International New Town Institute - First seminar – Almere, 22-23 November 2006 22-11-2006 Introduction The International New Town Institute organises its first seminar on 22-23
November 2006. The two-day seminar will offer an overview of the current field
of research and invites participants to comment on the preliminary research
agenda. The New Town Institute is a scientific research institute focusing on
new towns all over the world.
Description
The Institute will study the theory and practice of new town development, the
specific conditions and experiences of their initial development and their
comparative social strengths and weaknesses as against existing cities and
towns.
The seminar will serve as an introduction of participants in the new
institute to members of established scientific institutes of urban studies in
general as well as an opportunity to discuss what may be the role of new towns
in the growth of worldwide urbanization with some two billion new city dwellers
in the next 25 years.
The following topics will be debated:
Programme Location
Almere, The Netherlands
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