International Conference Agenda
India’s urban future: sustainability in rapidly growing cities
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - 28 June 2012, University of Warwick
Organised by The University of Warwick and CityForm-India International Network, sponsored by EPSRC
Research examining the relationship between the physical form of cities in developing countries and sustainability is limited, particularly in India. Planning, designing, creating and managing sustainable urban form is a critical factor in India due to the rising population growth, high urban densities and very limited resources. A key research challenge in achieving sustainability in Indian cities is the need to generate an empirical base which examines urban form and its effect on sustainability in an integrated, holistic way to provide a foundation for urban policy, future planning and implementation.
CityForm-India is an international research network which aims to help address that challenge. Over the last three years, academics and practitioners have worked together in a knowledge exchange network to improve understanding of sustainable urban form in the Indian context. This conference marks the culmination of these efforts and is a chance for the team to present findings from research carried out in two Indian cities.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Dr. Shibu Raman, University of Warwick and Nottingham University, Founder/Director of CityForm India;
Dr. Nicholas Falk, Director of URBED;
Prof. Dinesh Mehta, CEPT University;
Dr. Nicola Dempsey, University of Sheffield
Emeritus Prof. Mike Jenks; Oxford Brookes University
AGENDA
| Time | Details | Speaker |
| 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:45 | Welcome Address | Dr Shibu Raman, University of Warwick |
| 10:00 | Keynote Address | Dr Nicholas Falk, URBED |
| 10:30 | Keynote Address | TBC |
| 11:00 | Coffee/ tea | |
| 11:00 | CityForm-India: sustainable urban form in India The project in more detail |
Dr. Shibu Raman, University of Warwick Satmohini Ray, NIUA, New Delhi Arpita Mathur Dayal, SPA, New Delhi |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Parallel Sessions | Led By: |
| 14:00 | Session A: Poverty and Infrastructure | Professor Dinesh Mehta, CEPT University Ahmedabad |
| 14:00 | Session B: Governance and the planning system | Dr Shibu Raman |
| 14:00 | Session C: Density, urban form and design | Dr Nicola Dempsey, University of Sheffield |
| 15:45 | Coffee/ tea | |
| 16:15 | Plenary session: what is India’s urban future? | Chaired by Prof. Mike Jenks |
| 16:45 | Closing remarks and next steps | Dr Shibu Raman |
| 17:00 | End of conference | |
| 18:00 | Coffee/tea and networking - poster/photo exhibition | |
For more information or to register FREE for this conference, please contact:
India Foster,
Research Network Secretary
I.E.Foster@Warwick.ac.uk / Tel: +44 02476 523166