The Ecocity World Summit program is organized around six interconnecting themes that explore leading edge research and showcase practical solutions that contribute to the development and management of ecocities. All speakers will present lessons from their specific area of expertise and explain how their work relates to the broad range of issues—social, economic, and biophysical—that are integrally related in the ecocity concept.
Special crosscutting panels have also been developed that focus on the interconnections between several themes to offer a holistic view of Ecocity principles. Examples include: design of living buildings in sustainable communities; new technology for eco-infrastructure such as waste to energy facilities; planning solutions for ecomobility; economic strategies to sustain ecocities; and citizen commitment and empowerment.
Our goal: a shared agenda for building ecocities. Conference participants will have the opportunity to expand their networks, to learn from innovative research and experiences elsewhere in the world, to contribute to the evolution of ecocity thought and the ecocity movement, and to leave the conference with new knowledge, tools, and approaches that they can adapt to the contexts of their own cities and countries.
The detailed program is available on the website of the conference.
