5th Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development
The Association of Consulting Engineers of Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing the Fifth Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development, to be held in Sarajevo on 17th and 18th of June 2025.
According to UN data (January 2025), there are 8,200,000,000 people living on the planet, 55 percent of whom reside in urban areas. It is estimated that in 2050 the world population will be 9,700,000,000, with 68 percent living in urban areas (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs).
It is well known that cities are the predominant driver of societal development, innovation, and wealth creation, but also the principal source of pollution and diseases.
Urban areas are faced with multiple, complex, and interconnected pressures in the following areas: climate change; biodiversity loss and land use; air, soil and water quality; safe, affordable and sustainable energy and housing; and protection of cultural heritage.
Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda, and the New Territorial Agenda have provided a new boost to improving our cities. Paradigms such as sustainable cities, livable cities, resilient cities, smart cities, and healthy cities have been successfully promoted by a variety of communities, but more alignment is needed to achieve systematic improvements of cities.
In order to make adequate decisions, government officials / decision makers should not only be in possession of better data on the complexity of factors in environmental and developmental processes, but also of a better understanding of their interconnectedness.
Territorial Agenda 2030 encourages polycentric models of development under which all places can have a role to play. Also sought is dialogue with decision makers in cities of all sizes in order to apply an integrated approach to multilevel management.
As was the case with the previous conferences, this Conference will gather experts and scientific workers from different EU regions, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, and government officials, for the purpose of spreading knowledge and experience in the area of sustainable development. We expect your active participation in the organization and work of the Fifth Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development.
