Call for Paper: International Conference on Sustainable Solutions for Urban Challenges of Developing Countries (SSUCDC 2019)

Sustainable Solutions for Urban Challenges of Developing Countries is organized by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar and National Institute of Urban Infrastructural Planning (NIUIP), University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar in collaboration with the Urban Policy and Planning Unit, Department of Planning and Development, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP). The USAID is providing financial support for the event through Urban Policy and Planning Unit, GoKP.

The conference aims to reflect the complex interaction between Sustainable Solutions for Urban Challenges of Developing Countries from social, economic, environmental, administrative and spatial perspective. The intention is to appraise the need to establish integrated strategies based on sustainable footings for cities like Peshawar to play their due role as an engine of regional and rational growth.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission deadline (long & short papers): July 15, 2019

• Notification of acceptance: August 15

• Early registration: August 20, 2019

• Camera-ready due: August 26

• Conference dates: September 9 to 13, 2019

FORMAT OF THE SUBMISSIONS

The SSUCDC 2019 conference invites the submission of long and short papers on substantial, original, and unpublished research on urban challenges of the developing countries and propose sustainable solutions. The accepted papers will be published both electronically and in the form of Proceedings by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in association with other organizing partners.

Long Papers:

Long SSUCDC2019 submissions must describe substantial, original, completed and unpublished work. Wherever appropriate, concrete evaluation and analysis should be included. Long papers may consist of up to ten (10) pages of content, plus unlimited references; final versions of long papers will be given one additional page of content (up to 11 pages) so that reviewers' comments can be taken into account.

Long papers will be presented orally or as posters as determined by the program committee. The decisions as to which papers will be presented orally and which as poster presentations will be based on the nature as well as the quality of the work. There will be no distinction in the proceedings between long papers presented orally and as posters.

Short Papers:

SSUCDC  2019 also solicits short papers. Short paper submissions must describe original and unpublished work. Please note that a short paper is not a shortened long paper. Instead short papers should have a point that can be made in a few pages. Some kinds of short papers are:

• A small, focused contribution
• Work in progress
• A negative result
• An opinion piece
• An interesting application nugget

Short papers may consist of up to four (4) pages of content, plus unlimited references. Upon acceptance, short papers will be given five (5) content pages in the proceedings. Authors are encouraged to use this additional page to address reviewers' comments in their final versions.

Short papers will be presented in one or more oral or poster sessions. While short papers will be distinguished from long papers in the proceedings, there will be no distinction in the proceedings between short papers presented orally and as posters.

SCOPE OF THE SSUCDC 2019

Relevant topics for the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas

1. Urban Challenges

The sub themes of urban challenges are as follows:

• Nomenclature of urban development
• Urbanization & urban sprawl
• Affordability and shortage of Housing units
• Slums, squatter settlements & informal settlements
• Water scarcity issues

2.Transportation:

The sub themes of Transportation are as follows:

•  Traffic congestion & road safety
• Mass Transit system
• Transportation Planning-theory and practices around the globe
• Intelligent Transportation systems
• Transport Modelling
• Application of Computers in modern Transport Planning
• Transportation and Traffic management
• Pedestrinization

3. Urban Environment & Sustainable development

The sub themes of urban environment & sustainable development are as follows:

• Smart  and eco cities
• Environmental Impact Assessment for Urban projects
• Urban forestry
• Environment and Planning laws for cities
• Environmental Planning for sustainable development

4. Urban Infrastructural Engineering & Planning

The sub themes of urban infrastructural Planning are as follows:

• Water supply and sanitation
• Solid waste  management
• Rain water harvesting
• Resilient infrastructure

5. Urban Economy

The sub themes of urban Economy are as follows:

• Industrialization
• Land market
• Urban Finance
• Estate management
• Revenue generation

6. Urban Planning education and practice

The sub themes of urban planning education and practice are as follows:

• Curriculum
• Standardization
• Coordination of Academia and Practitioners

7. Urban Design

The sub themes of urban design are as follows:

• Public spaces
• Visual /aesthetics
• Image of the city
• Street furniture
• Land Scapping
• Land marks

8. Tools and Techniques of Urban Planning

The sub themes of tools and techniques of Urban Planning are as follows:

• Gentrification
• Land Pooling and Land Banking
• Urban land development control mechanisms
• Land registration system

9. Policies and Practice of Development Planning

The sub themes of policies and practice of Development Planning are as follows:

• Form and Content of Development Plans
• Implementation of Development Plans
• Legal and Institutional framework
• Stakeholders involvement in Planning

10. Urban Geography

The sub themes of urban geography are as follows:

• Urban Population
• Urban Climate
• Urban Hazards
• Urban land use mapping

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT

All accepted papers must be presented at the conference to appear in the proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for SSUCDC 2019 by the early registration deadline.

For Further Details:

Papers to be submitted to:

Dr Fayyaz Ahmad Khan
National Institute of Urban Infrastructure Planning
University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar
Email: fayaz@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Office: +92 9217166