Kongres Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 2023

The congress' overarching theme reflects the current challenges to a sustainable future. The contemporary world is facing increasing civilisation challenges related to the effects of climate change, the progressive degradation of natural resources and environmental values, internal and external migrations arising from economic crises and political tensions, as well as the shortening of product life cycles, automation and autonomy of management processes in business and the public sector. It is becoming increasingly difficult to predict development processes, phenomena and events, as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 is clear evidence.

Uncertain forecasts about the future make us expect further disruptions to development in the future. These phenomena have their particular consequences in the sphere of land use patterns and ways of using space by various stakeholders. These consequences manifest themselves at local, regional, national and transnational scales, which implies the need to develop methods of cooperation between different planning entities and planning systems.

Congress participants will debate in the following thematic tracks:

• Track 1: Integrated Planning for Complexity
• Track 2: Smart and Agile Planning: Smart Cities and Regions
• Track 3: Planning and Law for Turbulent Futures
• Track 4: Integrated Planning over The Borders
• Track 5: Planning for Mobility: Accessibility, Affordability and Sustainability
• Track 6: Planning for Democracy and Governance
• Track 7: Planning for Resilience: Territories, Communities and Environment
• Track 8: Planning for Culture and Tourism: Public Spaces, Heritage, Identity, Regeneration
• Track 9: Planning for Inclusive, Multicultural and Just Cities
• Track 10: Interdisciplinary Planning Education: Challenges, Dialogues, Innovations
• Track 11: Turbulent Urban Futures: Uncertainty and Adaptability
• Track 12: Territorial Governance and Cohesion
• Track 13: Multiverse of Planning Theories
• Track 14: CEE Planning Doctrines and Practices
• Track 15: Environmentalism: Climate Crisis and Green Deal
• Track 16: Territories Under Pressure: Geopolitics and Logistics
• Track 17: Planning for Post-Pandemic World

The organisation of the AESOP 2023 Congress in Lodz needs to be considered as a very important international scientific event, especially considering the negative consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the total reduction in the possibility of organising onsite events of this stature in the last and current year. The congress will be held under conditions of full personal participation of participants both in the substantive part and in the activities accompanying the congress, and the University of Lodz is the leader of the consortium responsible for the organisation of this significant event.

Congress website: https://aesop-planning.eu/lodz