The Local Organising Committee is pleased to announce that we have received almost 600 contributions to our call!! This is a great success and we are delighted about it.
We have over Christmas and January been through a rigorous blind peer review process of all contributions as a consequence of which we have now agreed on a final selection of all oral presentations, symposia, case studies and posters.
The overall quality of submissions was very high, and whilst we are sorry we could not accommodate all submissions, we are excited about the prospective quality of the event.
In total, we will host around 46 oral paper sessions, 22 symposia sessions, 4 case study sessions, a posters exhibition and a photographic exhibition, as well as Thematic Network Meetings, and an exciting Young Researchers Workshop.
A first draft of the programme with sessions per topics will be announced shortly. At the moment please check our overall programme.
Please remember that the deadline for Early Birds Registration is on the 31st March, so you will need to register by then if you want to take advantage of our best rates.
We will edit and publish all accepted abstracts of those who have registered for the Conference.
There will be also be a peer-reviewed book published by Hogrefe & Huber, part of the IAPS Series on Environment Behaviour Studies, collecting reflections, summaries as well as selected and peer reviewed papers from the Conference. This editorial process will commence at conclusion of the event.
Please refer to the Accommodation page for the best deals on hotels in town, and take notice of the fact that we offer on-campus accommodation at great prices. This is located 1 minute from the Conference Venue and 5 minutes from the City Centre!
Abstract submission has now closed, we look forward to seeing you in Glasgow.
The organising committee are pleased to announce that the 22nd IAPS Conference entitled, Human Experience in the Natural and Built Environment: Implications for Research Policy and Practice, will take place at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow from the 24th to the 29th June 2012.
In accordance with the IAPS mission, the Conference will explore human behavior and experience in both the built and natural environments and will focus on the relationship between research, practice and policy and how this can significantly impact on socially and environmentally sustainable development.
The Conference intends to achieve its main goal by tracing and recording development in research, identifying future research strategies, and critically strengthening research links with professional practice and policy making. This will be done within three themes: Geography and Context (urbanisation and planning in developed and developing countries); Planning, Design and Evaluation in Human Environments; Policy Implementation and Management.
In exploring the inter-relationships between research, policy and practice, the Conference seeks to address questions such as when, how and why should these areas come together? By addressing these questions the Conference aims to highlight the importance of multi-disciplinary research and critical thinking, the potential impact of environment-behaviour research on policy and practice and future areas for collaboration and implementation of expertise.
The Conference will also feature a jointly organised thematic event with the Council for European Urbanism: 'Evidence-based Design: a promising new basis for progress on real changes in the built environment.' Please stay tuned for more details.