TURAS' Events

It is our intention to meet renowned guests, keynote speakers, scientists and experts, as well as to exchange new ideas, research results and experiences in the fields of spatial planning, economy, urbanism, and architecture, environmental science, and related fields. We would also like the young researchers, Ph.D. and undergraduate students to visit the Conference and take an active part in the Conference's topics.
Thematic fields:
A. EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND DOCUMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
B. SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
C. PAN-EUROPEAN CORRIDORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
D. SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS

4th World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change

This interdisciplinary masterclass will explore issues facing Dublin of surface water management, urban heat island, and the quality of air, water and biodiversity. The workshop will provide an in-depth introduction to Green Infrastructure and the ecosystem services approach, in the light of changes in local planning and environment policy and opportunities to take an ecosystem services approach to the design, planing, implementation, retrofit and maintenance of Dublin. Participants will also work in groups to produce a practical design, applying an ecosystem services approach to the development of a local site in Dublin, to develop a practical understanding of the principles involved. This workshop aims to share expertise amongst local Dublin practitioners and designers, planners, ecologists and policy makers, local authorities, housing providers and community representatives, contractors and green space managers.

We cordially invite you to Dublin, one of the most exciting and dynamic European cities, and to the wonderful island of Ireland - the place of Celtic Tiger and Celtic Resilience. Come to hear and debate the latest in planning and policy research and practice, visit sites of planning action and inaction (including new town development, urban cultural and waterfront regeneration, edge city development, post recession urbanscapes, social housing renewal, heritage preservation, transport planning and and city bike scheme, capital projects) and enjoy the Irish hospitality, beautiful landscapes and culture.

Under the heading "the city as a vital area of work to grapple with the global sustainability issues", the Conference will serve as a platform to accelerate change at a global level in partnership with the United Nations. It will be followed by the Summit of the Mexico City Pact Signatories on Saturday 28 September. The two events are very complementary. ECOCITY will take shape over the 3 days with the Summit and the Exhibition designed as «the ideal place to showcase solutions for sustainable cities» and innovation.
A new approach, around the collaborative platform to be introduced at the beginning of 2013, will make it possible for all the contributors to co-build the programme.