PAPER THEME

Track 1:

Climate Resilience, Smart Cities, and Spatial Justice

This track explores how physical infrastructure, digital technologies, and planning can foster justice and resilience in the Anthropocene. It examines how cities, communities, and ecosystems can be shaped to ensure equitable access to resources, reduce vulnerabilities, and integrate sustainability in urban and regional development.

• •Climate Justice and Resilience – Exploring equitable climate adaptation and mitigation strategies through community-led initiatives, institutional frameworks, socio-ecological systems, and economic approaches. It also addresses displacement and resilience issues in the context of climate change, emphasizing multi-level governance, and the interconnections between social, environmental, economic, and technological domains.
• •Justice and the Smart City – Exploring the role of digital technologies, algorithmic governance, data-driven decision-making, and AI in promoting urban socio-ecological justice.
• •Markets, E-Commerce, and Urban Transformation – Investigating how online markets, co-working spaces, and shifts in commercial real estate are reshaping urban landscapes, including the decline of traditional marketplaces.
• •Green Infrastructure and Technologies – Exploring innovations and financing mechanisms in green infrastructure and building technologies to achieve low-carbon solutions.