conference themes

Theme I: Integrated Urban Planning Policies

• - Informal settlements transition and opportunities
• - New settlements integrated planning and self-sufficiency
• - Built environment and urban harmony
• - Heritage and tourism integrated urban communities
• - Coastal cities and waterfront challenges and opportunities
• - Sustainable urban transportation and eco-mobility

Theme II: New/Alternative Energy Technologies and Resources

• - Zero fossil energy buildings,
• - Plus-energy and micro generation technologies
• - Green Architecture and smart buildings
• - Building technologies, carbon footprint, and new material
• - Water efficiency in buildings and urban communities
• - Waste management

Theme III:Urban Management and Local-Governance

• - Decentralization, capacity building, and public participation
• - Legislation and legal framework,
• - Education, awareness, and cultural challenges

Theme IV: Practical exemplars and real life projects/case studies

• - Leveraging change and capacity building
• - Business and procurement models
• - New innovative strategies and technologies
• - Decommissioning