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The conference Urban Transitions: Proximity, Diversity and Collective Action invites the academic community, professionals, public decision-makers and civil society organisations to submit abstracts for parallel sessions. In a context marked by environmental crises, housing pressures, regional inequalities and changes in lifestyles and mobility, the event aims to explore urban transitions that foster proximity, diversity and collective action, bringing together scientific evidence, professional practice and institutional innovation.
We are seeking contributions that critically and practically explore how proximity (accessibility, the 15-minute city, services, opportunities), diversity (social, cultural and functional/morphological) and collective action (collaborative governance, participation, coproduction and co-creative networks) can inform policies, planning tools, methodologies and urban transformation projects.
Abstracts are invited for Communications in parallel sessions (research, practice, public policy, case studies).
Abstract format: up to 400 words, including objective, background, methodology, results (or expected results), and main contributions.
Language: Portuguese or English.
Proximity as a condition for equity in access to services, facilities, and opportunities
The “15-minute city”: critical perspectives, metrics, impacts, and limitations
Accessibility, everyday time use, gender, care, and mobility
Proximity infrastructure (healthcare, education, culture, retail, green spaces)
Mixed land use and urban vitality: benefits, conflicts, and regulation
Transformations in local commerce and neighbourhood economies
Urban morphologies, density, compactness, and the quality of public space
Social and cultural diversity, integration, and the right to the city
Housing crisis, regulation, and policy instruments (rental, short-term lets, public housing stock, cooperatives)
Gentrification, touristification, and financialisation
Territorial inequalities, peripheries, medium-sized cities, and urban–rural relationships
Climate adaptation, mitigation, and planning oriented towards carbon neutrality
Nature-based solutions, water, urban heat islands, and urban biodiversity
Energy, circularity, materials, and just socio-ecological transitions
Collaborative governance, co-production, and informed participation
Urban conflicts, mediation, and spatial and environmental justice
Institutional innovation, municipal capacity, and inter-municipal/metropolitan cooperation
Policy evaluation and knowledge transfer (academia–municipalities–communities)
Indicators and mapping of proximity/accessibility
Participatory methods, urban ethnography, living labs, and experimentation
Big data, mobile data, GIS, mixed methods, and impact assessment
Abstract submission is carried out via your personal conference area.
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