[Kaupunkitutkimus] Re-City 2017 Call for abstracts extended deadline

[Sampo Ruoppila]

*From: *"juho.rajaniemi at tut.fi" <juho.rajaniemi at tut.fi>

*Date: *Wednesday, 12 April 2017 at 9.20
*Subject: *Re-City 2017 Call for abstracts extended deadline



Dear all,



The deadline for Re-City 2017 abstracts is extended to 30 April 2017.



Apologies for possible cross-posting.



Best Wishes,

Juho Rajaniemi



*Re-City 2017: “(Im)Possible Cities”*

*2nd International City Regeneration Congress*

*Tampere, Finland, 24 – 25 August 2017*



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Tampere University of Technology and University of Tampere welcome you
to Re-City 2017, the 2nd International City Regeneration Congress, under
the theme “(Im)Possible Cities”. The congress will be arranged in Tampere,
Finland, on 24 – 25 August 2017. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for
researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of urban planning,
architecture, traffic planning and logistics, ecology, urban history,
informatics, health sciences, economics and business, political sciences,
social sciences and humanities.



Our distinguished keynote speakers are Dr. Hon. FRIBA Lucy Bullivant from
United Kingdom and professor David Pinder from Roskilde University,
Denmark. We also have three splendid Finnish lecturers, professors Laura
Kolbe, Marketta Kyttä and Panu Lehtovuori.



Re-City 2017 Congress is organized as a back-to-back conference with ALUS
Conference (link <http://www.uta.fi/ltl/en/impossiblecities2017/index.html>)
having the same theme (Im)Possible Cities. If you intend to participate in
both events, please register in them separately (one day in one and two
days in another).



The topic “(Im)Possible Cities” allows for a wide range of approaches
concerning city regeneration and the challenges implied in the visioning,
planning and construction of cities. The congress seeks especially for good
and bad examples of real city regeneration cases. However, more theoretical
and imaginary approaches are also welcomed. The congress has five tracks:



*Black Track*

Black track calls for abstracts dealing with impossible and possible
examples of dystopic and anarchic features, warfare related issues, urban
conflicts and destructive behavior, as well as pollution and contaminant
issues in city regeneration.



*Blue Track*

Blue track calls for abstracts dealing with impossible and possible
examples of water management and other water related issues like urban
waterfronts, water energy, water traffic and floating buildings in city
regeneration. In addition, the cultural and philosophical approaches
concerning the role of water and sky in city regeneration are welcomed.



*Brown Track*

Brown track calls for abstracts dealing with impossible and possible
examples of industrial buildings, brownfields, architectural decay and
patina, urban fallows, railway stations and airports, as well as temporary
uses in city regeneration.



*Green Track*

Green track calls for abstracts dealing with impossible and possible
examples of green spaces like parks, urban meadows and landscapes, as well
as health issues and ecological aspects in city regeneration.



*Ra**in**bo**w T**ra**ck*

Rainbow track calls for abstracts dealing with all other kinds of
impossible and possible examples of city regeneration, for instance gender,
urban minority or mixed use issues.



Please send your abstracts (length no more than 300 words) to
info at recity2017.com . We kindly ask you to tell in your abstract if you are
aiming for a full paper (10-15 pages) + presentation at the congress or
just for a presentation at the congress. The deadline for the call for
abstracts is *30 April 2017*. By 15 May 2017, about 60 abstracts will be
selected for presentation at the congress. The deadline for full papers is
11 August 2017, and comments by two referees will be sent to the authors
before the congress. The language of the abstracts is English. After the
congress 10 to 15 selected papers will be published in printed and electronic
form in TUT journal DATUTOP (rated as a scientific journal level JUFO 1).
You can find Re-City 2015 selected papers from here:
http://URN.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-3625-0
<http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-3625-0> .



Please visit the congress website www.recity2017.com for registration and
for more information.



Apologies for possible cross-posting.



Juho Rajaniemi

Professor of Urban Planning

Tampere University of Technology

President, Re-City 2017