Dear list members,
The European Urban Research Association
(http://www.eura.org) is organising a conference on:
City Images and Urban Regeneration
11-12 October 2002 in Weimar, Germany
** CALL FOR PAPERS**
The conference will discuss the role of urban images,
myths, narratives and symbols and their impact on urban
renewal. Cities have always been spaces of outstanding
landmarks and symbols drawing their singularity from a
distinctive repertoire of signs, monuments and pictures.
Urban images do not only support the construction of local
identities but have always been surfaces upon which hopes
and visions are projected - the objects of affective
occupation and of political interests and struggles.
Recent challenges to urban planning have underlined the
necessity to draw upon traditional images while creating
the city of the future.
The conference will be concerned to advance understanding
of urban images, to compare and contrast experiences in
different countries and to consider the implications for
policies and city leadership.
The organisers invite the submission of proposals which examine the role of urban images in the life of cities. The specific themes of the conference will be shaped by the abstracts we receive. We imagine proposals will focus on issues such as:
· Which type(s) of spatial strategies are most likely to improve the images of cities?
· How can new urban images be implemented within existing urban texts?
· How can city developers integrate existing structures, monuments and symbols of the past into the reshaping of cities in times of globalization?
· What are the social consequences of these new images?
· To what extent do these new images create an inclusive identity for cities?
· Does marketing help or hinder?
· The new urbanism - a false image of the city?
· How can city leaders shape the city image?
Potential participants are invited to submit abstracts of 300 words covering: 1) Title; 2) Abstract; 3) Author (full address and email details). Abstracts may be sent as electronic files (Word for Windows or Macintosh) via e-mail (or in the body of an e-mail) to the organisers, or as typewritten hard copy (please also send a 3.5" diskette).
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2002
Conference fees
The registration fees for this conference are:
EURA members 200 euro
Non-members 300 euro
Research students 100 euro
Colleagues from Eastern Europe 100 euro
Organisers
EURA Conference Office
c/o Frank Eckardt
Faculty of Architecture
Bauhaus-Universitaet, Weimar
Germany
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Please contact Frank Eckhardt for further information.
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Lucy Grimshaw
Research Associate
Cities Research Centre
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol BS16 1QY
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