Invitation to the interdisciplinary conference: Urban and tourism research in dialogue
September 24-26, 2025
This three-day conference will bring together urban and tourism research with city administration and planning. Renowned players from tourism research (FHWien der WKW), urban research (TU Wien, FH Campus Wien, University of Vienna) will provide scientific and practical findings from their fields of expertise. This conference aims to bring together urban and tourism research with city administration and planning to foster a comprehensive dialogue on the sustainable development of cities and their tourism sectors.
Take the opportunity to exchange ideas in an interdisciplinary environment and gain new impulses for current social challenges. This conference not only offers valuable insights, but also an interdisciplinary exchange and thinking space that promotes innovative solutions.
The conference is hosted by the WKW endowed Professorship ‘Sustainable Urban and Tourism Development’ by FH-Prof. Dr. Cornelia Dlabaja and the Tourism & Hospitality Management Department of FHWien der WKW in cooperation with the ÖGS Urban Research Section and the Social Inequality Section. The conference is designed as Green Event.
The academic board consists of leading academic institutions, such as FHWien der WKW, TU Wien, FH Campus Wien, BOKU, University of Udine, University of Westminster, IMC Krems and the University of Vienna. This conference will create a platform for scientific and practice-oriented discussions. It will provide an interdisciplinary space for exchange, aiming to address and find solutions for some of the most pressing societal challenges in the urban context.
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers opens on 16 December 2024. Please use this link, which will redirect you to the conference page.
We invite scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit abstracts that engage with the themes outlined below. We welcome contributions from various disciplines, including but not limited to urban studies, tourism research, architecture, sociology, economics, and environmental sciences.
Submissions can explore challenges and opportunities in both large cities as well as small and medium-sized towns, providing a comparative perspective or focusing on specific case studies.
Panels
- Caring for the city – in times of multiple crisis
- Urban Experimentation: „Careful“ urban transformations beyond ecomodernist imaginaries
- Caring for the Citizens – Social Justice and Participation
- How Tourism is transforming the urban fabric
- Touristification and Challenges of urban tourism
- Sustainable tourism and regional development in times of climate crisis
- Urban Transformations and ground floor vacancies
- Urban development and Housing in Times of multiple challenges
- Creative Tourism as spaces of resistance
- Caring Communities
- Entangled Placemaking in Tourism and urban development
- Caring for Heritage and multispecies in a sustainable way
Contribution formats: Research papers, practice reports, policy papers and debate contributions
All submissions will be submitted by the participants for one of the twelve panels in the scope of 350 words. The submission includes a paper title, the abstract as well as five keywords which will be submitted via Conftool from 15 January 2025. Please use this link, which will redirect you to the conference page.
Important dates for the conference
16.12.2024: Call for Papers opens
16.01.2025: Submission of paper proposals via Conftool possible
16.02.2025: Call for Papers closes
28.02.2025: Feedback on paper submission
28.02.2025: Conference registration opens
24. to 26.9.2025 Conference Caring for the city
27.9.2025 Supporting program with walks on selected research fields
Scientific board
Cornelia Dlabaja (FHWien), Alexander Hamedinger (TU Wien), Yvonne Franz (Universität Wien), Julia Girardi-Hoog (Stadt Wien), Dario Bertocchi (University of Udine), Raphaela Kogler (Universität Wien), Maria Katelieva (FHWien), Johannes Novy (University of Westminster), Xavier Matteucci (FHWien, IMC Krems), Christoph Stoik (FH Campus Wien), Johannes Suitner (TU Wien), Daniela Wagner (FHWien)
For more information please visite the conference Webiste.
Please contact us via CFC25 (at) fh-wien.ac.at if you have further questions or need assistance.