Re-industrialisation and progressive urbanism
One day conference, 13th of June 2013
School of Architecture, Design and Environment, Plymouth University
Call for Abstracts
Could
urban re-industrialisation be seen as a method of increasing business
effectiveness in the context of a politically stimulated 'green
economy'? Could it be seen as a nostalgic mutation of a creative-class
concept, focused on 3D printing, 'boutique manufacturing' and crafts?
These two notions place urban re-industrialisation within the context of
the current neoliberal economic regime and urban development based on
property and land speculation. The key question for this conference is
could urban re-industrialisation be imagined as a progressive
socio-political and economical project, aiming to create an inclusive
and democratic society based on cooperation and symbiosis that goes way
beyond the current model of a neoliberal city?
We invite abstracts (max. 300 words) for papers from researchers and
practitioners from a broad range of disciplines, including, but not
limited to architecture, urban design, planning, economics, sociology,
anthropology, geography, and environmental science. We welcome
submissions based on empirical research as well as theoretical and
visionary investigations.
Abstracts will be selected for further development as papers to be
presented at the conference. Papers shall be 2000 words maximum. Further
submission requirements will be distributed to the authors of selected
abstracts. Abstracts should arrive no later than Monday 1 April 2013.
Please send them in .doc or .pdf format to: [log in to unmask]
Keynote presentations and selected conference papers will be considered
for publication following the symposium in an edited volume.
Keynote speakers (confirmed):
Professor Malcolm Miles, Plymouth University, UK
Dr Michelle Adams, Dalhousie University, Canada