Towards Carfree Cities VII - Call for Programme Proposals
This year's conference theme "Building a Livable Future in a Changing Climate" emphasises the positive potential and urgency of addressing global climate change through the creation of high-quality, carfree human habitats. We will be looking at how proximity can reduce our dependence on mobility - how cities can be transformed into a compact, space-efficient urban settlement pattern in which one's daily wants and needs can be met within walking distance.
 On another level, the theme hints at the growing potential for change in the social and political climate. For example, walkable communities are increasingly seen as a solution to various negative global health trends, ecological building methods are rapidly gaining in popularity, and public opinion on global climate change has shifted rapidly towards universal recognition of this pressing global problem.
Based on the insights of experiencing Istanbul's world-class carfree areas, the conference will bring these concepts together into a coherent recipe to be adopted and adapted by cities worldwide.
World Carfree Network and our hosts the Turkish Traffic Safety Association are now seeking programme proposals on this theme in any of the following four categories:
- presentations
- debates/strategic discussions/project development meetings
- interactive workshops/activities
- actions/excursions/on-site visits
As the conference time will be divided equally among these four categories, proposals for activities other than presentations will have a higher chance of being accepted. In addition, we are accepting submissions of short films for the video night, posters or other installations for the exposition space, and street reclaiming activities for a pedestrianisation action.
Proposals of 1-2 pages in length can be sent in English or Turkish to , including a title and description of your proposed activity, the applicable sub-theme(s) (Climate Change, Political Change, Socio-Economic/Cultural Change, or Change in the Physical/Spatial Environment), the anticipated or desired outcome of the activity, any relevant personal information or experience, and your full contact details.
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