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The Seventh Edition of the Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (URS) conference collectively explores foundational principles of sustainable urbanism, the intricate integration of smart technologies, adaptive reuse of existing infrastructure, the profound importance of heritage preservation, and the critical role of community engagement in urban transformation. These discussions that the conference aims to provoke revolve around understanding the multifaceted nature of urban sustainability and the imperative for resilient urban environments.
Urban areas worldwide face additional pressure from rapid urbanization, leading to strained public services, deteriorating living conditions, and increased susceptibility to environmental degradation. The escalating frequency and intensity of climate-related events further intensify these challenges, demanding a critical reassessment of existing strategies for the planning, development, and upkeep of urban ecosystems. Without proactive and sustainable interventions, urban areas risk becoming hubs of pollution, social fragmentation, and economic instability, undermining the very quality of life they are meant to provide.
This edition of URS will move beyond conventional approaches to sustainability, embracing a more dynamic, integrated, and actively regenerative vision for urban futures. We acknowledge the significant strides made in understanding urban resilience, green infrastructure, and circular economy principles in previous URS gatherings, and now seek to explore their deeper, more interconnected applications for a holistic urban ecology.
In order to effectively tackle these urgent and evolving challenges, it is essential to employ a holistic framework that incorporates principles of sustainability, resilience, and social inclusiveness within the paradigms of urban development strategies. The 7th edition of the "Urban Regeneration and Sustainability" (URS) conference functions as a platform for academics, urban planners, architects, policymakers, and industry experts to disseminate the latest knowledge, showcase innovative solutions, and engage in critical discourse. Through comprehensive discussions that build on our collective knowledge and push the frontiers of urban innovation, URS 2026 aims to profoundly advance the global discourse on urban regeneration. URS’s ultimate goal is to contribute significantly to shaping resilient, thriving, and equitable urban environments that are prepared for the complexities of the 21st century and beyond.
The main theme of focus of URS 2026 is "Adaptive Urban Ecologies: Reshaping Cities for a Resilient and Regenerative Future." This overarching theme is explored through the twelve interconnected topics, each designed to push the boundaries of current thinking and practice in urban regeneration.
This topic explores fundamental theoretical frameworks and the evolving nature of urban regeneration. It delves into the core principles of sustainability, resilience, and social equity, examining how these should guide mixed-use planning, compact city development, and the sensitive handling of informal settlements and cultural heritage.
Focusing on environmental integration, this topic covers the incorporation of nature-based solutions, circular economy principles, and data-driven decision-making into urban planning. It addresses policy alignment, climate adaptation strategies, and effective funding mechanisms to ensure long-term environmental viability in regeneration projects.
This theme investigates advanced techniques for transforming existing structures, including high-performance materials, renewable energy integration, and smart building technologies. It emphasizes biophilic design, passive strategies for microclimate enhancement, and lifecycle assessments to minimize embodied carbon in redeveloped spaces.
This topic explores the crucial role of cultural heritage as a catalyst for dynamic urban regeneration. It examines strategies for integrating historical preservation into urban renewal, adaptive reuse of heritage buildings, managing conflicts between old and new, and engaging communities in safeguarding cultural identities.
This theme focuses on developing green and efficient mobility solutions within regenerating urban areas. It covers advancements in energy-efficient public transit, smart transportation systems, the role of micromobility, sustainable road design, and policies that promote walkability and low-emission urban movement.
This topic addresses the revitalization of public spaces to enhance urban livability and community engagement. It explores urban greenery, biodiversity conservation, water-sensitive design, smart enhancements, accessibility for all, tactical urbanism, and the creation of multi-functional spaces for social resilience.
This theme explores cutting-edge digital tools and technologies revolutionizing urban planning and management. It includes IoT-based monitoring, AI-driven decision support systems, AR/VR applications, digital twins for urban modeling, blockchain in governance, big data analytics, and automation in sustainable infrastructure projects.
