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 here 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