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Deadline for submission of abstracts: 24 May 2024

Abstracts for talks and posters are invited on the following topics:

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  Cities (concepts and frameworks)

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  Land use and transport (interrelations, planning, design and engineering)

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  Planning, environment and health (exposures, epidemiology, health effects and impacts)

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  Nature based solutions/green cities

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  Justice and inequality

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  Engagement, impacts and education

You can submit as many abstracts to the conference for review as you would like.

If, after the review by the committee, you have more than one paper accepted for the conference, you will need to register to attend and pay an additional paper fee for each additional paper (i.e., for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th papers – not the 1st). Please note this is for papers that you are the presenting author of, not papers that you are co-author of.

Once the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for the conference and present the paper at the conference.

Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be included within the abstract system which will be distributed to all registered conference participants.

Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged with an electronic receipt including an abstract reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence. Allow at least 2 hours for your receipt to be returned to you.

For revisions or queries regarding papers already submitted

If you do not receive acknowledgment for your abstract submission or you wish to make any essential revisions to an abstract already submitted, please DO NOT RESUBMIT your abstract, as this may lead to duplication. Please email the Content Coordinator (opens in new tab/window)(Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) with details of any revisions or queries. Please quote your reference number if you have one.

Conference topics

The program will cover the following topics:

1. Cities (Concepts and frameworks)

1.1 Conceptual models and frameworks for cities

1.2 Defining, measuring and aligning liveable, sustainable, low carbon, smart, resilient, equitable, car free, compact, and/or healthy cities

1.3 Addressing complexity in cities

1.4 Informal settlements

1.5 Sustainable development goals and cities

1.6 The New Urban Agenda and future directions

1.7 Future (healthy) visions of cities (Car free, Low carbon….)

1.8 Characterising urbanization using technology (e.g. remote sensing, personal sensing, google view etc)

1.9 Cities and SDGs

1.10 The role of cities in Planetary health

2. Land use and transport (interrelations, planning, design and engineering)

2.1 City governance and planning

2.2 Connecting land use and transport planning

2.3 Land use policies and travel behaviour

2.4 What is healthy urban planning?

2.5 Healthy urban transport policy measures

2.6 Designing compact cities

2.7 Designing resilient cities

2.8 Designing cities for healthy transportation

2.9 Impact of new technologies on cities (e.g. Electric cars, autonomous vehicles)

2.10 Impact of climate change on urban and transport planning

3. Planning, environment and health (exposures, epidemiology, health effects and impacts)

3.1 Urban planning and health

3.2 Transport practice and planning and health

3.3 City governance and public health

3.4 Smart cities and health

3.5 Built environment, physical activity and health

3.6 Built environment and mental health

3.7 Built environment and physical health

3.8 Exposure and health effects of air pollution

3.9 Exposure and health effects of noise

3.10 exposure and health effects of temperature, heat islands and climate change

3.11 Informal settlements and health

3.12 Health impact assessment of urban and transport planning

3.13 Evaluations of urban interventions (environment, climate, health etc)

3.14 health co-benefits of climate mitigation and adaption action

3.15 Sessions of invited projects (e.g. UBDPolicy)

3.16 The use of remote sensing in observations and assessments of cities

4. Nature based solutions/green cities

4.1 Urban biodiversity and ecosystems

4.2 Greening of cities

4.3 Nature based solutions

4.4 Urban exposure and epidemiology of green space and biodiversity

4.5 Nature based solutions and health

4.6 Health impact assessment of nature-based solutions and green space

4.7 The use of remote sensing and google view in green space and biodiversity assessments

5. Justice and inequality

5.1 Justice in urban and transport planning

5.2 Planning and social impacts

5.3 Inequalities, environment and health

5.4 Environmental Justice

5.5 City and neighbourhood gentrification

6. Engagement, impacts and education

6.1 Stakeholder engagement

6.2 Community participation in planning

6.3 Citizens science

6.4 From science to practice

6.5 Barriers and facilitators for policy changes

6.6 Translating evidence

6.7 Education