IFLA Europe Conference • Riga 2026
Call for Extended Abstracts
Landscape architecture is increasingly challenged to respond to environmental, social, cultural, and technological transformations. The IFLA Europe Conference 2026 invites researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers, and students to share knowledge, experiences, and innovative approaches that contribute to resilient and inclusive landscapes.
Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts presenting original research, professional projects, case studies, educational initiatives, or policy developments relevant to the conference themes
Extended Abstract Requirements
Length: 1,000–1,500 words (excluding references)
Language: English
References: Minimum 5 key references following APA 7th edition
Format: submission through the conference platform
Originality: Submissions must represent original work not previously published in substantially the same form
Contributions are invited under one of the following thematic tracks:
Shifting Grounds
Exploring landscape responses to climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental uncertainty, and emerging ecological challenges. Topics may include nature-based solutions, climate adaptation, restoration, resilience, and regenerative design.
Shared Places
Investigating landscapes as spaces of social interaction, participation, health, equity, and community building. Topics may include public space, co-creation, accessibility, landscape governance, and social sustainability.
Patterns of Change
Examining spatial, technological, and economic transformations shaping contemporary landscapes. Topics may include digital technologies, smart landscapes, mobility, urban-rural transitions, infrastructure, and landscape planning.
Memory of Places
Addressing cultural landscapes, heritage, identity, and the relationship between past and future. Topics may include landscape conservation, interpretation, cultural ecosystem services, traditional knowledge, and place attachment.
In case of questions or technical problems contact iflariga@laaab.lv
