FGKD24 (Fourth Generation Knowledge Districts 2024) will be the 1st International Conference of CEUCI (The Center for Studies on Urbanization for Knowledge and Innovation).

Invented in the second half of the 20th century, technology parks are urban areas that bring together enterprises aimed at promoting science, technology and innovation, through the approximation of three agents: knowledge production centers (universities and research labs), productive sector (companies and industry) and public authorities. More recently, this term has been replaced by knowledge territories, a broader concept that involves two new actors: society and the environment. The objective of FGKD24 is to bring together society and actors from the triple helix, typically associated with technology parks, to discuss this new, broader model of fourth generation knowledge districts, based on the quintuple helix (government, universities, private companies, society and the natural environment).

The conference will be streamed online by Centro de Convenções da UNICAMP and supported by UNICAMP's general administration. 

The main sessions will have Portuguese-English translation and Brazilian Sign Language translation.

You can reach out to Conference Chairs and Organizers at the email address fgkd24@unicamp.br

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:

Urban design and planning in (or applicable to) knowledge districts

• Urban qualities of successful parks and districts - morphology, infrastructure, land use and public space

• Local and regionaĺ integration of parks and districts - the role of mobility networks and their hierarchies

• Technological parks and knowledge districts case studies

• Retrofitting 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation parks and districts - roadmaps and challenges

Sustainability and ecosystem in (or applicable to) knowledge districts

• Resilience and sustainability as a key factor in parks and districts - Nature-based solutions, clean energy, carbon neutrality and new sustainable technologies

• Reducing climate impact in parks and districts and beyond

• The role of green infrastructure in parks and districts - from parks to urban agriculture and agroforestry 

• Blue infrastructure in parks and districts - water and sanitation systems

• Fostering serendipity and innovation ecosystems in parks and districts

Economic and social development in (or applicable to) knowledge districts

• Public policy and strategies for establishing parks and districts - financial incentives, master planning and urban regulations

• Place-based economic development policies  in parks and districts

• Circular economy and waste reduction in parks and districts

• Healthy environment and equity in parks and districts

• Social diversity and inclusion in parks and districts - models for providing jobs, housing affordability, availability, and accessibility

Placemaking in (or applicable to) knowledge districts

• Placemaking in parks and districts - models for the process of environmental perception

• Sense of community and the role of urban collectives in parks and districts

• Cultural heritage and place identity in parks and districts

Adriane Eloah da Costa, FECFAU-Unicamp
Ana Maria Girotti Sperandio, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Beatriz Martins Arruda, FECFAU-Unicamp, MSc.
Laura Monasterio, IASP, MSc.
Emilia Wanda Rutkowski, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Evandro Ziggiatti Monteiro, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Gabriela Celani, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr. (Co-chair)

Jonathas Magalhães Pereira da Silva, PUCCamp, Prof. Dr.
Laura Martins de Carvalho, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.
Luana Mattos de Oliveira Cruz, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Luciana Bongiovani Schenk, IAU-USP, Prof. Dr.
Marcela Noronha Pinto de Oliveira e Sousa, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.
Maria Conceição Silvério Pires, Campinas Municipality, Dr.
Milena Pavan Serafim, FCA-Unicamp, Prof. Dr. (Chair)
Patricia Nunes da Silva Mariuzzo, IE-Unicamp, Dr.
Paulo Curado, Director of Innovation at CPQD, MSc.
Solange Lisegle Schulz Staut, FECFAU-Unicamp, MSc.
Regina Tirello, FECFAU-Unicamp, Profa. Dr.
Sidney Piochi Bernardini, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Silvia Mikami Pina, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.
Silvia Regina Stuchi Cruz, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.
Thalita Dalbelo, DEPI/CSUS-Unicamp, Dr.
Zahra Alinam, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.

Ana Maria Frattini Fileti, Inova-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Ana Maria Sperandio, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Andréa Mussi, Atitus Educação, Dr.

António Leitão, University of Lisbon, Prof. Dr.

Arimatéa Ximenes, CIFOR-ICRAF, Dr.

Arivaldo Amorim, Federal University of Bahia, Prof. Dr.

Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio, ICEG- PUC MINAS, Prof. Dr.

Daniel Cardoso, Federal University of Ceará, Prof. Dr.

David Sperling, USP, Prof. Dr.

EMÍLIA WANDA RUTKOWSKI, FECFAU-UNICAMP, Profa. Dra.

Evandro Cristofoletti, DPCT-UNICAMP, Prof. Dr.

Evandro Ziggiatti Monteiro, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Fernando Lima, Belmont University, Prof. Dr.

Gabriela Celani, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Gerald Augusto Corzo, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Prof. Dr.

Gonçalo Castro Henriques, UFRJ, LAMO-PROURB, Dr.

José Gilberto Dalfré Filho, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Juarez Moara Santos Franco, UFRRJ, Prof. Dr.

Juliana Leite, FCA-UNICAMP, Profa. Dra.

Laura de Carvalho, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.

Luana Mattos de Oliveira Cruz, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Maisa Almeida, IAU-USP, Dra.

Marcela Noronha Pinto de Oliveira e Sousa, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.

Maycon Sedrez, Deakin University. Prof. Dr.

Milena Serafim, FCA-UNICAMP, Profa. Dra.

Mine Özkar, Istanbul Technical University, Prof. Dr.

Rafael Freiria, Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Robson Moreno, LAPLAN-UFABC, Dr.

Rodrigo Toledo, FCA- UNICAMP, Prof. Dr.

Sidney Bernardini, FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Silvia Mikami Pina,  FECFAU-Unicamp, Prof. Dr.

Silvia Stuchi, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.

Thais Dibbern, Unicamp, Dr.

Thalita Dalbelo, DEPI/CSUS-Unicamp, Dr.

Vivian Bardini, FT-UNICAMP, Profa. Dra.

William Machado Emiliano, FT-UNICAMP, Prof. Dr.

Zahra Alinam, FECFAU-Unicamp, Dr.