With the complex problems faced by the world today – disasters, rapid urbanization, international conflict, and urban governance issues among others, the International Conference on Human Settlements Planning and Development (ICHSPD) 2024 provides a venue for actors to collaborate, form partnerships, and respond to global risks most felt among cities and communities.
Moving forward in advancement and sustainability requires a comprehensive approach focused on resiliency and adaptation. Baseline data gathered in the first conference and experiences shared about the pandemic during the second conference paved the way for the third conference to focus on how we can advance through Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI). As we advance sustainability in our cities and communities, STI is seen to make our efforts aimed, accessible, and advanced.
Aimed. Utilizing Science, Technology, and Innovations gives direction to efforts in human settlements planning. Thorough research and careful planning is the foundation of advancing sustainable cities and communities. STIs provide the tools required to ensure these processes of advancement are cohesively aimed.
Accessible. Technology allows the accessibility of data. It is through the review of previous works or experiences, sharing of best practices, and collaboration across borders that advancements in human settlements planning can be made successful.
Advanced. Beyond recounting experiences and responding to present concerns, STIs allow us to proactively address foreseeable issues and come up with advanced solutions. The pursuit for sustainability requires foresight that STIs can provide.
For its 3rd installment, ICHSPD aims to achieve the following:
1. Discuss the vital issues and challenges in human settlements planning and development;
2. Identify solutions, best practices, and opportunities in addressing the sustainability and resiliency of human settlements; and
3. Foster linkages and partnerships among organizations and institutions working towards achieving safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities.
Anchored on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, we invite manuscripts for ICHSPD 2024 sub-themes on topics including, but not limited to:
Sub-Theme SAFE: Creating safe and secure human settlements in the digital age
| Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases | Safe Water and Sanitation |
| Environmental and Occupational Health | SMART Mobility and Migration |
| Green and Public Spaces | Tools and Approaches for Emergency Planning |
| Pandemic and Emergencies | Transportation and Public Safety |
| Pollution Prevention | Urban Management with At-risk Population |
| Safe and Affordable Housing | Waste Management |
Sub-theme INCLUSIVE: Building inclusive communities in anticipation of the 4th Industrial Revolution
| Capacity Building and Education | Land Security and Vulnerability |
| Empowerment of Indigenous Peoples in Planning | Participatory Planning and Public Participation |
| Gender and Development | Planning for Special Needs |
| Inclusive Cities | SMART Technology for Citizen Engagement |
| Increasing Adaptive Capacity through Culture and Heritage Conservation | The Sharing City and the Informal Economies |
Sub-Theme RESILIENT: Overcoming vulnerabilities for resilient communities and ecosystems
| Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation | Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Biodiversity in Green Infrastructures | Emerging Global Risks |
| Climate Change Adaptation | Green and Resilient Urban Design |
| Disaster Risk Reduction | Nature-based Solutions |
| Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Management | Urban Resilience |
Sub-Theme SUSTAINABLE: Advancing efforts and innovations towards a sustainable future
| Approaches in Environmental Planning | Land Use Planning |
| Circular Economy and Sustainability | Resource Recovery from Waste |
| Digital Governance, AI, and Crowdsourcing | Ridge-to-Reef Framework |
| Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling | SMART Cities and Green Growth |
| Environmental Governance | Sustainable Agriculture and Food safety |
| Environmental Planning Education | Sustainable Energy Systems |
| Evolving the ‘Culture of Planning’ | Sustainable Local Development Planning |
| Food-water-energy nexus | Sustainable Tourism |
| Global data sharing and transformation | Sustainable Urbanization |
| Governing, financing and managing Urban Solutions | Urban Agriculture and Technology |
| Human Settlements in Transition | Urban-Rural Linkages |
Important Dates:
Submission of Abstract: November 6, 2023
Deadline of Submission of Abstract: January 31, 2024 (first call)
Notification of Accepted Abstracts: February 21, 2024 (first call)
Deadline of Submission of Abstract: March 31, 2024 (last call)
Notification of Accepted Abstracts: April 19, 2024
Deadline of Submission of Full Paper: June 1, 2024
Evaluation of papers for Special Issue of JHES: June 15, 2024
Full papers accepted for JHES Special Issue: ICHSPD 2024 will be published open-access (free of charge) with DOI immediately after the JHES peer review process.
Special Issue (Guest) Editors:
Casper B. Agaton
Editor-in-Chief, JHES
Associate Professor
Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Edwin R. Abucay
Guest Editor, JHES
Assistant Professor
Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños
John Ceffrey L. Eligue
Guest Editor, JHES
Assistant Professor
Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning
College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños