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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Date: 30th July 2009, Thursday
VENUE:Marriott Hotel
Head
Theme
Time
Pre-Conference Meeting Emerging urban Transformations TBA
Registrations
 9.30AM-3.00PM
INAUGURAL IGU-UC-MCUS 4.30PM-5.30PM followed by Tea

Welcome Address: Prof.Geetha Reddy Anant - Organising Chairperson, IGU-UC-MCUS-2009

Precided over by Vice-Chancellor Osmania University, Prof.Tirupati Rao.

Presitential Address: Prof.C.W.Matheissen - Chairperson, International Geographical Union-Urban Geography Commission

Keynote Speech : Prof.Denise Pumain Director of the European Research Group S4

Message by the Guest of Honour: Former Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Sri.K.R.Suresh Reddy

Message by the Guest of Honour: Honourable Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Government. of Andhra Pradesh, Sri A.Ramnarayan Reddy

Inaugural Address by the Cheif Guest: Honourable Minister for Urban Development, Govt.of.India, Sri.S. Jaipal Reddy

Vote of Thanks:

Tea Follows
 3.00PM
DATE: FRIDAY 31ST JULY 2009
VENUE:Marriott Hotel
SESSION I : 09.00-11.00 Hrs World Cities-Global Cities
Session Chair: Prof. Wim Ostendorf
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Rolf .D.Schlunze
Rapporteur: 1: Dr. N. Sai bhaskar Reddy Rapporteur 2: Dalal Benbabali
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
1.1 Denise Pumain, Professor, Universite de Paris1, France New Insights from Complex Systems in Urban Dynamics: Innovation Waves, Scaling Laws and Growth Processes 09.00-09.20
1.2 Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, Annette Winkel Schwarz and Søren Find, Copenhagen, Denmark World Cities of Knowledge:Systems, Networks and Potential Dynamics. An Analysis Based on Bibliometric Indicators 09.20-09.40
1.3 Celine Rozenblat, University of Lausanne,Switzerland World System of Cities in the Networks of Multinational Firms 09.40-10.00
1.4 Dan Donoghue, University of Canterbury, U.K. Clusters Within Clusters. A Multiscalar Analysis of the Clustering of Economic Activity in the British Urban System. 10.00-10.20
1.5 David Bassens, Ghent University, Belgium Pathways of Growth and Decline: Connectivity Changes in the World City Network, 2000-2008 10.20-10.40
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA: 11.00-11.30
DATE: FRIDAY 31ST JULY 2009
VENUE:Marriott Hotel
SESSION II : 11.30-13.00 Hrs Urban Transformations
Session Chair: Prof. Lienhard Lötscher
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Kalpana Markandey
Rapporteur: 1: V.Govindan Kutty Rapporteur 2: Christian Kimmich
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
2.1
 José Balsa-Barreiro & Rubén C. Lois-González:
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)., Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)		 Changes in the Urban Model of the City of Valencia (Spain): an Analysis from the Point of View of the Published Cartography 11.00-11.20
2.2
 Bindu Bhatt, Janak.P.Joshi, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Landfill Site Selection Using GIS - A Study of Vadodara City 11.20-11.40
2.3
Kamala Marius-Gnanou & Eric Denis, E-Geopolis Programme, French Institute of Pondicherry & Bordeaux University The Urbanisation Of What? Metropolitanization And Emerging Bottom Agglomeration Process In India 11.40-12.00
2.4
 P.Padmanabha Rao, Centre for Economic & Social Studies, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad Pattern of Urban Growth& Regional Development-A Case of Telengana Region,AP 12.00-12.20
2.5
 Rolf D. Schlunze,
Ritsumeikan University,Dept of International Management, Japan		 Courses for Horses – Value of Location for Intercultural Competence and Synergy 12.20-12.40
2.6
 Aurelie VarrelAnd Hallbert Ludovic Universite De Poitiers,Migrinter, MAison De Sciences De L`Homme et de la societe, France, Ecole des Ponts, Cite Descartes, Cedex, France. Making of Bangalore City - Region : The Contested role of Real Estate 12.40-13.00
Chairman’s Remarks
LUNCH: 13.00-14.00
DATE: FRIDAY 31ST JULY 2009
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION III : 14.00-16.00 Hrs New Urbanism (Sprawl, Smart Growth)
Session Chair: Prof. Dr.Celine Rozenblat
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Jose G Vargas
Rapporteur: 1: Dr. Navneeth Reddy Rapporteur 2: Dr.Manuel Suarez
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
3.1
 Luís Felipe G. Mendes, Urban Studies, NETURB, University of Lisbon, Portugal The Contribution of Neil Smith for Urban Studies on Gentrification (1979-2009) 14.00 – 14.20
3.2
 P.Niranjan Kumar, ADEPT, Hyderabad, India Featuring Smart Growth Elements in Sprawling Hyderabad 14.20-14.40
3.3
 Yaolong Zhao & Yuji Murayama, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, & University of Tsukuba, Japan Characterisitics of Neighborhood Interaction In Urban Growth:Same For Different Areas? 14.40-15.00
3.4
 Kalpana Markandey, B.Srinagesh,Osmania University, Hyderabad Globalisation And The Changing Urban Scenario 15.00-15.20
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA: 15.30-15.50
DATE: FRIDAY 31ST JULY 2009
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION IV : 16.00-18.00 Hrs Metropolitan Regions
Session Chair: Prof. I.V.Murali Krishna
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Shahnaz Parveen
Rapporteur: 1: Ms. Bejene S. Kothari 2: Dr.Aurelie Varrel
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
4.1
 Adrian Guillermo Aguilar, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Landuse Policy and Informal Land Occupation in the Periphery of Mexico City 16.00-16.20
