In regions where threats are prevalent, a new wave of urbanization is emerging, bringing with it new potential for resilient investment. The risk of disaster, poverty, and population density are all rising in urban areas. Urbanization -especially rapid and poorly planned- occurring in an environment of widespread poverty, can create risk due to its expanding rate and increase in population density. In many cities, areas of high-risk exposure are shown to overlap with growing populations and economic activity. Over the years, urban planning has taken a technical and political role in ensuring the well-being of a city’s residents. As of the late 20th century, as economic and environmental crises began to emerge because of previous models of urban planning, the welfare of the public has become the main concern for urban planners. Urban planners try to keep the balance between it and maintaining sustainability standards. Necessities like water and air, along with the infrastructure of an urban area, including transportation, communication, and accessibility are a few of the main concerns of urban planners. Urban planning goes hand in hand with architectural design, for they both have to work to protect a living space from unforeseen dangers and provide necessities like infrastructure related to public transportation, open spaces, housing developments, community organization, food security, nearby amenities, and numerous other things. In the “Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development” we’re planning to tie urban planning and architectural design together, and discuss how they both contribute to the concept of sustainable development. Sustainable development is a principle aiming to fulfill human development objectives while preserving the natural systems ability to offer essential natural resources and ecosystem services to humans.

21, Oct / 23, Oct 2025
University of Florence, Italy

Conference Email
upadsd@ierek-scholar.org