2nd International Conference on “Urbanism & Spatial Mobility” was held in IUST

  On Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 2014 2nd International Conference on “Urbanism & Spatial Mobility” was held in IUST. The conference was Organized by Engineering Analysis of Spatial Arrangement Factors (EASAF) Research Laboratory , School of Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Ingénierie du Projet d’Aménagement - Paysage et Environnement (IPAPE), Ecole Polytechnique d’Aménagement, Univ. François-Rabelais de Tours, France.

    Spatial mobility is a way of organizing space. Mobility of all sorts and scales, whether related to transportation, information and knowledge, economy or energy, transcends boundaries and represents the mobile spatial dynamics in what is referred to as networked societies, frequently described by words such as flows and relations. A relational approach to territory can help understand the changes, an approach that integrates the realities of mobility not in territories based on proximity but rather on relationships that links places.

      Conference Theme was included From Physical Planning to the Planning of Flows and Relations, Analysis of Spatial Consequences of Rail Development, Spatial Mobility in Border Regions , Metropolisation of Urban Regions and Telecommunication and Urban Network Development

  Denis Martouzet, Professor, Polytechnic School, University of Tours, Team Manager (IPAPE) and Dr.Reza Kheiroddin Assistant professor in School of Architecture, Urbanism group Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) are the conference scientific secretary.

  In opening ceremony Dr.Davaei the IUST Deputy Director of Research and technology, Dr.Ekhlasi Head of Architecture faculty and Dr.Kheiroddin the conference scientific secretary have given their lectures to the audiences.

  In this two day conference from 300 received Articles, 27 articles were presented orally and 74 poster papers were presented.

  The Invited Scientific Committee was composed of Nathalie Brevet, Associate Professor, Polytechnic School, University of Tours, Team member (IPAPE),Laurent Bridel, Professor, Faculty of Geo-science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland ,Walter Leimgruber, Emeritus Professor, Human Geography Group, Faculty of science, University of Fribourg, Switzerland ,Denis Martouzet, Professor, Polytechnic School, University of Tours, Team Manager (IPAPE),Dominique Mignot, Professor, Joint scientific director - IFSTTAR, Member of the Executive Board of FERSI, Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of ETRR and Simon Marvin , Professor, Carillion Chair of Low Carbon Cities and Communities, Department of Geography, Durham University, UK.