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Overview
In the global/changing world new problems and new solutions for the approaches are being created. The variety of cultures and their interrelatedness affect our living in urban spaces and need a new understanding of global/local problems. With dilemmas and changes of urban functions and economics there is a precedere to create new forms of identity, sustainability and quality of urban life. Emerging issues related to policies and practice of quality of urban life are the subjects of this conference. We welcome new perspectives, creative, challenging and inventory solutions and brainstorming discussions to cope with all these emerging urban quality issues.

Themes
>Local & global culture, 
>Nature, ecology and sustainability,
>Place identity & diversity, 
>Authority, power, force and politics, 
>Ethics,
>Transformation of environment / transition / transaction,
>Change and continuity, 
>Environmental meaning & aesthetic experience,
>Environmental perception & satisfaction,
>Residential / work /recreation and leisure environment,
>Children & environment, gender issues, 
>Methodological issues,
>Research problems, 
>New trends, new approaches and new thoughts,

Timetable
25 June 2003 - Deadline for submission of abstracts
21 July 2003 - Author/s notified of decision paper acceptance
25 July 2003 - Deadline for early registration
15 August 2003 - Deadline for full papers
15 October 2003 - Deadline for camera-ready version from the author/s
20 October 2003 - Publishing the full papers

3 - 5 December 2003 - Conference

Registration Fee
before registration deadline;
full participants: 200 euro
reduced fee: 150 euro
students: 100 euro
students from Middle East and East European countries: 75 euro
accompanying persons: 75 euro
after registration deadline (late registration)
full participants: 230 euro
reduced fee: 180 euro
students: 130 euro
students from Middle East and East European countries: 100 euro
accompanying persons: 100 euro

Scientific Committee:
Zekiye Abalı, (Yıldız Technical University)
Zeynep Ahunbay, (Istanbul Technical University)
Günkut Akın, (Istanbul Technical University)
Ayfer Aytuğ, (Yıldız Technical University)
Fulin Bölen, (Istanbul Technical University)
Vedia Dökmeci, (Istanbul Technical University)
David Edelman, (University of Cincinnati)
Zekai Görgülü, (Yıldız Technical University)
Nuran Zeren Gülersoy, (Istanbul Technical University)
Şengül Öymen Gür, (Karadeniz Technical University)
Aykut Karaman, (Mimar Sinan University)
Peter Kellett, (University of Newcastle, upon Tyne)
Roderick Lawrence, (University of Geneva)
Robert Marans, (University of Michigan)
Sanjoy Mazumdar, (University of California, Irvine)
Vildan Ok, (Istanbul Technical University)
Ahsen Özsoy, (Istanbul Technical University)
Christoper Pounde, (ICOMOS - UK)
Pattabi Raman, (University of the Witwatersrand)
Gülsün Sağlamer, (Istanbul Technical University)
Henry Sanoff, (North Caroline State University)
Hasan Sener, (Istanbul Technical University)
James Potter, (University of Nebraska)
Hülya Turgut, (Istanbul Technical University)
James Warfield, (University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign)
Irene Weis-von Ofen, (Int. Fed. of Housing and Planning)
A.Cengiz Yıldızcı, (Istanbul Technical University)
Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel, (Istanbul Technical University)
ORGANISATION COMMITTEE:
Ahsen Özsoy, (Istanbul Technical University)
Nur Esin Altaş, (Istanbul Technical University)
Handan Türkoğlu, (Istanbul Technical University)
Gülçin Pulat Gökmen, (Istanbul Technical University) (Contact person)
Yegan Kahya, (Istanbul Technical University)
Hüseyin Kahvecioğlu, (Istanbul Technical University)
Nurbin Paker, (Istanbul Technical University)
Hatice Ayataç, (Istanbul Technical University)
Hakan Tong, (Istanbul Technical University)
Cem Erözü, (Istanbul Technical University)
Buket Önem, (Istanbul Technical University)
Kerem Arslanlı, (Istanbul Technical University)

All inquiries and more information should be directed to:

Conference Office:
İTÜ Çevre ve Şehircilik Uygar Merkezi Taşkışla - 114
80191 Taksim / İstanbul - Turkey

Tel. (+90) 212 - 249 28 34
Fax (+90) 212 - 251 78 31

E mail: [email protected]
Web: www.qul_2003.itu.edu.tr

Submission of abstract guidelines and key dates
Author/s who wish their papers to be considered for presentation should submit an extended abstract suitable for review. Each abstract will be blind reviewed and classified by three reviewers into sessions.

Abstracts should follow the format described below.

1. Author/s name/s and affiliation, postal and e-mail address after each name.
2. Title.
3. Text of 700-800 words including references.
4. Five keywords.

Standard format of the text will be Arial 12, 1.5 spaced.

Submission can be sent either by e-mail, as an attached document using Microsoft Word Format PC to: [email protected]

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.