Luca Bertolini, Angela Hull Housing, Regeneration and Community Development Nikos Karadimitriou, Nil Uzun, Derek Martin Vulnerabilities, Risks and Mitigation Planning Murat Balamir, Angela Colucci, Kalliopi Sapountzaki Sustainable Resource Management, Energy and Planning Thomas Fischer, Bernhard Müller Demography, Multi-Culturality and Social Cohesion Mervi Ilmonen, Müge Akkar Ercan Urban Politics, Democracy, Governance, and Participation Louis Albrechts, Tarık Şengül As supported with the evidence from abstract submission statistics described in the following paragraphs, some of these tracks are well-established streams in AESOP Congresses; and in this congress too they attracted substantial numbers of abstract applications: Planning Theory and Methods; Planning Law, Instruments, Practice; Heritage, Urban Design, Urban Cultures; Transport and Infrastructure Planning; Housing, Regeneration and Community Development; Vulnerabilities, Risks and Mitigation Planning; and Urban Politics, Democracy, Governance, and Participation proved to be highly popular streams. Three new tracks were introduced this year: Growth, Degrowth and Shrinkage; Urban Change: Plans, Visions and Policies; and Regional Change and Resilience: Plans, Institutions and Concepts. The track referring to Urban Change was particularly popular since it provided a very general spectrum; however, the other two relatively new streams also succeeded in attracting sufficient number of paper proposals. A total of 1005 abstracts were received. Abstract submissions indicated that the congress received a worldwide interest, attracting authors from 66 different countries. The most popular tracks were Track 9 “Heritage, Urban Cultures, Urban Design” receiving 133 abstract proposals, followed by Track 1 “Planning Theory and Methods” with 96; Track 15 “Urban Politics, Democracy, Governance, and Participation” with 88; Track 6 “Urban Change: Plans, Visions and Policies” with 84; Track 12 “Vulnerabilities, Risks and Mitigation Planning” with 83; and Track 3 “Planning Law, Instruments, Practice” with 81 abstract proposals. 88.5% of the submitted abstracts were accepted after the evaluation made by Track Chairs. Some of the accepted papers were withdrawn however, with their authors unable to attend the Congress. 70% of the accepted papers ended up being presented at the Congress while 30% were withdrawn. A total of 602 papers were scheduled for oral presentation at the Congress.
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