2nd URRN Symposium
2nd Urban and Regional Research Network (URRN) Symposium
THE YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW OF PLANNING: SEEKING NEW DISCOURSES IN PLANNING
December 8-9, 2011 | Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Conference Themes
1. Planning Education: “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” – Critiquing Planning Education and Discussing Its Future
- To what extent does the current educational system respond to contemporary needs?
- How can the relationship between planning education and planning practice be restructured?
- How should planning education be reorganized in light of changing conditions and developments in planning theory and practice?
- How is planning education evolving internationally, and to what extent are Turkish planning schools following or shaping these trends?
2. Planning, Urban and Regional Development Theories: From the Past to the Present, and New Theoretical Directions
Planning theory, urban development theory, regional development theory, urban design theory
- How are planning and spatial development theories changing?
- To what extent do existing planning and spatial development theories respond to today’s changing conditions?
- How can a new planning theory be conceptualized?
- To what extent can endogenous growth theories, developed as alternatives to traditional regional development theories, address current challenges?
- How can a new urban and regional development theory that promotes spatial flexibility be developed?
3. Changing Planning Practices, Planning Instruments, and Planning Processes
Transformation of planning practice, newly developed planning principles, and their implementation tools
- How have planning tools evolved over time?
- To what extent does the legal framework governing planning practice meet contemporary needs?
- What are the major problems encountered in existing planning legislation and practice?
- What are the characteristics of planning practice in the neoliberal era?
- How does the increasing dependence of urban planning and implementation on real estate market dynamics affect planning education and practice?
- How are growing demands for participatory democracy reflected in the legal framework and implementation of planning?
4. From Sustainable Cities and Regions to Adaptive and Resilient Cities and Regions
The significance of adaptability (flexibility) for urban and regional development policies and plans
- Urban form and cities’ adaptive capacity: To what extent can urban form help cities adapt to unexpected conditions and regenerate themselves?
- What is the importance of transportation systems for urban sustainability, resilience, and ecological resistance?
- How can planning contribute to reducing increasing socio-spatial vulnerabilities?
- How can socio-spatial structures become more resilient to ecological threats and risks?
- To what extent have lessons learned from previous ecological, natural, economic, and other disasters been incorporated into planning legislation and practice?
5. Climate Change, Disasters, and Planning
To what extent are climate change and increasing disaster risks reflected in planning?
- How will climate change affect cities?
- How are climate change scenarios incorporated into planning at national, regional, and local levels in Turkey?
- To what extent do Turkey’s existing planning legislation and practices address climate change?
- What planning approaches and practices can be developed to respond to climate-related risks expected to increase?
- How can a new long-term planning model for disaster management be developed in Turkey?
6. Socio-Spatial Change and Transformation
Can socially integrated spaces that support multiculturalism and diverse social and ethnic cultures be created?
- What spatial policies can help reduce increasing socio-spatial segregation?
- What planning tools can help prevent social segregation?
- How is multiculturalism reflected in current planning legislation and practice?
- What should be planning’s approach to creating socially integrated spaces that foster multicultural and ethnically diverse communities?
- What are the impacts of urban regeneration projects on social structures?
- How do urban regeneration projects reshape the social geography of cities?
- How can urban regeneration processes be evaluated from the perspective of participatory planning?
7. Planning and Changing Social Structures
To what extent does planning understand and respond to changing social structures?
- How should the traditional concept of migration be reconsidered in the context of increasing mobility?
- What social consequences arise from different social groups sharing the same space, interacting, yet also conflicting within urban restructuring processes?
- How is poverty defined in neoliberal cities?
- How are new social classes conceptualized in the neoliberal era?
8. Institutional Structures, Governance, and Democracy: “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”
Key characteristics of changes in institutional structures, governance mechanisms, and governance processes
- To what extent do institutional structures, governance mechanisms, and governance processes contribute to creating a more democratic society?
- Do new institutional arrangements and governance practices enable public participation in spatial policy-making and implementation?
- To what extent does the existing governance system enhance cities’ capacity to adapt to new conditions and regenerate themselves, and how does it shape changing economic, social, and spatial relations?
