[Kaupunkitutkimus] Call for papers: 2017 Global Cities Forum "Global Cities, Smart Governance", in Shanghai, 28th - 30th October 2017

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Call for Papers – 2017 Global Cities Forum: “Global city, Smart Governance”
28th – 30th October 2017, China Institute of Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China


Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 30th July 2017
Decision of acceptance: 15th August 2017  
Full paper submission deadline: 15th October 2017
Conference dates: 28th – 30th October 2017


Host: 
China Institute of Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University


Attendance fees:
Free, registration requested
(the conference is catered; participants are responsible for their own accommodations and transport expenditures)


Introduction of the forum:
The 2017 Global Cities Forum seeks to explore and to discuss the emerging challenges confronting urban governance in global cities. It offers a good opportunity to exchange recent research findings on the theme ‘Global Cities, Smart Governance’. The forum welcomes contributions on the following topics, and is open to a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. 

•	Smart city governance and big-data applications
•	Sustainability and urban environmental governance 
•	Urban safety and urban emergency management 
•	Transport planning and governance in mega-cities/regions
•	Urban social changes and challenges to local governance 


Abstract
Please submit an abstract (approximately 250 words) to the forum Email: globalforum at 163.com, by no later than 30th July 2017. Successful applicants will be contacted by 15th August 2017. Please indicate the institution, address, and contact number of the presenter and co-authors (if there is any). 


Full Paper and Publication
Submissions of a full paper are suggested. Submitted papers should not have been previously published, and should not be currently under consideration for publication anywhere else. Accepted papers in this forum will be recommended to a special issue of Journal of Cleaner Production by Elsevier or Journal of Urban Affairs by the Urban Affairs Association after double-blind peer-reviews. Please follow the respective style guidelines (Journal of Cleaner Production: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production, Journal of Urban Affairs: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9906/homepage/ForAuthors.html). It is also expected to have an edited volume of conference papers for publication. More publication information will be available during the forum. 


Contact Information：
Forum secretariats: Miss Boming Xie
Email: bmxie1226 at sjtu.edu.cn; 
Telephone:（+86）021-62934788; 
Mailing address: China Institute of Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huaihai Xilu, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P.R.C. 200030