This topic critically examines the multifaceted obstacles to successful urban regeneration. It covers socioeconomic displacement, legal and regulatory hurdles, financial constraints, environmental pollution, governance complexities, public resistance, and the inherent tensions between short-term gains and long-term sustainability.
This theme investigates the crucial frameworks and participatory approaches necessary for effective urban regeneration. It emphasizes citizen participation, public-private partnerships, smart city policy frameworks, and community-led initiatives, along with strengthening institutional capacities and advocacy for sustainable urban policies.
This topic delves into advanced techniques for revitalizing contaminated brownfield sites. It covers innovative site investigation, detection of emerging contaminants, sustainable remediation technologies, novel construction methods on challenging ground, integration of ecology and green infrastructure, and leveraging digital tools for risk management.
This theme explores the vital role of enhancing biodiversity within urban environments and active strategies for ecological restoration. It looks at how cities can become havens for diverse species and contribute to broader ecological health through design, habitat creation, and community involvement.
This theme addresses the imperative of equitable urban development, ensuring that regeneration truly benefits all residents and rectifies historical injustices. It focuses on fostering social justice, inclusivity, affordable housing strategies, and shared prosperity in urban transformations for a fair and just city.
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission Deadline | 5 Apr 2026 |
| Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance & Approval to present | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Letter of Visa (for delegates who need visa entry) Payment required | 15 July 2026 |
| Early Payment Deadline | 20 Jun 2026 |
| Regular Payment Deadline | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Late Payment Deadline | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Full Paper Submission Deadline | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Notification of acceptance/ rejection of submitted paper | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Conference Program | 3 Oct 2026 |
| Conference Launch | 3 Nov 2026 |
The registration fee does not cover accommodation or travel expenses. A list of accommodation options can be suggested by our team if available. Please contact [email protected] for inquiries.
We recommend that all authors take advantage of the benefits that IEREK offers, including various attendance types, publishing opportunities, and opportunities for discounts and waivers.
We are pleased to inform all applicants that they can use their previous publications to register for an IEREK membership, which offers a special discount.
IEREK offers a special discount to applicants from collaborative universities that have signed an MoU with IEREK to host or co-host one of its conferences.
IEREK also provides special discounts to authors from low and medium-income countries.
The disclosed fees are for the conference participation (Publication is free of charge, but only the conference participants can be considered for publishing in the conference proceedings).
Some of the disclosed conference fees may vary depending on the book series and/or journal(s) presented as a publication outlet, as we encourage submission to newly founded book series and/or journal(s) by presenting a discounted rate for conferences’ fees
IEREK offers many alternative venues for publication. All accepted submissions to the conference, after a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process by the respective and highly-distinguished Editorial Board, will be published through one of the following venues:
Selected papers (according to the preference of the author) will be published in one of the Scopus-indexed or Web of Science-indexed book series or through related journal special issues. See the publishing opportunities section.
Accepted papers (according to the preference of the author) will be published through the Springer book series or through a special issue in one of the IEREK press open-access Journals.
IEREK offers many types of registrations that are diverse in registration fees; applicants can choose the type they are familiar with as follows:
Participants who are PhD holders, post-doctoral researchers, and universities’ affiliated professors and experts in the field.
Must provide proof of enrollment in a university by providing an enrollment certificate and/or a valid university ID (with issue/expiry date) etc.
Participants who are not affiliated with universities such as practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, etc.
Have access to the event to enjoy the discussions, coffee breaks, and lunch as a co-author or audience.
An author may need to attend the conference for presentation only to present a research idea without publication or full paper submission; the fee in this case will be decreased.
| Type of Registration | Early Payment Deadline 20 July 2025 |
Regular Payment Deadline 20 Aug 2025 |
Late Payment Deadline 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scopus indexed-ASTI Book by Springer | |||
| Student | 350 € | 400 € | 450 € |
| Academic | 400 € | 450 € | 500 € |
| Professional | 450 € | 500 € | 550 € |
| Co-author/ Audience | 200 € | 250 € | 300 € |
| Open Access IEREK Press Journals | |||
| Student | 250 € | 300 € | 350 € |
| Academic | 300 € | 350 € | 400 € |
| Professional | 350 € | 400 € | 450 € |
| Co-author/ Audience | 200 € | 250 € | 300 € |
IEREK offers various types of participation. Applicants can apply for in-person attendance to benefit fully from conference discussions and knowledge exchange.
