, France: “The financialisation of
real estate in East Asian cities”
Prof. Manuel Aalbers, KU Leuven, Belgium: “The financialisation of housing”
Dr. Iván Tosics, Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary: “The failure of EU
efforts for an urban policy and the promise cities can offer”
VENUE
University of Luxembourg – Campus Belval
2, avenue de l’Université
L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
We will be delighted to welcome you to this conference,
Prof. Dr. Celine Rozenblat, University of Lausanne, Chair of the IGU Urban Commission
Prof. Dr. Markus Hesse, University of Luxembourg, for the Local Organising Committee
Further contact information: IGU2019@uni.lu
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