Call for Abstracts: Transforming Industrial Regions
World Planning Schools Conference 2026 – 29 June to 4 July 2026, Finland
The Call for Abstracts for Special Session 26: Transforming Industrial Regions at the World Planning Schools Conference 2026 in Helsinki, Espoo, and Tampere is now open.
The session focuses on the structural transformation of former mining and coal phase-out regions, addressing questions of justice, conflict, and collective agency. It explores governance approaches, spatial imaginaries, conflict resolution, and participatory planning processes.
Submission deadline: 11 November 2025
Submit via: World Planning Schools Congress 2026
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