About
CITIES 2023
Unleashing Smart Infrastructure Planning: integrating new technologies into urban development
CITIES International Conference is an annual international conference continually held by the Urban and Planning Regional Department of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS Surabaya). With its debut conference in 2005, CITIES was and has been designated as a vessel for researchers, academics, and practitioners to present, disseminate, and discuss research results and scientific analyses in urban and regional research areas. Through the dedicated endeavors of every party, CITIES, which was once national-scoped in its early years, has transformed into an international-scoped conference since 2013. Thus, the diversity of speakers and participants has expanded to a worldwide audience, be it from the Asian, European, Australian, or American Continent.
| Year | Conference Theme | Conference Date | Method of Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Intelligent planning Towards Smart Cities | November 3-4, 2015 |
Offline |
| 2016 | Coastal Planning for Sustainable Development | October 18, 2016 |
Offline |
| 2017 | Multi Perspectives on Peri-Urban Dynamics Towards Sustainable Development | October 18, 2017 |
Offline |
| 2018 | Spatial Economic Transport Interaction for Sustainable Development | October 24-25, 2018 |
Offline |
| 2019 | Spatial Planning in the Digital Age to Achieve Sustainable Development | October 16, 2019 |
Offline |
| 2020 | Bridging the Past and the Future of Urban Landscape in Asia Pacific | October 15, 2020 |
Online (virtual conference) |
| 2021 | Post Pandemic Cities : A Paradigm Shift? | October 20, 2021 | Online (virtual conference) |
| 2022 | Future Challenge of the System of Cities | August 30, 2022 |
Hybrid |
CITIES International Conference in 2023 will bring the theme “Unleashing Smart Infrastructure Planning: integrating new technologies into urban development”. Cities are centers of civilization, powerhouses of economic growth and innovation. However, urban planning faces challenges as cities transform into larger areas. One way to tackle this challenge is to embrace new technology trends that can help urban planners to help improve the quality of life in cities. Technology is becoming increasingly important in urban planning as a consequence of urban development and ongoing changes that need to be projected.