Call for contributions : 8 sept 2023 – Accessibility and Connectivity of the 15-minute-city (2nd ACUTE seminar, Antwerp)

Within the framework of the ACUTE (Accessibility and Connectivity knowledge hub for Urban Transformation in Europe) and UERA TWG Urban Accessibility and Connectivity, a particular interest is given to the issues of accessibility and connectivity, especially in the context of 15-minute-city urban model, for both goods and people.

The contributors from academia and practice are invited to orally present their projects, discuss them and share their latest results and methods within the fields of Accessibility and Connectivity of the 15-minute-city:

• Accessibility as a long term academic and operational concept
• 15-minute-city as a renewing of accessibility planning approaches with temporal urbanism
• 15-min-city, or X-min-city in the urban outskirts
• The social dimension in the design and implementation of the 15-min-city
• TOD and 15-minute-city
• Time-based planning of cities
• Accessibility and Sustainable mobility
• Gender inclusive design and development of 15-min-cities

The time allowed for each oral presentation would be 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of discussion. An open debate may be held at the end of the session. Presenters can use PowerPoint or PDF presentations as supporting material

The seminar goals and specificities, as a scientific seminar open to practitioners, consist in:

• Developing the academic knowledge on the themes of Urban Accessibility and Connectivity
• Developing a European-wide scientific community
• Developing the access of practitioners to academic knowledge
• Favouring networking between participants
• Collect the concerns and needs of practitioners

15-minute-city; urban mobility and transport; urban accessibility and connectivity; transformative knowledge; dissemination, knowledge, and research management; stakeholder activation and involvement

To participate in the seminar, we recommend you to follow these three steps:

1. First, refer to the participation guide (here)
2. Then you have to submit an abstract (here) following the abstract guidelines (here) if you are planning to present your projectPlease be aware that both scientists and practitioners can contribute
3. Finally, do not forget to register (here) till 06 October 2023Please note that participation in this event is completely free of charge for all participants (whether they are presenters or attendees).

Seminar type: 

• Scientific seminar, open to practitioners
• Face-to-face

Seminar location:

• Antwerp (Belgium)

Milestone dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: 08/09/2023
• Acceptance notification: 11/09/2023
• Registration: is open till 06/10/2023
• Seminar programme: Will be available on 25/09/2023
• Seminar date: 11/10/2023

Following the seminar

• A survey will be sent to practitioners to gather their concerns and opinions
• Following this event, there will be the NECTAR CL6 Workshop on 12 and 13 October 2023 in Antwerp

Accepted abstracts and associated presentations will be – unless otherwise stated – archived on HAL and OpenAIRE platforms.

More details here.