CALL FOR PAPER AND POSTER:
PUBLIC SPACES FOR COMMUNITY CAMPUSES AND UNIVERSITIES

Session I (with EURA WG, GUDesign network, and INU Public Space Community)

Liveable, Resilient and Inclusive Campus Public Spaces: Analysis, Design, and Best Practices

This session explores the role of outdoor public spaces in university campuses as places for social interaction, inclusion, learning, well-being, and resilience. Contributions may address methods and tools for analysing campus spaces, innovative design approaches, participatory practices, and case studies focused on accessibility, environmental quality, climate adaptation, safety, sustainability, and social inclusiveness.
The session welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives on how campuses can become more liveable, resilient, and community-oriented environments.

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Session II

Healthy Food, Cultural Heritage, and Sports Activities on Campus: Improving Learning and Well-being

This session investigates how healthy lifestyles, cultural heritage, and sports and recreational activities contribute to improving students’ and communities’ well-being within university campuses. Topics may include healthy food systems and food environments, cultural and historical campus heritage enhancement, physical activity and sport infrastructures, social cohesion, mental health, and the relationship between well-being and learning performance. The session encourages contributions that integrate health, culture, sustainability, and education in campus planning and management.

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Session III

Campus and the City: Universal accessibility, Proximity, and Multimodal Integration

This session explores the relationship between university campuses and the urban context, with particular attention to universal accessibility and integrated multimodal mobility systems. It examines how campuses can become more connected, inclusive, and sustainable through accessible infrastructures and integrated transport networks combining public transport, cycling and pedestrian routes, shared mobility solutions, and temporary or pop-up connections aimed at improving flexibility and urban accessibility.

Contributions may address topics such as universal accessibility, inclusive design, walkability, cycling and micromobility, proximity, mobility hubs, smart mobility systems, and temporary or pop-up solutions for mobility and public spaces, supporting the integration between campuses and urban networks. The session also welcomes studies and reflections on the concept of the “Open University,” analysing its opportunities, challenges, and social, spatial, and cultural impacts, with particular attention to the relationships between academic communities, citizens, and urban public spaces.

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Session IV

AI, Technologies, and Traditional Campus Public Spaces: New Hybridizations and Challenges

This session focuses on the interaction between emerging technologies and traditional campus public spaces. It examines how artificial intelligence, digital tools, smart systems, data-driven approaches, and hybrid physical-digital environments are transforming the ways campus spaces are designed, managed, experienced, and perceived. Contributions may address opportunities and challenges related to innovation, inclusiveness, ethics, digital participation, smart campuses, virtual learning environments, and the balance between technological advancement and human-centred public spaces.

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