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Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions

On 9-12 December, the Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions will gather urban planners, researchers, policymakers, and more in Bolzano, Italy, for a conference on sustainable and digital transformations in cities and regions.

  • urban planning | green infrastructure | sustainable development | environmental policy
  • Tuesday 9 December 2025, 08:30 - Friday 12 December 2025, 14:00 (CET)
  • Bolzano, Italy

Programme

  1. 9 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 12:30 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Empowering Cities & Regions: IN-PLAN Training for Green Spatial Planning
    • Zero-Emission Regional Public and Private Fleets: Infrastructure and Fleets Planning and Implementation
  2. 14:00 - 18:00 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Empowering Neighbourhoods: Co-designing the Energy Transition
    • Integrated PV in the Built Environment for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition
    • Making Urban Futures Together - Innovating Local Transition Governance through Citizen Observatories (GREENGAGE)
    • Bridging the Gap Between Planning and Execution for Sustainable Neighborhoods
  3. 18:00 - 20:00 (CET)
    Winter Welcome Aperitif
  4. 10 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 11:00 (CET)
    Opening Plenary Session / Keynote Speaker

    Thomas Maloutas - National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) and Department of Geography, Harokopio University 

  5. 11:30 - 12:30 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Energy Transition: Towards Climate Neutral Cities
    • Adaptive Cities and Regions: Transformative Strategies for Adaptive Regeneration
    • Toward Decent Living: Justice-Driven and Human-Centered Urban Futures
    • Economics and Valuation of the Urban Energy Transition
  6. 14:00 - 14:30 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Data and AI-Powered Territories: City Intelligence for Urban Planning and Management
  7. 14:00 - 16:00 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Go-PCEDs: Good Practices for Enabling Positive and Clean Energy Districts
    • Holistic Multi-Risk Assessment of Urban and Metropolitan Areas in Italy
    • The Just City: New Transformative Pathways on Governance and Practices
    • Digitally Enhanced, People-Centric Planning for Climate-Neutral Cities
  8. 11 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 10:00 (CET)
    Plenary Session / Keynote Speaker

    BARBARA WIDERA - Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture

  9. 10:30 - 12:30 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • SOIL Matters: Spatial Planning and Design with Soil
    • Regenerating Mountain Villages: Nature and Culture, Heritage and Landscape
    • Participative Planning for a Just Urban Transition
    • Towards Attractive, Sustainable, and Inclusive Cities: Insights from the New European Bauhaus
  10. 14:00 - 16:00 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Intersecting the Multiple Scales of Climate Justice: Mapping Inclusive Adaptation and Just Fossil Fuel Transitions
    • Beyond the Pavement: A Data Driven Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Cities with Nature-based Solutions
    • Energy Transition: Towards Climate Neutral Cities
    • Mobility Systems: Backbones for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Regions
  11. 16:30 - 18:00 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • The Just City: New Transformative Pathways on Governance and Practices
    • Adaptive Cities and Regions: Transformative Strategies for Adaptive Regeneration
    • Affordable Housing for the Energy Transition
    • Closing the Loop: Circular Economy Strategies for Urban and Regional Systems
  12. 18:00 - 23:00 (CET)
    Social Dinner
  13. 12 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 10:00 (CET)
    Plenary Session / Keynote Speaker
  14. 10:30 - 12:00 (CET)
    Parallel Sessions
    • Energy Transition: Towards Climate Neutral Cities
    • Urban Research for Just Cities: Pathways Toward Sustainable Transformations and Transitions
    • Adaptive Cities and Regions: Transformative Strategies for Adaptive Regeneration
    • Leadership and Stakeholder Collaboration as Enablers for Energy Transition: People, Processes, Practices
  16. 12:00 - 12:30 (CET)
    Closing Plenary Session

Practical information

When
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 08:30 - Friday 12 December 2025, 14:00 (CET)
Where
NOI Techpark
Via Alessandro Volta, 13A, 39100 Bolzano BZ, Italy
Languages
English
Organisers
Eurac Research
Website
Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions

Description

For the past decade, the Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR) International Conference has been shaping the future of urban and regional development. The 2025 edition, held in Bolzano from 9 to 12 December, will bring together visionaries, researchers, policymakers, and innovators to explore the sustainable and digital transformations redefining cities worldwide.

Today, urban areas are navigating complex challenges, from climate change and social justice to resource scarcity, digitalisation, and economic transition. SSPCR 2025 will serve as a global platform to exchange ideas, showcase pioneering projects, and bridge the gap between research and real-world action.

Set in Bolzano, participants will experience the city’s innovative spirit, sustainable urban solutions, and festive charm. Beyond being a hub for knowledge exchange, SSPCR 2025 will be an immersive experience of sustainable living in action, all amid the magical atmosphere of Bolzano’s renowned Christmas markets.

Join the event in Bolzano, 9–12 December 2025, and help shape the next decade of smart and sustainable city planning.

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Source: Eurac Research

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