4 to 9 August 2019 – LUXEMBOURG
URBAN CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX WORLD
The urban geographies of the new economy, services industries and financial market places
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
the LUXEMBOURG University’s Campus Belval in Esch-sur-Alzette
Deadline for abstract submission: 31 January 2019
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Papers are invited to address the special topic ‘The urban geographies of the new economy, services industries and financial market places’.
Our aim is to emphasise urban-regional development patterns and phenomena under the influence of economic change, digitalisation, multi-level governance and sustainability imperatives. Besides focusing on services and tech capitals as well as financial market places, this includes related processes that are shaping cities in most general terms.”
Besides, participants can submit individual papers, and/or proposals for panel sessions/roundtables, that are linked to the following thematic foci of the Urban Commission:
- Complex urban systems and processes of cities’ transformation
- Technological innovations, creative activities in cities
- Innovative and smart building and transportation in cities
- Polycentrism, small and medium-sized cities
- Sustainable to resilient cities
- Shrinking and aging cities
- Urban governance, planning and participative democracy
- Contested social spaces
- Subjective/objective well-being in cities
- Urban Heritage and Conservation
- New concepts and methods in urban studies
Abstracts (around 2-3 pages) should include the following elements:
- Theoretical background
- Research questions
- Methodology
- Results/findings
- Significant/general conclusions
More detailed scientific and material information available on the commission website
Please submit your abstract following the recommendations indicated on the website.
Only abstracts submitted via the platform will be accepted
GRANT FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
Early career researchers are considered before PhD completion or within 5 years after.
The Commission provides grants to help defray the costs of young participation to the Conference. Please note that, due to limited availability of funds, the IGU Travel Grants provide only the contribution to registration.
In selecting applicants to receive awards, preference will be given to young or emerging scholars, in particular to those from developing countries. Because the funds available for this awards program are extremely limited, all applicants will be required to find the balance of the costs of participation; applications for 100% support cannot be funded. Please note that full participation in the conference, including the closing ceremony, is required.
The selection will be made according to an extended abstract of 5-6 pages (longer than the regular abstract). The application to the grant must be indicated in the registration form and in the beginning of the abstract form. The template of abstract is the same, but the abstract must be more consistent in order to better judge of the content.
