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Call for papers

Ground, water, repair

We invite papers, posters and half-day workshops from urban morphology, planning history, hydrology, housing studies, transport and related fields. Empirical work from outside Europe and North America is particularly welcome, as are contributions by practitioners and municipal staff.

Submit via the society’s review systemDeadlineAbstracts and workshop proposals due: 15 January 2027, 23:59 AoE

01Tracks

  1. 01

    Water & ground

    Subsidence, flood defence, drainage, managed retreat and the soils cities stand on.

    Chairs: Sunniva Holt (Vestland Climate Adaptation Unit); Sébastien Quilliot (Laboratoire Ville & Eau, Nantes)

  2. 02

    Housing & repair

    Maintenance, retrofit, tenure and the politics of keeping buildings rather than replacing them.

    Chairs: Dara McBride (Irish Housing Policy Forum); Elif Saraç (Izmir Institute of Planning)

  3. 03

    Data & method

    Morphometrics, historical maps and cadastres, digital traces, and teaching the reading of urban form.

    Chairs: Mei-Lin Ashdown (Northgate University); Gregor Pavlič (Ljubljana Urban Ecology Group)

  4. 04

    Streets & mobility

    Kerbs, crossings, freight and the everyday use of street space.

    Chairs: Tobias Renn (Cycling Logistics Group, Hamburg); Priya Raghunathan (Centre for Street Economies, Chennai)

02What you can submit

TypeSubmitAt the symposium
Paper500-word abstract; 6,000–8,000-word paper for the proceedings20 min + 10 min discussion
Poster300-word abstract; A0 portraitThursday poster session
Workshop2-page proposal incl. outcomes and maximum group sizeHalf day, Wednesday
Roundtable1-page proposal with 3–5 named participants90 min

03Dates

  1. Call for papers opens (passed)
  2. Abstracts and workshop proposals dueNext
  3. Notification of acceptance
  4. Early registration closesDeadline
  5. Full papers due (for the proceedings)Deadline
  6. Symposium opens

04Review & presentation

  • Abstracts are reviewed double-blind by two members of the programme committee and one track chair.
  • Each presenting author may present one paper; co-authorship on further papers is fine.
  • Accepted full papers appear in the open-access proceedings (CC BY 4.0) with a DOI.
  • At least one author must register by 30 April 2027 for the paper to stay in the programme.

Questions about fit or format: programme@ufis2027.example.org. All participants agree to the society’s code of conduct.