Call for Papers (apologies for cross-posting)
"Conceptions of Sustainability and Urban Regeneration"
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2006
30 August - 1st September 2006
Royal Geographical Society with IBG, London
A session sponsored by the Planning and Environment Research Group
Conveners: Phil Jones (University of Birmingham), James Evans
(University of Birmingham), Victoria Hands (LSE)
Sustainability has been placed at the core of UK regeneration strategies
with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister using the phrase 'Creating
sustainable communities' as its over-arching mission statement. The
holistic approach to regeneration implied by the phrase 'sustainable'
fits neatly with agendas of inclusiveness, multi-agency partnerships and
the shift from government to governance that have been pursued with
great enthusiasm since the election of the ('New') Labour government in
1997. However, a growing body of research suggests that the policy
goals of urban regeneration and sustainable development are not being
integrated in practice.
This session proposes to explore exactly how sustainability is being
conceived of by those engaged in urban regeneration and urban
regeneration research.
Topics might include:
* Discourses of sustainability, e.g. tensions between
environmental, social and economic agendas
* Approaches to large-scale projects such as the impact of the
Olympics preparations upon East London
* Spatio-temporal aspects, e.g. scale, long term vs. short term
sustainability
* Environmental technologies e.g. reed beds, CHP etc.
* Issues of social and economic inclusion
* Communicative paradigms and collaborative planning
* Governance and sustainability
* Comparative examples beyond the UK
Paper proposals, in the form of a 200 word abstract (using the IBG form
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http://www.rgs.org/pdf/AC2006%20Abstract%20submission%20form.doc),
should
be submitted to the session convenors by 20th January 2006.
Please email Dr Phil Jones ([log in to unmask]) to submit an abstract
or if you have any questions about the session.
Full proposals of papers must be submitted to the RGS-IBG by 31 January
2006 using the Abstract Submission Form at: http://www.rgs.org/AC2006.
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