4.2
 Gu Chaolin, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China China's Growing Mega-regions in the Coastal Area 16.20-16.40
4.3
 Naxhelli Ruiz Rivera & Javier Delgado Campos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Adaptition To Environment Degradation In The Peri-Urban Interface Of Central Mexico."The Case Of THe HIgh Lerma" 16.40-17.00
4.4
 Manuel Suarez, Javier Delgado, UNAM, Mexico Does Peri-Urban Growth Challenge - the Traditional Urban and Regional Models?Evidence From The Puebla-Tlaxcala_Apizaco Metropolitan Area 17.00-17.20
Chairman’s Remarks
Saturday 1st August 2009 : FULL DAY LOCAL TOUR
2nd August 2009 : Full Day Programme for Delegate Companions
DATE: 2nd AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION V : 9.00-11.00 Hrs The Peri-Urban Region
Session Chair: Prof.Michael Buxton
Session Co-Chair: Dr. Yaolong Zhao
Rapporteur: 1: Y. Harishankar Reddy Rapporteur 2: Marie Noelle Comin
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
5.1
 Michael Buxton, RMIT University, Melbourne, Change and Continuity in Peri-Urban Australia: Implications for Policy. 09.00-09.20
5.2
 E.Sandhya,Associate Professor,Centre For Urban Development Studies,Hyderabad Effects of Urban Areas on Local Climate 09.20-09.40
5.3
 Lidia Mierzejewska, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Suburbanisation as a Social Problem 9.40-10.00
5.4
 Tomasz Kaczmarek & Lukasz Mikula, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial , Poland Neoliberal Model, Globalization Polish Cities Between Sub- and Reurbanization 10.00-10.20
5.5
 Werner Breitung,Associate Proffesor,School of Geography and Planning,Guangzhou,China.  Attitudes Towards Gated Communites In Guangzhou (China) 10.20-10.40
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA: 10.50 -11.00
DATE: 2nd AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION VI : 11.00-13.00 Hrs Infrastructure – Services – Amenities & Services
Session Chair: Prof.Adrian Aguilar
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Vijaya Bhole
Rapporteur: 1: Pradeep 2: Luis Mendes
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
6.1
 Petros Petsimeris,Geographie-Cites,
University of Paris 1, France.		 Rhetorics Versus Praxis in the Development of Urban Regions : the Cases of Milan and Barcelona 11.00-11.20
6.2
 I.V.Murali Krishna, Former Proffesor in Spatial Information Technology, Hyderabad Large Scale Mapping Using High Resolution Data For Urban Areas (1:5000-1:10,000) 11.20-11.40
6.3
 Mohammad Rahim Rahnama, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Spatial Autocorrelation of Urban facilities in City of Mashhad 11.40-12.00
6.4
 Raghavendra Kumar, APUSP/ APUFIDC, Govt. of A.P. Infrastructure (paper awaited) 12.00-12.20
6.5
 C.Umamaheshwar Reddy, CDI, Hyderabad Managing the Cities for Sustainable Urban World 12.20-12.40
6.6
 Pramod Kumar. D & Sreedhar, G.
RMSI, Hyderabad		 Geospatial Analysis of Urban Transport and Parking Planning 12.40-13.00
Chairman’s Remarks
LUNCH: 13.00-14.00
DATE: 2nd AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION VII: 14.00-16.00 Art, Architecture, Tourism
Session Chair: Reuben C.Lois Golzalez
Session Co-Chair: Prof. Liliane Buccianti Barakat
Rapporteur: 1: Dr. P. Niranjan Kumar 2: Hechen
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
Invited Talk
 Dr.Venkatesham,MD APTDC Tourism in AP – APTDC  14.00-14.20
7.1
 Castro-Fernández, Belen, Piñeira-Mantiñán, Maria José, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) Benchmarking of Urban Cultural And Tourism in Europe. 14.20-14.40
7.2
 Prof. Liliane Buccianti-Barakat, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth,
Lebanon 		Borj Hammoud (Beirut) an Armenian Way of Life 14.40-15.00
7.3
 Castro-Fernández, Belen, Piñeira-Mantiñán, Maria José, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) Concentration & Dispersion - Limits and Advantages of Urban Tourist Model in Spain 15.00-15.20
7.4
 Hechen, Department of Tourism, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan The Process of Tourism Development in Urban Waterfront Area A Case Study of Shichahai in Beijing 15.20-15.40
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA:
DATE: 2nd AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION VIII: 16.00-18.00 Hrs Resources & Environment
Session Chair: Prof.K.Purushottam Reddy
Session Co-Chair: Prof.Tomasz Karzmarek
Rapporteur: 1: C.Umamaheshwar Reddy 2: Lucrezia Lopez
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
8.1
 Dr. Anand Gopagoni, Prof. Vijaya Bhole , G.Uma Rani, Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA Facing the freshwater Crisis in Urban Areas 16.00-16.20
8.2
 T.Sirish Chandra, Ishrath, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA Impact of Trace Elements in Surface Water due to Urbanization and Industrialization, Miyapur and Bollaram 16.20-16.40
8.3
 Dr Judith Shaw, Dr Iftekhar Ahmed, Monash University, Australia Post-disaster new Urban Development: the Case of Hambantota, Sri lanka 16.40-17.00
8.4
 Christian Kimmich, Hannah Janetschek,Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf, Kai Rommel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Who has a Stake in Urban transformation? A Methodology for Stakeholder Analysis in Transition Change Processes Towards Sustainable Resource Use and the Case of Hyderabad 17.00-17.20
8.5
 José G. Vargas-Hernandez, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Económico Administrativas U de G, Mexico. A Tenquique's Environmental and Economic Development Shrinkage in Globalization Era 17.20-17.40
