Water is vital for any human society, and therefore the urban water cycle services are key factors for stable and healthy cities of the future. Within the context of a growing world population, continuing urbanization and the general pursuit of better living standards, there is an urgent need for sustainable solutions for urban water services.
Cities of the Future Conference – Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow (TRUST) will provide an opportunity to present and discuss leading-edge developments in the area of urban water services with an international audience of water utility personnel, researchers, engineers, technology providers, city planners, consultants, regulators and policy makers. It will be focused on the techniques, technologies and management approaches aiming at enabling and supporting the transition towards more sustainable urban water futures, but also zoom-in on the socio-economic requirements and aspects of this transition.
Conference Topics
Planning for Future Urban Water Services
- Strategies for Sustainable UWS
- Territorial and Urban Planning
- Diagnosis Tools
- Management Tools
Governing and Financing Future Urban Water Services
- Water Governance in Transition
- Financial Sustainability of UWS
- Affordable Water Services
Engineering Future Urban Water Services
- Water Security in Cities
- Healthy and Liveable Cities
- Resource/Energy-Efficient Cities
- Climate-Resilient Urban Water Services
- Smart Networks – Smart Water Services
Within the conference, there will be a special session dedicated to the core outcomes of the EU FP7 TRUST project.
Conference Timeline
- 31 October 2014 Deadline for abstracts (see Downloads)
- 1 December 2014 Notification of authors
- 31 January 2015 Full paper submission
- 28-30 April 2015 Conference
