29th Conference in San Francisco Plenary and Panel Session

  • Development for Community

    Development & land use patterns that facilitate civic engagement & community

  • New Urbanism: Challenges & Limitations

    Case studies; criteria for successful development, e.g. issues of mixed use, work places, and accessibility

  • Urban & Regional Identity *

    Regional character expressed in architecture; DNA of the city; regional construction materials; ecological building methods

  • Rediscovery of Public Space *

    New urban spaces; design principles; squares in new urban neighborhoods; case studies of new & restored squares

  • Balanced Transportation Planning *

    Integrated transportation systems; light rail & transit greenways; safe streets; bicycle & pedestrian networks; ferry systems

  • Redesigning Suburbia & Edge Cities

    Introducing mixed use urban fabric; combining work, residential, commercial & social uses; innovative zoning; urban villages

  • Values for the Just City

    City planning as a moral enterprise; accommodating conflicting needs and rights; developing a consensus of the common good; respecting all who live in and use the city

  • Models of Community Participation

    Mechanisms of community participation in planning & design review; increasing civic engagement & social capital

  • Comforts in the City: details that matter *

    The walking experience; seating and resting places; shelter & shade; water in the city; paving for pedestrians

  • Use and Abuse of Public Art

    Social functions and responsibilities of public art; public art & community identity; a review of recent public art in European cities

  • Sustainability

    Ecological city & regional development; social sustainability and social capital; community participation in planning

  • Urban Design for the Well-Being of Children

    Accessibility & mobility of children; designing neighborhoods with children in mind; urban design to foster exploration and curiosity; city case studies

  • Urban Fabric *

    Mixed use infill; continuous fabric; human scale; shop/house; cellular neighborhood structure

  • Enlivening the City *

    Community festivals; traditional & new celebrations; street entertainers; farmers’ markets

  • Electronic Media & the Real City

    Implications for the design of cities; urbanity & the electronic "agora"; children & youth in the virtual city

  • Professional Education

    Curricula for teaching the "livable" city; Community Role of the Professional; Involving Children & Youth in Planning