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1st International Congress on Urban and Environmental Issues and Policies
3-5 June 2010, Trabzon, Turkey

 
   

Organizing Committee

Kamil Yazici (Karadeniz Technical University)
Yusuf Sahin (Karadeniz Technical University)
Abdullah Uzun (Karadeniz Technical University)

 
     
Kongreye Çağrı

Steering Committee

Rusen Keles (Ankara University)
Kemal Gormez (Gazi University)
Cagatay Keskinok (Middle East Technical University)
Aykut Coban (Ankara University)
Abdulkadir Topal (Karadeniz Technical University)
Dilek S. Beyazli (Karadeniz Technical University)
Kıvılcım A. Ertan (TODAIE)

 
     
 

Scientific Committee (listed by names)

Akif Cukurcayir (Selcuk University)
Ali Ozbilen (Karadeniz Technical University)
Atilla Gokturk (Mugla University)
Ayse Guner (Marmara University)
Aysegül Mengi (Ankara University)
Berkan Demiral (Trakya University)
Can Hamamci (Ankara University)
Eyup G. Ispir (TODAIE)
Gulser O. Kayir (Akdeniz University)
H. Ibrahim Aydinli (Sakarya University)
Hamit Palabiyik (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University)
Hasan Erturk (Uludag University)
Huseyin Ozgur (Pamukkale University)
Ilhan Tekeli (Middle East Technical University)
Inan Ozer (Pamukkale University)
Korel Goymen (Sabanci University)
Levin Ozgen (Abant Izzet Baysal University)
Melih Ersoy (Ankara University)
Mete Yildiz (Hacettepe University)
Mihriban Sengul (Inonu University)
Muhammet Kosecik (Pamukkale University)
Muhittin Acar (Hacettepe University)
Mustafa Okmen (Celal Bayar University)
Naim Kapucu (University of Central Florida, USA)
Nesrin Algan (Ankara University)
Sengul O. Gur (Karadeniz Technical University)
S. Evinc Torlak (Pamukkale University)
S. Kemal Kartal (Inonu University)
Saliha Aydemir (Karadeniz Technical University)
Sema Erder (Bahcesehir University)
Sevim Budak (İstanbul University)
Sinasi Aydemir (Karadeniz Technical University)
Tahire Erman (Bilkent University)
Tayfun Çınar (Ankara University)
Ugur Omurgonulsen (Hacettepe University)
Ugur Yildirim (Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University)
Yakup Bulut (Mustafa Kemal University)
Zerrin Toprak (Dokuz Eylul University)

 
     
 

Language

English

 
     
 

Communication

Oguzhan Aslanturk (Karadeniz Technical University)
interconurben@gmail.com

All of the papers will be sent via internet.

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words. You should send two abstracts. The first one should include your name, institution, and e-mail (for example, click here). However the other one should include only title and text of your abstract (for example, click here). You should use the format of the abstract in the full paper
 
     
 

Important Dates

Important Notice
Time is up for abstract submission. The results of the evaluation of the abstracts will be published in the web site on 22 January 2010.

Abstract submission: 08 January 2010
Notification of abstracts: 22 January 2010
Full paper submission: 19 March 2010
Notification of full papers: 23 April 2010

 
     
 

Sponsors

Trabzon Municipality

 
     
 

Congress Venue

Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Congress and Cultural Center

 
     
 

Accommodation

Karadeniz Technical University Guesthouses

Koru Guesthouse (available only for the invited speakers)
++ 90 462 377 35 79/ 80

Sahil Guesthouse
++ 90 462 377 22 38/ 40
Single room: 30TL
Double room: 45TL 22.5/person


Other Guethouses

Iller Bank Guesthouse
++ 90 462 334 60 40

Teachers’s House
++ 90 462 322 36 57

Policemen’s House
++ 90 462 229 99 55

Treasury
++ 90 462 230 20 72

PTT Head Office
++ 90 462 555 14 10

Rural Services Regional Office
++ 90 462 329 82 11/ 12

City Office of the Ministry of Building and Construction
++90 462 230 23 60

State Water Management
22th Regional Office
++ 90 462 334 11 05

Local Administraion of Youth and Sports
++ 90 462 230 23 63

Trabzon Municipality Guesthouse
++ 90 462 523 11 58

(The prices of the guesthouses are similar to Karadeniz Technical University Guesthouses. But above prices is valid for 2009. According to inflation, the prices can be change partially.)

Hotels

The capacities of our guest houses are limited. Reservation in advance is very important.
You can choose hotels. Web sites of hotels in Trabzon are as follows:
http://www.zorlugrand.com (five-star)
http://www.novotel.com/tr/home/trabzon.shtml (four-star)
http://www.fundaotel.net (four-star)
http://www.ustaparkhotel.com (three-star)
http://www.aksularotel.com (three-star)
http://www.hotelhoron.com (three-star)
http://www.uzunkumotel.com (three-star)

 

 

 

 
     
 
Secretariat
Address: Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Administrative and Economical Sciences, Department of Public Administration, Trabzon, Turkey
Phone Number: + 90 462 377 32 33
GSM: + 90 505 794 77 01
E-mail: interconurben@gmail.com
 

 

 
     
 
The objective of the congress

The aim of the congress is to give opportunity to approach urban and environmental issues and policies in terms of social sciences (politics, economics, management, law, sociology, etc.)

 
 
     
 
Topics of the congress (listed by names and not consist of all subjects)

Car-free zone
Congestion charge
Conservation
Desertification
Economies of agglomeration
Emission trading
Energy policies
Environmental ethics
Environmental impact assessment
Externality
Farmers market
Genetic pollution
Gentrification
Global warming
Globalisation
Housing
Irrigation
Marine pollution
Mass transit
Neighborhood
Noise pollution
Nuclear power
Overgrazing
Overpopulation
Ozone depletion
Population
Public transport
Recycling
Recycling
Renewable energy
Soil erosion
Sustainable development
Sustainable management
Urban culture
Urban planning
Urban political economy
Urban renewal
Urban theories
Urbanization
Visual pollution
Water management
Water pollution
(…)

(The crux of the congress is “urban” and “environmental” adjectives. But authors should take into account that the congress is based on the lens of the social sciences.)

 

 
     
 

Arrival to Trabzon

Trabzon International Airport is the biggest in the region where all kinds of planes can land and take off. There are regular daily flights from Ankara and İstanbul to Trabzon. During summers there are also flights to some European countries and Russia as well. In order to see the details of flights, you can visit these web sites:
Turkish Airlines: http://www.thy.com
Anadolujet: http://www.anadolujet.com
SunExpress: http://www.sunexpress.com
Pegasus: http://www.flypgs.com/
Onurair: http://www.onurair.com.tr
İzAir: http://www.izair.com

In order to see the location of the Trabzon and Trabzon Airport, you can use Google Earth program

 

 
     
 

Access to Accommodation

You can use taxis.

 
     
 

Congress Fee

In order to see the congress fee, you should click here. In order to get congress book the congress fee must be paid before 20 May 2010. Bank number will be added later.

 
     
 

Social Program

Social program will be optional and added its details later. It will be arranged in Saturday. In order to see the social program fee, you should click here. If the participants want to visit another places in Black Sea Region they extend their stays until to Sunday. But they arrange their accommodations according to their visit plans.

 
     
 

About Trabzon

In order to loot at the important historical and touristic places of Trabzon, you can visit these web sites:
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN
(You should click “City Guide” at first and then “Trabzon”.)

 

 
     
 

About Karadeniz Technical University

In order to find information about our university, you can visit this web site:

http://ofinaf.ktu.edu.tr/en

 

 
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