goSMART - Second IEEE International Workshop On Global Trends in Smart Cities
21-24 October 2013 | Sydney, Australia
Cities of the future can be models of environmental efficiency, because increased density and better management reduce the cost of service delivery, promote innovation, and enable prosperity through economic development. The goSMART workshop will bring together academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world to discuss and exchange ideas. |Read more
Challenges of Urbanization and Development in Africa in the Context of Climate Change
24-26 July 2013 | Arusha, Tanzania
Rapid urbanization, increasing vulnerability and urgent need to enhance the capacity of African institutions to work together to manage risks and foster urban adaptation and resilience motivate the design and organization of the three-day International Conference. |Read more
Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum
17-19 September 2013 | Hohenheim, Germany
The Tropentag addresses issues of resource management, environment, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, nutrition and related sciences in the context of rural development, sustainable resource use and poverty alleviation worldwide. Tropentag 2013 will be organised by the faculty of agricultural sciences of the University of Hohenheim. |Read more
People and the Planet 2013 Conference
2-4 July 2013 | Melbourne, Australia
The conference is part of a larger process of rethinking sustainability across the world. The conference is co-organized by the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, and one of the tasks will be to debate and build upon the recommendations of the Cities Track that lead into the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil in 2012. The conference is linked also to the UN Habitat ‘City Changes’ campaign. In other words, the conference is not a one-off event, but rather will be integrated into a series of ongoing meetings, forums and conferences. |Read more
International Conference 2013 on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
30 August - 1 September 2013 | Beijing, China
As an effort to deal with the challenges facing rapid globalization, urbanization, informationization and global climate changes in Asian and other countries in the world, the aim of International Conference 2013 on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development is to gather researchers and experts from the interdisciplinary fields of urban and regional issues for sharing the latest research outcomes and successful practices on spatial planning and sustainable development. |Read more