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Modern Methods and Tools for Public Participation in Urban Planning 2017
Poznań – Obrzycko (Poland), June 22-24, 2017
- call for proposals
Organizers
Association for Spatial Planning (Poland)
Metropolitan Research Center, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Symposium Goal
Researchers and practitioners of urban planning have had a variable interest in developing and
applying methods of public participation since the 1970s, when the rational model of planning
started to be criticized as technocratic, top-down, and separated from communities. The
interest in methods accelerated in the mid-1990s, accompanied by the developments in public
participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) and participatory GIS (PGIS). The arrival of
Web2 in 2000s and improvements in geographic information technologies resulted in the
proliferation of geographically related tools and Web services (Geoweb) for individuals and
groups. Developments in P/PGIS, volunteered geographic information (VGI), and Geoweb have
been recently paralleled by the growth of holistic approach to public participation in urban
planning exemplified by Geodesign – a process relying on geographic digital methods and tools
for integrating analysis, evaluation, design and public involvement in urban and regional
planning.
Despite much interest in participatory methods rooted in mapping and visualization of
geographical data, there has not been a gathering of scholars in P/PGIS, VGI, Geoweb, and
Geodesign sharing their research and learning from one another. The symposium Modern
Methods and Tools for Public Participation in Urban Planning 2017 will offer an opportunity for
scholars to critically discuss methodological underpinnings of geographically-explicit
participatory methods in urban planning and share their experiences with applications in
realistic planning settings. The format of the symposium with fewer papers than at many larger
conferences will provide an ample time for meaningful discussion and offer an opportunity to
foster future research collaborations.
Speakers
Prof. Thomas Blaschke, University of Salzburg, Austria
Prof. Michele Campagna, University of Cagliari, Italy
Prof. Muki Haklay, University College London, Great Britain
Prof. Piotr Jankowski, San Diego State University, USA, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Prof. Tomasz Kaczmarek, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Prof. Marketta Kyttä, Alto University, Finland
Prof. Ana Clara Mourão Moura, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Prof. Peter Nijkamp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Waldemar Ratajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Prof. Gregory Rybarczyk, University of Michigan-Flint, USA
Prof. Zbigniew Zwoliński, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Target Audience
The symposium will provide a forum for seasoned and beginning-career academics interested
in advancing knowledge about development and applications of P/PGIS, VGI, Geoweb, and
Geodesign in urban planning
Symposium Themes
The focus of the symposium is on spatially-explicit methods of public participating drawing
from developments in P/PGIS, VGI, Geoweb, and Geodesign. The symposium will showcase
various applications of methods in participatory urban planning featuring state-ofknowledge paper and poster sessions, discussion panels, and tool demos.
Abstract Submissions
Prospective participants should submit a 300-word paper/poster abstract in English by
February 1, 2017 to: [email protected]
Symposium Fee
The symposium fee is 1200 PLN payable by April 15, 2017. The payment should be made to the
following account: 32 1500 1054 1210 5009 1571 0000 Bank BZ WBK, Stowarzyszenie Gospodarka
Przestrzenna, B.Krygowskiego St. 10, 61-680 Poznań. Include in your payment designation: Public
Participation 2017.
Location
The symposium will be held in the research and conference facility of Adam Mickiewicz
University in Poznan, one of the top universities in Poland. The facility is located near a small
village Obrzycko – some 50 km north-west from Poznan and is housed in a beautifully restored
former aristocratic residence, which includes a 19th century palace, restaurant, guest rooms,
and a garden. Transportation from the airport in Poznan and from the campus of Adam
Mickiewicz University to the conference facility and back will be provided by the conference
organizers.
Key dates
January 15, 2017 – Call for proposals/abstracts.
February 15, 2017 – Deadline for abstract submissions.
March 1, 2017 – Notifications of abstract acceptance.
April 1, 2017 – Preliminary Program released.
June 22-24, 2017 – Symposium.
Contact
Conference Office: Magdalena Karczewicz, e-mail: [email protected]
Prof. dr Piotr Jankowski, e-mail: [email protected]
Prof. dr hab. Tomasz Kaczmarek, e-mail: [email protected]
City of Poznan
Collegium Geographicum UAM
Obrzycko Palace