1st KBAM Doctoral Students Workshop (2011)
The Organizing Committee of the Planning Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Symposium (8–9 December 2011) aims to bring together young doctoral researchers—who will shape the future of planning education and practice—through a workshop organized as part of the symposium.
This intensive, full-day workshop, to be held following the symposium, is intended for young academics at different stages of their doctoral studies (those who have recently begun their PhD, are in the research phase, have started writing their dissertation, or are completing it). Rather than merely providing general information on research design and dissertation planning, the workshop will employ interactive methods within an intensive program to enable participants to receive feedback and guidance on their own doctoral research and dissertations.
The workshop also seeks to create an environment where young academics experiencing similar challenges or working on related topics can receive technical support on research methods and dissertation writing, while discussing common problems and possible solutions with experts. In the longer term, it aims to contribute to the development of sustained academic networks among young planners.
Young academics wishing to participate are kindly requested to submit a description of their doctoral research topic (maximum 500 words) in the specified format by 1 July 2011 to wwwkbam@metu.edu.tr. Participation is limited due to the workshop’s restricted capacity.
Symposium Schedule
- Symposium: 8–9 December 2011
- Planning Experiences of Our Colleagues in the Profession’s 50th Anniversary Session: 8 December 2011
- Doctoral Students Workshop: 10 December 2011
- Deadline for 400-word Abstract Submission: 1 July 2011
- Notification of Acceptance: 1 August 2011
- Deadline for Full Papers: 30 September 2011
- Abstract Submission Email: wwwkbam@metu.edu.tr
Researchers under the age of 35 may be eligible for participation support from TÜBİTAK.
Organizing Committee
| Prof. | Ayda Eraydın | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Prof. | İlhan Tekeli | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assoc. Prof. | Asuman Türkün | Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assoc. Prof. | Ela Babalık-Sutcliffe | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assoc. Prof. | Bahar Gedikli | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assoc. Prof. | Nil Uzun | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assist. Prof. | Tuna Taşan Kok | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Assist. Prof. | Bilge Armatlı Köroğlu | Gazi Üniversitesi |
| Assist. Prof. | Burak Beyhan | Mersin Üniversitesi |
| Assist. Prof. | Güldem Özatağan | İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü |
| Dr. | N. Tunga Köroğlu | Türkiye Ekonomi Politikaları Araştırma Vakfı |
| Res. Asst. | Melih Gürçay | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Res. Asst. | Ezgi Orhan | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Res. Asst. | Ender Peker | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Res. Asst. | Bilge Serin | Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |
| Selçuk Sertesen | Türkiye Ekonomi Politikaları Araştırma Vakfı |
Scientific Committee
| Prof. | Uğur Eser | Abant Izzet Baysal University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Tahire Erman | Bilkent University |
| Prof. | Emel Göksu | Dokuz Eylül University |
| Prof. | Hülya Koç | Dokuz Eylül University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Metin Şenbil | Gazi University |
| Assist. Prof. | Nihan Özdemir Sönmez | Gazi University |
| Assist. Prof. | Çiğdem Varol | Gazi University |
| Assist. Prof. | Tanyel Özelçi Eceral | Gazi University |
| Prof. | Gülden Erkut | Istanbul Technical University |
| Prof. | Nuran Zeren Gülersoy | Istanbul Technical University |
| Prof. | Handan Türkoğlu | Istanbul Technical University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Hatice Kurtuluş | Istanbul University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Semahat Özdemir | Izmir Institute of Technology |
| Prof. | Fatma Doğruel | Marmara University |
| Assist. Prof. | Tolga Ünlü | Mersin University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Arzu Kocabaş Diren | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University |
| Assoc. Prof. | Serap Kayasü | Middle East Technical University |
| Prof. | Ali Türel | Middle East Technical University |
| Assist. Prof. | Emine Yetişkul | Middle East Technical University |
| Academic (Part-Time) | Gökhan Ünal | Middle East Technical University |
| Prof. | Melih Ersoy | Middle East Technical University |
| Prof. | Baykan Günay | Middle East Technical University |
| Prof. | Celal Küçüker | Pamukkale University |
| Prof. | Dilek Çetindamar | Sabancı University |
| Prof. | Şaduman Sazak | Trakya University |
| Prof. | İclal Dinçer | Yildiz Technical University |