[URBANTH-L]CFP: 49th IFHP World Congress: Urban Futures

[Angela Jancius]

49th IFHP World Congress: Urban Futures, Continuities and Discontinuities, the 
history inside the future 

2-5 October 2005. Rome, Italy 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2005 

Place: Rome is a city of 3,000,000 inhabitants, with a surface area of 129,000 
hectares. It is the Capital of Italy, the Papal Seat, and the largest Italian 
municipality. The open area of Rome, also the largest agricultural municipality

in Italy, accounts for two-thirds of the municipal territory. The historical 
centre contains 1000 ha’s of monumental and historical examples of inestimable 
value. The new Urban Master Plan, adopted in 2003, is increasing this protected

area to 7000 hectares spread across the entire urban landscape and including 
various buildings realised during the 20th century. Rome is the perfect back 
drop for an event on continuities and discontinuities in urban development. 

Theme: URBAN FUTURES: CONTINUITIES AND DISCONTINUITIES Talking about the 
futures 
of cities implies comparing the existing dynamics – that appear to be leading 
towards the planetary standardisation of the urban environment – with the 
historical and geographical characteristics that make individual cities 
different from all the others. Set against the backdrop of the global process 
of 
urbanisation, and its various geographical declinations, the aim is to identify

those elements of continuity within cities that are resistant to 
standardisation, those which, by contrast, are the causes of ruptures with 
their 
respective histories, and the “cultures of the city” that are emerging as a 
result of the simultaneous evolution of societies and their respective 
habitats. 
This confrontation with the continuities and discontinuities of history will 
therefore allow for an investigation of the degree to which the genetic roots 
of 
cities and the materials which history has deposited may determine and 
influence 
behaviour, policies, strategies and projects. 

Sub themes: 
URBAN DYNAMICS AND HISTORIC VALUES 
ANCIENT CITIES AND PROGRESSIVE POLICIES 
STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS FOR IDENTITY 

Languages: English, German, French, Italian 

IFHP Students Competition 
At the occasion of the congress a students competition will be held on the 
theme 
of Restructuring an urban or rural public space to enhance its identity 

Call for papers: deadline: 15 february 2005 
Papers are invited concerning specific strategies and projects for Cities: 
-Scenarios of Urban Mobility 
-Information Systems for “Intelligent” Cities 
-Integration or Multiculturalism in Multiethnic Cities 
-Urban Design Models 

Social Programme: The social programme of the congress consists of a 
substantial 
accompanying persons programme and 4 evening events plus some surprises. 

For more information: consult the web site of IFHP: www.ifhp.org, or contact 
the 
IFHP Secretariat: Joke Bierhuys: congress at ifhp.org, tel: +31-70-3244557. 

 Enjoy the website www.ifhp2005rome.it 

Apply for sponsorship opportunities at sponsorship at ifhp2005rome.it 

The International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) 
is a world-wide network of professionals representing the broad field of 
housing 
and planning. The Federation organises a wide range of activities and creates 
opportunities for an international exchange of knowledge and experience in the 
professional field. Among these activities, the most prominent event is the 
annual congress devoted to a topical theme. 


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