WSTLUR 2011 - World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR)

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Deadline: December 31, 2010 | Date: July 28, 2011-July 30, 2011

Venue/Country: British Columbia, Canada

Updated: 2011-05-28 22:35:38 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Save the Date and Call for Papers

July 28-30, 2011

Westin Resort & Spa

Whistler, British Columbia

Canada

Visit the WSTLUR Web site at http://www.wstlur.org

** ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM **

We are pleased to announce the inaugural meeting of the World Symposium on

Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR) to be held in Whistler, British

Columbia, July 28-30, 2011. The conference will bring together academics and

practitioners at the intersection of economics, planning, and engineering in

the fields of transport and land use.

In addition to presentations based on rigorously peer-reviewed papers, the

conference program will include confirmed plenary presentations from:

--Ed Glaeser (Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Department of

Economics, Harvard University), Keynote Address

--Robert Cervero (Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of

California, Berkeley), Featured Luncheon Speaker

--David Banister (Professor of Transport Studies, Oxford University), Featured

Luncheon Speaker

** SUBMISSION OF PAPERS **

Join this exciting initiative by presenting original and interdisciplinary

research papers on topics addressing the interaction of transport and land use.

Welcome domains include: engineering, planning, modeling, behavior, economics,

geography, regional science, sociology, architecture and design, network

science, and complex systems. Papers will be categorized and ranked by peer

reviewers. Theoretical, empirical, case-study, and policy-oriented

contributions are welcome.

All papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Transportation

and Land Use. Papers must be submitted electronically by December 31, 2010 for

consideration. See the WSTLUR paper submission Web page at

http://www.wstlur.org/papers/ for detailed submission instructions.

** KEY DATES **

- Papers Due: December 31, 2010

- Decisions for included papers: Late February 2011

- Final Papers Due (subject to acceptance): Early April 2011

- Early Registration Deadline: June 1, 2011

- Conference: July 28-30, 2011

** MORE INFORMATION **

Kevin J. Krizek

WSTLUR Conference Chair

Associate Professor of Planning & Design,

University of Colorado

krizekcolorado.edu

Stephanie Malinoff

Manager of Events and Outreach Services

Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

malinoffumn.edu

** ORGANIZERS **

With support from contributing partners, the conference is being organized by

the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota under the

direction of the Organizing Committee and advisement from the Scientific

Committee.

** CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS **

Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota

Georgia Transportation Institute

University of California Transportation Center

Sustainable Transportation Center, University of California, Davis

Center for Transportation and Livable Systems, University of Connecticut

University of Vermont Transportation Research Center