CALL FOR PAPERS 50th 1MCL Conference on Reshaping Suburbia into Complete Healthy Communities
Governor Hotel, Portland, OR June 23-27, 2013
There was a time when the suburbs offered a healthy alternative to living in polluted industrial cities. Times have changed. Sprawling and fragmented suburbs where distances are too great and streets are too dangerous have significantly contributed to our massive problems of obesity, chronic physical ill health, social isolation, violence and crime.
We must act now to adopt healthy, equitable planning practices for reshaping suburbia. For more information, see: http://www.livablecities.org/conferences/50th-conference-portland
Paper proposals are invited on the following topics.
* Reshaping Suburbia
* Healthy Communities
* Inclusive Neighborhoods
* Public Places for Social Life & Civic Engagement
* Integrating Public Health & Planning Methods
* Generating Community Participation in the Suburbs
* Nature in Suburbia
* Healthy Transportation Planning
* Tools & Methods for Reshaping Suburbia
Please see the Presentation Topics on the website for more details about appropriate topics.
Deadline for submission extended to January 1, 2013 for Family & Community Health readers. Please submit abstract online at http://www.Iivablecities.org/conferences/50th-conference-poitland/ca11-papers