IEREK also offers virtual attendance for authors to present their research papers online; however, we strongly encourage all applicants to attend the conference in person.
Type 1:
Through IEREK – Springer Nature Interdisciplinary book series “Advances in Science, Technology, and Innovation” (ASTI). See previous publication here.
Type 2:
The physical fee covers:
* Each research paper should have one main author who should pay the full fee (Author fees) regardless of attendance. Co-authors, each, have their fees to pay to attend the event. This applies to online attendance as well as physical attendance.
* A research paper fee allows only one author, whether main or co-author, to attend the conference and receive only one conference kit. Extras can be requested for an additional fee.
| Type of Registration | Early Payment Deadline 20 July 2025 |
Regular Payment Deadline 20 Aug 2025 |
Late Payment Deadline 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scopus indexed-ASTI Book by Springer | |||
| Student | 300 € | 350 € | 400 € |
| Academic | 350 € | 400 € | 450 € |
| Professional | 400 € | 450 € | 500 € |
| Co-author/ Audience | 100 € | 150 € | 200 € |
| Open Access IEREK Press Journals | |||
| Student | 200 € | 250 € | 300 € |
| Academic | 250 € | 300 € | 350 € |
| Professional | 300 € | 350 € | 400 € |
| Co-author/ Audience | 100 € | 150 € | 200 € |
IEREK offers virtual attendance, providing authors with a unique link to join the conference sessions and present their papers as per the announced program.
IEREK is dedicated to optimizing the benefits for each delegate so, similar to physical attendance, when it comes to virtual attendance IEREK also provides two venues for publication, which are:
Type 3:
Online attendance + Publication through Scopus and Web of Science indexation Through IEREK – Springer Nature Interdisciplinary book series “Advances in Science, Technology, and Innovation” ASTI, see previous publications here.
Type 4:
The online fee covers:
* Each research paper should have one main author who should pay the full fee (Author fees) regardless of attendance.
* Co-authors, each, have their fees to pay to attend the event. This applies to online attendance as well as physical attendance.
* Participants can use only one type of discount opportunity, which meets their preferences.
* Authors should contact the conference manager through this email [email protected] to consider the discount and waiving for all the above cases so that the conference manager can provide an exclusive invoice for each case.
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iDirect is a new and efficient platform that allows direct submissions of research papers across various fields of science. iDirect accepts and covers all fields of science, not only those related to a particular conference. Individual authors are encouraged to submit their research discussing new ideas and presenting solutions to everyday problems that fall under numerous scientific themes. The iDirect platform is integrated into the peer review system for online conferences. You can publish your work through iDirect without the need to attend the conference or adhere to any submission deadlines. iDirect accepts a wide range of disciplines, eliminating the need to align with the conference's specific theme or scope. Based on the scope of your research, we will identify the most relevant proceedings for publication. The editor will schedule a discussion with you to review your presentation before proceeding to the peer-review process. Learn more here!
IEREK puts a lot of effort into expediting the peer review process to publish articles as quickly as possible. This requires prompt responses from all authors to the editors' comments, if any. Your swift response is highly appreciated to advance the production process and get your articles online. We prioritize the first author to respond as per our formula. The conference proceedings will be divided into multiple books, with the first one scheduled for publication within 6 months after the conference date. We encourage all authors to aim for publication in the first release.
