Spatial Science Colloquium 2023 on "Spatial Development and Digitalisation"

The intensive interactions between digitization and spatial development are the focus of the Spatial Science Colloquium 2023 (SSC2023) hosted by the Leibniz Research Network "Spatial Knowledge for Society and Environment (Leibniz R)". The SSC2023 will take place on 4 and 5 July. For the first time, the event will run over two days. Day 1 (English) is an online event aimed at an international scientific audience. Day 2 (German) will take place on site in Berlin and will be dedicated to the application-oriented exchange between science, politics and practice.

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Spatial Science Colloquium 2023
Spatial Development and Digitalisation: Interactions, trends and future pathways

Date and place: 4 July 2023 (online) | 5 July 2023 (in presence) Berlin

The process of digitization leads to far-reaching changes in society. This is linked to various and sometimes contradictory expectations, hopes and fears with regard to spatial development: How are location perspectives and the mobility of households or companies changing? What does digitization mean in terms of resource conservation and ecological services? Will urban areas be the winners and rural areas the losers? How inclusive, transparent and creative are forms of digital participation or design? What are consequences for spatial planning and development? And finally: Are transformations towards sustainable spatial structures and processes favoured or hindered?

After approximately two decades of scientific debates and political strategies on digitization at all levels as well as, in particular, the considerable acceleration caused by the pandemic, an interim conclusion on intensive interactions between digitization and spatial development seems urgently needed. The Spatial Sciences Colloquium 2023 therefore aims to discuss the current state of research and practical experiences and to identify future goals and challenges.

The focus will be on four key causal complexes:

Governance, planning and management
Socio-economic transformation, land use and mobility
Socio-ecological transformation, agriculture and energy
Knowledge co-production, innovation and social learning

The event combines two different formats:
Spatial Science Colloquium: online July 4th, 2023 (in English)
Spatial Science Colloquium: live July 5th, 2023 (only in German)

Keynotes

For both days, renowned scientists were invited to speak on the topic of "Spatial Development and Digitization":
Keynote on 4 July | Prof. Dr Orit Halpern, Chair of Digital Cultures and Societal Change at Technische Universität Dresden and Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology & Anthropology of Concordia University Montréal/Canada
Keynote on 5 July | Prof. Dr Annette Spellerberg, Professor for Urban and Regional Sociology at the RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

The Spatial Science Colloquium is hosted by the Leibniz Research Network Spatial Knowledge for Society and Environment (Leibniz R). It deals with strategic spatial science issues of overarching importance for an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary professional audience. In 2023, for the first time, the colloquium will also be accessible to international participants as an online format.

Contact to the organizing team:RWKioer@ioer.de

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