Announcements

• Call for Papers: Human-Centered Planning and Design: From Doxiadis’s Ekistics to Contemporary Approaches to Sustainable and Inclusive Settlements Themed Issue Editor: Derya Oktay Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

  2023-12-02

  Call for Papers
  Human-Centered Planning and Design:
  From Doxiadis’s Ekistics to Contemporary Approaches to Sustainable and Inclusive Settlements
  Themed Issue

  Editor: Derya Oktay
  Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

  Ekistics and the New Habitat is planning a themed issue for April 2024 on Human-Centered Planning and Design. The exploration will commence with the foundational principles of Ekistics, the science of Human Settlements, formulated by C. A. Doxiadis (1913-1975), and extend to the contemporary theories and approaches adopted for developing sustainable and inclusive environments.

  Scope

  The influence of Doxiadis's Ekistics approach on the theory and practice of urban planning and design.

  • The reinterpretation and adaptation of human-centered design principles in the context of current discourse on sustainable and inclusive settlements.
  • Innovative approaches and strategies in urban planning and design that integrate human-centered design principles to create sustainable and inclusive settlements.
  • contributions of human-centered planning and design to fostering social inclusivity and community well-being within the framework of sustainable settlements.
  • Integration of technology and data-driven solutions in human-centered design for sustainable settlements.
  • Challenges and opportunities in translating human-centered planning and design principles across diverse cultural and geographical contexts.
  • Community-engaged research and participatory approaches in the design and development of settlements.
  • The challenges associated with human-centered planning and design in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

  Authors, including scholars, researchers, and practitioners, are invited to submit their proposals aligned with the given scope. Please provide a 250-word abstract before proceeding to submit the full paper. The subsequent steps involve the evaluation of proposals, manuscript submissions, and a double-blind review of the submitted manuscripts in the second phase.

  For submission, please go to http://ekisticsjournal.org/ to register with the journal and submit an abstract, which includes a statement that the proposal is for the Themed Issue on Human-Centered Planning and Design.

  Deadline for Abstracts: 5 January 2024

   

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• EKISTICS AND THE NEW HABITAT and the recent updates

  2023-09-18

  I'm pleased to announce that the EKISTICS AND THE NEW HABITAT journal has recently undergone a substantial restructuring, with a strong emphasis on enhancing both its quality and global reach.
  
  

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• CFPs for TWO Conferences in Aotearoa- New Zealand - A chance to engage with Ekistics and the New Habitat

  2023-03-26

  Between 30 November and 8 December 2023, two international conferences on the future of cities are being held in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

  The first conference, hosted by the University of Auckland (Nov. 30-Dec. 2), concerns the theme:

  RE-IMAGINING THE CITY: LEGACIES, CHALLENGES, POSSIBILITIES.

  CFP deadline is April 28. For more info visit: www.ccc.ac.nz 

  The second conference, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington (6-8 Dec)., is the bi-annual State of Australsian Cities Conference  with the theme:

  PACIFIC FUTURES - AUSTRALASIAN CITIES IN TRANSITION.

  CFP deadline is April 14.

  For more info visit: www.soac2023.com

  Explore Aotearoa New Zealand and join Ian Fookes and other Ekistics and the New Habitat members at these innovative conferences.

  For conference enquiries contact ian.fookes@auckland.ac.nz 

  To plan your visit to Aotearoa NZ visit: www.newzealand.com/NZ

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• Prof. Derya Oktay selected to serve as the new Editor-in-Chief of Ekistics and the New Habitat

  2022-10-16

  The Editorial Board of the Ekistics and the New Habitat journal is very pleased to announce its new Editor-in-Chief, Dr Derya Oktay Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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