Call for Papers

Location
Located 35km to the south of Kuala Lumpur and 45km from the coastline the city of Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. As a planned garden and intelligent city, the project began in 1993 with 40% of the land reserved for green spaces. A modern city containing many large government and civic buildings, Putrjaya has several impressive works of architecture, including the Office of the Prime Minister, Palace of Justice, Putra Mosque and Seri Wawasan Bridge. Putrajaya is home to the Millennium Monument, a 65m tall metal obelisk etched with important events and milestones in Malaysian history as well as a 650 hectare man-made lake designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city which is also used for sport and recreation.
Pullman Putrjaya Lakeside

SUSTAINABLE CITY 2013

Submission Information
Papers are invited on the topics outlined and others falling within the scope of the meeting. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as soon as possible. Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper. Final acceptance will be based on the full-length paper, which if accepted for publication must be presented at the conference. The language of the conference will be English. Online submission wessex.ac.uk/city2013 Email submission gwest@wessex.ac.uk Submit your abstract with Sustainable City 2013 in the subject line. Please include your name, full address and conference topic.

SUSTAINABLE CITY 2013

8th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

Conference Venue
The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside hotel located only 25 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and situated on the edge of Putrajaya lake offers a range of luxurious rooms. With five restaurants, a spa, fitness and leisure facilities, and stunning grounds and views, the hotel has much to offer guests.

Conference Coordinator
Genna West gwest@wessex.ac.uk Wessex Institute of Technology Ashurst Lodge Ashurst Southampton SO40 7AA UK Tel: +44 (0) 238 029 3223 Fax: +44 (0) 238 029 2853 For more information visit: wessex.ac.uk/city2013

3 5 December 2013 Putrajaya, Malaysia

Organised by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Sponsored by WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment The International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics

3 5 December 2013 Putrajaya, Malaysia

wessex.ac.uk/city2013

The International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

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The Conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. The meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions.
The Sustainable City 2013 follows seven very successful meetings held in Rio (2000); Segovia (2002); Siena (2004); Tallinn (2006); Skiathos (2008); A Corua (2010); and Ancona (2012). The Conferences attracted a large number of contributions from participants from different backgrounds and countries. The variety of topics and experiences is one of the main reasons behind the success of the series. This series of conferences addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of urban planning, a result of the increasing size of the cities, the amount of resources and services requested and the complexity of modern society. Urban areas produce a series of environmental challenges arising from the consumption of natural resources and the subsequent generation of waste and pollution, contributing to the development of social and economic imbalances. All these problems, which continue to grow in our society, require the development of new solutions. The challenge of planning sustainable contemporary cities lies in considering the dynamics of urban systems, exchange of energy and matter, and the function and maintenance of ordered structures directly or indirectly supplied and maintained by natural systems. The task of researchers, aware of the complexity of the contemporary city, is to improve the capacity to manage human activities, pursuing welfare and prosperity in sustainable cities.

Conference Chairmen
S S Zubir Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia C A Brebbia Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

K Galal-Ahmed UAE University, United Arab Emirates G Genon Politecnico di Torino, Italy S Hernandez University of A Corua, Spain P Kapp University of Illinois, USA A Kocabas Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey N Marchettini University of Siena, Italy M Miguez Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil G Passerini Marche Politecnic University, Italy R M Pulselli University of Siena, Italy R Rojas-Caldelas University of Baja California, Mexico M Y Tewfik Shorouk Academy, Egypt

International Scientific Advisory Committee

M Ali University of Illinois, USA R Atun Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey R Barelowski Polish Academy of Science, Poland C Cloete University of Pretoria, South Africa M Di Gangi Universita di Messina, Italy R Fistola University of Sannio, Italy A Furman Ryerson University, Canada

Benefits of Attending
Indexing and Archiving Papers presented at Wessex Institute conferences are referenced by CrossRef and regularly appear in notable reviews, publications and databases, including referencing and abstract services such as SCOPUS, Compendex, ISI Web of Knowledge, Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings, ProQuest and Scitech Book News. All conference books are archived in the British Library and American Library of Congress. Conference Books Papers are published in paper and digital format and widely distributed throughout the world. Delegates will receive a copy of the book in digital format on a USB flash drive, including previous proceedings from this conference series. Conversely hard copies of the book will be available if preferred, upon request. Transactions Series Papers presented at Sustainable City 2013 will appear in a volume of WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment (ISSN: 1746-448X, Digital ISSN: 1743-3541). Digital Archive All conference papers are archived online at http://library.witpress.com where they are immediately and permanently available to the international scientific community. Open Access Open Access allows for the full paper to be downloaded from the WIT eLibrary archives, offering maximum dissemination. Delegates who opt for Open Access will receive a series of books on related fields on a USB flash drive at registration. Journal Papers Participants of Sustainable City 2013 will be invited after the conference to submit an extended version of their conference papers for possible publication in one of the International Scientific Journals edited by the Wessex Institute. Book Dissemination WIT Press ensures maximum dissemination of your research throughout the world through its own offices in Europe, the USA and its extensive international distribution network. Networking Participants can present their research and interact with experts from around the world, becoming part of a unique community.

Conference Topics
Planning, development and management The community and the city Urban strategies Landscape planning and design Urbanization of rural areas Architectural issues Cultural heritage issues Waste management Case studies Environmental management Sustainable energy and the city Transportation Intelligent environments and emerging technologies Urban metabolism Waterfront developments Planning for risk Quality of life Infrastructures and social services Sustainable urban tourism Vernacular architecture Planning for risk and natural hazards