8.6
 Fritz Reusswig,Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf,Diana Reckien,MatthiasLuedeke,Sonja Hofmann,Oleksandr Kit: Postdam Institute For Climate Impact Research(PIK),Germany Is a Low Emission HyderabadPossible?Mapping Urban Transformations In a Climate Changes Scenario Process. 17.40-18.00
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA:
DATE: 2nd AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION IX: 9.00-11.00 Hrs Marginality & Poverty
Session Chair: Prof. Dr.Petros Pestimerus
Session Co-Chair: Mohammad Rahim Rahnama
Rapporteur: 1: Dr.Srinagesh 2: Bharath Goud
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
9.1
 Wim Ostendorf, AMID St University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Social Map of Amsterdam in Transition 09.00-09.20
9.2
 Dr. Padmavathi Pervar, Priyanjali Prabhakaran, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, INDIA Design of Urban Public Realm and Women’s Participation 09.20-0.9.40
9.3
 V Govindan Kutty,AIILSG, Mumbai, INDIA A GIS Database Design for Urban Poverty Management 9.40-10.00
TEA
9.4
 Arjun Rao, ICFAI UNIVERSITY, Hyderabad, INDIA Urban Poverty Alleviation Programmes – a Critical Analysis Urban Poverty Alleviation Programmes – a Critical Analysis 10.00-10.20
9.5
 N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Geo ecology Energy Organization(GEO), Hyderabad, Multifunctional and Multilayer Dimensions of Evolving Cities for a Sustainable Living 10.20-10.40
9.6
     10.40-11.00
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA:
DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2009, MONDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION X: 11.00-13.00 Hrs Conflict & Security
Session Chair: Andre Horn
Session Co-Chair: Kamala Marius-Gnanou
Rapporteur: 1: Dr. Sarbesh Mishra 2: David Bassens
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
10.1
 Dalal (Dalel) Benbabaali, University of Paris 10 Migration and Social Capital: the Role of Caste-based Networks in the Integration of Settlers in Hyderabad 11.00-11.20
10.2
 P.Padmanabha Rao, N. O. Campus, Hyderabad (op cit) Impacts of Migrants on UrbanEnvironment 11.20-11.40
10.3
Lucrezia Lopez, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Multicultural Society in a Mediterranean City - Problems and Opportunities. The Case Study of Modugno (Bari, Italy) 11.40-12.00
10.4
M. Mohan Babu, Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA Security and the City –trends in Metropolitan Hyderabad 12.00-12.20
10.5
Dr. M.CV.Lakshmi Devi, R.B.V.R.W COLLEGE, Hyderabad Role of the Judiciary as a Dispute Resolution Agency in Multilayered Cities- A Case Study 12.20-12.40
10.6
 Prof. Andre Horn An Agenda For The Study of Urban Violence and Crime: Discussion 12.40-13.00
Chairman’s Remarks
LUNCH: 13.00-14.00
Invited talk Prof.Fatima Alikhan (TBC) Urbanisation in India  
Invited talk R.Suryanarayana Reddy, AP Govt. – APARD (O.U.) (TBC) SEZ An Overview of Hyderabad.  
DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2009, MONDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION XI 14.00-16.00 Hrs Pluralities and Multilayerism
Session Chair: Prof. Dan Donoghue
Session Co-Chair: Lidia Mierzejewska
Rapporteur: 1: Bindu Bhatt 2: Mohan Babu Mogili
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
11.1
 Magdalena Wdowicka, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan &
Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management,
University of Poznan, Poland		 Activity of Transnational Corporations as a Sign of Inclusion of Polish Cities in Globalisation Processes 14.00-14.20
11.2
 Dr.Vallabhu Srilatha, OU, India Sagaramala: India’s New Economic Dimension 14.20-14.40
11.3
 Prof.Dr. Geetha Reddy Anant, OU, India Hyderabad: Evolution of a Multilayered Metropolis (exploring the Elements of Multilayerism – Hyderabad: a Classic Example) 14.40-15.00
11.4
 Pradeep - CEPT Hyderabad-Megacity (exact title & paper awaited) 15.00-15.20
Chairman’s Remarks
TEA:
DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2009, MONDAY
VENUE: Marriott Hotel
SESSION XII 16.00-18.00 Hrs Urban Development Policy - Agenda and Interventions
Session Chair: Prof. Michel Pacione
Session Co-Chair: Magdalena Wdowicka
Rapporteur: 1: Dr. Raghavendra Kumar 2: Ishrath
Chairman’s Foreword
Paper No.
Speaker
Title of Paper
Time
12.1
 Masateru Hino, Tohoku University, Japan Reduction in the Agglomeration of Branch Offices in Japanese Regional Cities and an Alternative Direction for Maintaining their Vitality 16.00-16.20
12.2
 Dr. D Vijay Kishore, Ms. Bejene S. Kothari, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, India Special Economic Zones and their Implications on Planned Urban Development and Management: an Indian Scenario 16.20-16.40
12.3
 Dr.Gargi k. Majumdar, Prof. Shahnaz Parveen, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Developing Indicators for Sustainability of Urban Economic Environment: a Study of Urban Governance in Shopping Behavior in NCT of Delhi (India) 16.40-17.00
12.4
 Lienhard Lötscher, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Urban Governance - Learning from France? New and Innovative Approaches for Urban and Regional Development 17.00-17.20
12.5
 Marie Noelle Comin, Ph.D in Geography, University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sobanne/UMR Geographie-Cities Research networks and urban Dynamics in Europe  17.20-17.40
Chairman’s Remarks
DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2009, MONDAY
16.00- 18.00 HRS
SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE SESSION 12

