Call for Papers

International Journal of E-Planning Research

Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University of Lisbon

IJEPR 2023 CONFERENCE

7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on 'URBAN e-PLANNING'

[ VIRTUAL / ONLINE ]

27 - 29 March 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS

The IJEPR Annual Conferences are a multi- and interdisciplinary forum for the exploration, presentation, and discussion of innovative theoretical and empirical research on Urban e-Planning. The IJEPR Annual Conferences on Urban e-Planning Research seek both theoretical works and empirical research on ground-breaking approaches, innovative methods and new digital tools in the field of Urban e-Planning. The IJEPR conferences also welcome short presentations with a more practical orientation.

The 7th International Conference on Urban e-Planning, organized by the 'International Journal of E-Planning Research', in collaboration with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning – University of Lisbon, will be held in virtual / online format, on 27 - 29 March 2023.

Following the successful Conferences of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/2021, and 2022 the 7th International Conference on Urban e-Planning, as the previous six, aims to explore how the current digital revolution in the field of urban planning can serve the common good.

The growing number of digital innovations creates numerous opportunities and challenges for urban and regional planners around the world. 

We seek papers that address issues related to the current digital revolution and its impact on urban planning and on key urban development issues, such as those related to climate change, to the energy transition, artificial intelligence, cyber security, among others.

In this context, the 7th International Conference on 'Urban e-Planning' aims to explore: the governance and planning of smart cities; the role of urban e-planning in sustainable urban development and in the response to the challenges of climate change; new developments in citizen e-participation in planning; and the urban e-governance responses to the extreme events, such as the recent pandemic.

We invite thus theoretical and empirical contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:

TRACK 1 - SMART URBAN GOVERNANCE AND E-PLANNING - This track examines and discusses current trends, practices, challenges, and innovations in the governance and planning of Smart Cities, including in the context of crisis management.

TRACK 2 - URBAN E-PLANNING AND CLIMATE EMERGENCY - This track explores and discusses the role of urban e-planning in local / urban adaptation and mitigation policies, and the respective challenges and outcomes.

TRACK 3 - MANAGING NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS AND THE POST-PANDEMIC - This track addresses and discusses the role of Urban e-Planning in natural and man made disasters and in the post-pandemic city recovery policies.

TRACK 4 - URBAN E-PLANNING AND THE MANAGING OF THE ENERGY CRISIS - This track explores and compares the city e-planning responses to the current energy crisis.

TRACK 5 - CITIZENS e-PARTICIPATION IN URBAN GOVERNANCE - This track examines and discusses the multiple forms of e-participation, including Citizen Science, and its role in urban e-planning.

PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE & SELECTION CRITERIA

● Participation in the conference requires the presentation of a paper

● Participants are expected to attend the entire conference

● Submissions will be double-blind peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee for content and appropriateness to this conference

● The working language of the conference will be English. We are open to consider panels in French.

● Translation services will not be provided. For more details, contact us.

REGISTRATION

● Participation requires presentation of a paper

● Participation in the 7th Conference (Virtual Sessions) is free of charge

● Registration (online): 20 - 28 February 2023

PANEL ORGANIZATION

● The conference is organized in panels according to tracks, themes and issues

● Each panel has 4 - 5 papers

● Oral presentation: 10-15 min (including discussion)

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

● Please submit an abstract, of no more than 250 words, until 15 January 2023 (2nd Call), to:

    Carlos Nunes Silva

    Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

    University of Lisbon, Portugal

    E-mail: ijepr.conference@gmail.com

● Download 'Abstract Submission Form' here >>

PUBLICATION

● It is expected that a selection of the conference papers will be published in Open Access in the International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), which is since January 2021 a Gold Open Access journal.

● The selected papers will undergo the IJEPR standard double-blind peer-review process.

● More information on the Conference website ('Publication').

NETWORKING

● The 2023 Conference is an opportunity for networking and for informal contacts among members of the Urban E-Planning Research Network (UEP-NET).

IMPORTANT DATES

● Submission deadline for abstracts: extended until 15 January 2023 (2nd Call) 

● Notification of abstract acceptance: 15 January 2023

● Registration (online form): 20 - 28 February 2023

● PowerPoint presentation (PPT file): during the conference. It will be published / posted in the Conference website after the Conference

● Full paper for publication in the IJEPR: until end of August 2023 (see page 'Publication' for more information)

CONFERENCE CONVENOR & ORGANIZATION

● Carlos Nunes Silva

    Editor-in-chief of the 'International Journal of E-Planning Research' (IJEPR)

    Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

    University of Lisbon, Portugal

    E-mail: cs @ campus.ul.pt

    Conference e-mail: ijepr.conference@gmail.com

CONFERENCE VENUE

● Virtual Session on the Zoom platform

FURTHER INFORMATION

● All inquiries, expressions of interests, and abstracts should be sent, by e-mail, to:

      Carlos Nunes Silva

      Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

      University of Lisbon, Portugal

      E-mail: cs [at] campus.ul.pt

      Conference e-mail: ijepr.conference@gmail.com