For participants who need Entry Visas to the country where the conference will be held, IEREK will issue the corresponding invitation letter for accepted applicants to facilitate visa issuance. Please notice that we will attempt to assist you in obtaining a visa but the responsibility is yours and the decision rests solely with the appropriate Embassy. For the requirements of issuing a visa letter please read more here!
credit is fraudulent. The Reviewing committee and IEREK employees have the authority to reject a paper during its reviewing process, on the basis of the paper being subjected to either minor or major plagiarism.
Authors must refer to, and abide by, the following instructions in submitting their abstracts/ papers:
This is not a prerequisite for presenting your work at the conference. Meaning, you can present your submitted abstract without intending to publish your work.
This process can only be initiated after payment completion and confirmation:
Registration
To help the organizers plan for inter-disciplinary dialogue, participants are requested to choose from the conference themes/ Topics upon registration.
They must also refer to, and abide by, the following instructions in registering and/ or submitting their contributions:
NOTE: If you are contributing as an Author of a submitted abstract (for publishing consideration and/or presentation), and regardless of attendance, the fee for the registration is the same. See and Conference Fees for more information.
Types of Participation
1. Attend/ Present in-person or Online and Publish in indexed Conference proceedings
The conference offers a Physical attendance option for your convenience. That said, participants will have a chance to present their abstract/research, on campus, and have their work considered for publication in the ASTI Series by Springer as part of the conference proceedings.
See Author Instructions and Conference Fees for more information.
2. Registration to publish in the proceedings without presenting/ attending
If your full paper is accepted, it may be published in the conference proceedings book in the Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Book Series by Springer (indexed in Scopus) even if you are not attending the conference. In this case, the accepted work will not be included in the final conference program. See Author Instructions and Publishing Opportunities for more information.
3. Non-presenting participant
Non-presenting participants may also wish to attend the conference as Audience Members or Co-authors contributing to an already submitted abstract/ paper. See Conference Fees for more information.
Notes to consider:
* Attendance online and in-person are possible upon confirmation with the conference secretariat/ coordinator at [email protected] and following Conference Fees covered.
* The participation fee is uninform for all options presented above.
* For participants wishing to attend in-person, a visa invitation letter will be provided upon request, for which case a copy of your passport will be required. The invitation letter can only be provided after acceptance and full payment.
* Before planning your trip, be sure to check travel restrictions to the conference’s hosting country. Visit travel information and restrictions, and send in your questions if you have any to the conference coordinator at the email [email protected]

All accepted submissions to the conference, after a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process by the respective Editorial Board, will be published in one of the following:
Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI), an IEREK interdisciplinary book series published by Springer Nature. (SCOPUS indexed)
Publisher: Springer Nature (IEREK Interdisciplinary book series)
Indexing: SCOPUS indexed; some titles in Web of Science (ISI)
Focus: Emerging research in science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development, addressing UN SDGs.
Internationally peer-reviewed, open access journals published by IEREK Press. Covering a wide range of disciplines including sustainability, architecture, engineering, and environmental sciences.
Journal on:
Attending a conference dramatically enhances both your professional and personal development. They help you sharpen the saw, meet and converse with industry experts, expand your resources and grow your professional network. IEREK Conference will help you:
1. Open Discussions: We bring together leading academic scientists, from different universities and countries, to exchange and share their experiences and research results.
2. Internationally Accredited Certificate: The participants are granted internationally recognized certificates acknowledged by IEREK, the University, and Partnering Organizations.
3. Publication: Selected high-quality manuscripts will be published, after peer review, in the Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) book series by Springer or by IEREK Press Journals, both of which are indexed in world-renowned databases.
4. Research Technologies: Conferences can expand your resources by providing a great opportunity to promote gathered information on new technologies related to your research.
5. Networking: You can engage with industry experts to discuss with them the very latest research projects they could be working on and increase your chances of collaboration in future projects.
6. Academic Reputation: Attending many conferences will make you a known figure in academic circles and an active member of the academic community.
7. Conference Abstracts Material: Delegates will receive the conference Abstracts book in a digital format.
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(+20)1000028021
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