Workshop on GIS Education:

Dr.Shahnawaz, Director, South & SouthEast Asia, UNIGIS International, Centre for Geoinformatics (Z-GIS)University of Salzburg

I.V.Murali krishna,Former Proffesor in Spatial Information Technology, Hyderabad

Prof.Kalpana Markandey,Department of Geography,Osmania University, Hyderabad
Wrap-Up Prof.C.W.Matheissen   16.30-17.00
Post-Conference Meet  Prof.C.W.Matheissen   17.00-17.30
 Valedictory

Valedictory Address: Sri.Abid Hussain, former Indian Ambassador to USA

‘HYDERABAD DECLARATION’: Prof.K.Purushottham Reddy

Chairman’s Report: Prof.C.W.Mattehissen

Vote of Thanks: Prof.Geetha Reddy Anant

TIME: 17.30-18.30

  Gala Dinner: Venue - Jublee Club
 1800
4th to 8th August 2009: EXCURSION
4th August: 8.00 a.m.: Hyderabad to Bangalore
5th August: 8.00 a.m: Bengalooru to Mysore
6th August: 8.00 a.m.: Early morning journey to Chennai via Vellore and Kanchi
7th August: 8.00 a.m.: Tour of Chennai, Trip to Mahabalipuram, Return to Chennai for dinner and rest
8th August: 8.00 a.m.: Tour of Pondicherry and departure from Chennai

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