Call for Papers - AESOP ACSP joint conference, Chicago, July 2008

Dear Colleagues,

please note that abstract submission period for the joint conference by AESOP and ACSP in Chicago on July 6-11 in Chicago, Illinois, on the theme: "Bridging the divide - delebrating the city"? is open

Call for papers:

Abstract submission site will be open November26, 2007 and available via link from AESOP website,

Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2008 at 11:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time

The ACSP-AESOP Joint Congress Committee and the Local Host Committee at the University of Illinois at Chicago invite proposals for the

following:

• individual papers

• complete pre-organized sessions

• roundtable discussions

• poster presentations

The invitation is extended to faculty and students of ACSP and AESOP member programs and to scholars and scholarly practitioners outside the ACSP/AESOP family who are concerned with planning cities and regions.

Papers and sessions should correspond to one of the following tracks:

Track 1. Gender, ethnicity and diversity in planning

Track 2. Economic development

Track 3. Environmental planning, resource management and climate change Track 4. Governance, capacity building and participation Track 5. Housing and community development

Track 6. International development and transnational planning Track 7. Land use policy and governance Track 8. Methods for spatial and planning analysis Track 9. Planning education Track 10. Planning and human health and safety Track 11. Planning processes, law, administration, and dispute resolution Track 12. Planning theory and history Track 13. Regions and regional planning Track 14. Transportation, mobility, connectivity and infrastructure planning Track 15. Urban design and physical planning Track 16: Mini-Track - Planning ideas and planning practices, sponsored by the Journal Planning Theory and Practice, published by Routledge

Select, "submit an abstract" (at left) for further details and instructions on submitting an abstract.

NB. You may also participate by hosting a reception, displaying at the book fair, submitting job opportunities or your CV to the Job Fair or scheduling a meeting.

www.aesop-planning.com.

Anna Geppert
Secretary General of AESOP.
Université de Reims
Institut d'Aménagement du Territoire et d'Environnement de
l'Université de Reims
57 bis, rue Pierre Taittinger
51096 Reims Cedex
France
Email: aesop.secretariat@free.fr

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