Eco-Cities – Planning, Design, Development and Management Practices
Ecocities are defined as cities in balance with nature. They are modeled to create the self-sustaining resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems and to reduce cities` impact on the environment. There is an increasing awareness of ecocities all around the world. This ecologically sustainable urban development model has been used to build new cities and to establish urban renovation projects.
In this context the goal of the symposium is to cover planning, design, development, and management practices of ecocities at different scales. This symposium will bring together researchers and experts from countries with different backgrounds to discuss and provide ideas and illustration of ecocity solutions for creating resilient ecocities.
Main topics of this session are:
Well-connected and functioning green and blue infrastructure
Green and blue corridors
Natural and semi-natural ecosystems
Biodiversity and ecosystem services of urban green areas
Species richness
Pollution removal, carbon sequestration, stormwater management, clean air, water and soil
Nature Based Solutions – (Semi-natural ecosystems resembling natural ecosystems)
Ecological restoration
Increasing ecological resilience
Ecological awareness of urban residents
Ecological education
Biodiversity observation, species counting
Ecologically responsible urbanization
Reducing pollution, sustainability
Multi-model approach to transportation, energy efficient building
Designing Eco-cities at different scales
Innovative design, planning (practice) and evaluations
Eco-districts, eco-streets
Environment, cultural, social and economic benefits
