Conference objectives:

The conference will bring together academics, policymakers and practitioners to take stock of the developments in the interdisciplinary urban studies and related questions of urban policy, urban governance and collaborative planning. The meeting will seek to better understand the ideas of participatory approach to urban development and discuss new concepts such as urban commons, cooperative cities and sharing cities. Last but not least, the meeting will be an opportunity to integrate academics and discuss future research projects in the field of urban and regional studies.

Conference themes:

1. Urban policy – theory and practice
2. Collaborative planning in cities
3. Urban and metropolitan governance
4. Urban commons and city as a commons
5. Sharing economy, circular economy and urban development
6. Urban regeneration strategies, tools and projects
7. Urban laboratories and experimental economics in urban studies