Symposium

March 10+11 2022 symposium on Managing Public Space

Join us at I.A.M.Public Space, the inaugural international academic symposium on Managing Public Space (10-11 March 2022)

Curious about the ways forward for integrated and innovative management of public space to meet future challenges? Join in the academic dialogue on the 10th -11th of March 2022 for the inaugural I.A.M Public Space symposium held in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Organised by Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning
Date

Thu 10 March 2022 until Fri 11 March 2022

Public space is the new frontier where future challenges will need to be met. As society calls for more livable, safe and sustainable environments, multiple spatial claims will collide in the public domain where ownership boundaries and different utility systems meet. Wageningen University and Research and the Foundation of Managing Public Space cordially invite you to the first International Academic symposium on Managing Public Space (I.A.M. Public Space) titled “Future-proof management of public space” to explore ways forward for integrated and innovative management and maintenance of public space in an open academic dialogue. The symposium will be held both live in Wageningen and online (pending pandemic circumstances). This is a great opportunity to expand the academic boundaries on management of public space in collaboration with international academics and decision-makers. 

We seek presentations of exploratory papers and empirical studies on future-proof management of public space in the following themes and their related variations.

We welcome contributions that address the management and maintenance of public spaces, infrastructures and assets - both urban and non-urban - at various levels of scales. We especially encourage early-career academics and PhD candidates to contribute actively and participate in the symposium! Contributions are sought in the form of an abstract of 300 words (excl. references) to maps@wur.nl as a docx. or PDF. Abstracts should align with the call and will undergo a double-blind, peer-review process. Registration and symposium fees are kindly sponsored by the Foundation of Managing Public Space (www.managingpublicspace.com).

Deadlines

  • Abstract submission deadline:       31 December 2021 extended to 31st January
  • Notification:                                15th – 31st January 2022
  • Registration deadline:                  14th February 2022

Contact person: Dr. ir. Wendy Tan / Dr. Marlies Brinkhuijsen (maps@wur.nl)

For more information on the Foundation of Managing Public Space, see www.managingpublicspace.com