Architecture School of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 21-23 November 2018 PROGRAMME The En-Route International Seminar is a result of the collaboration of UNISCAPE with ITLA to contribute to an event prior to the IV ITLA World Congress – Terraced Territories. The seminar is also an addition to the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the School of Architecture of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). This seminar which served as a prelude to the IV ITLA World Congress “Re.enchanting terraces” and its respective themes were developed under the theme of “Living in a … [Read more...] about UNISCAPE En-Route International Seminar: Living in Terraced Landscapes
Calls For Papers
Open Spaces in the Transformation of Mediterranean Cities International Conference
Call for Papers OPEN SPACES IN THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MEDITERRANEAN CITIES: REPRESENTATIONS, USES AND NORMS International Conference Rome, 24-25 September 2018 The goal of this conference is to analyze the role of open spaces in the transformations of Mediterranean metropolises. In a context of urban growth, undeveloped spaces have long been considered empty, abandoned, or awaiting urbanization. With the rise of the sustainability paradigm and the strengthening of comprehensive land use planning at the metropolitan scale, perceptions have changed. In peri-urban areas, green spaces and … [Read more...] about Open Spaces in the Transformation of Mediterranean Cities International Conference
Landscape Citizenships: a Symposium
Call for papers: “[T]he land we all live on is simply taken for granted–and proper relation to it is not considered a part of ‘citizenship.’” –Gary Snyder (1995:223) “Land … is something to which a people belong, as to a commonwealth.” –Kenneth Olwig (2005:20) Belonging has many suitors. Everywhere people are courted by sophisticated media engines–political, corporate, marketing–which seek to tie their identities to brands, nations, races, sports, monarchs, deities, shared animosities. Alternatively, environmental belletrist Gary Snyder (1995), in advancing the idea of ‘watershed’ or … [Read more...] about Landscape Citizenships: a Symposium
Call for Papers | Landscape and education: research and practices
Call for Papers: for a session organised at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference to be held in Cardiff from 28 to 31 August 2018 on the theme "Geographical landscapes / changing landscapes of geography" The present call is entitled: “Landscape and education: research and practices". This session aims to focus on the implications of educating on, for and through the landscape. Besides the technical and professional side, it considers the primary stages of education as well as all the non-formal forms of education addressed to citizens. This session is organised in parallel with the … [Read more...] about Call for Papers | Landscape and education: research and practices
International Conference on Healthy landscapes: green, regeneration, safety | UNISCAPE General Assembly
6 – 8 June, 2018 The Conference will host the 2018 annual meeting of UNISCAPE General Assembly (6 June, 9.30 -12.30 am) Detailed programme available Conference website: https://events.unibo.it/healthylandscapes2018 Conference theme For the first time in history more than half the world’s population resides in cities, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 per cent by 2050. While, on the one hand, rural areas are under pressure due to the growth of urban areas, on the other hand, the demand for urban green areas is increasing, as recommended in the international strategic … [Read more...] about International Conference on Healthy landscapes: green, regeneration, safety | UNISCAPE General Assembly