In early-July 2024, The Chinese University of Hong Kong will host the 20^th Biennial IPHS Conference. As Asia’s World City, Hong Kong offers a unique entry point to variant narratives of planning in the past, and against this backdrop core themes of the conference will be port city developments, colonial urban planning, postcolonial planning dynamics, new towns, regions and regional planning in history, cities and the natural environment, and city planning in high-density urban contexts.

At the 2024 IPHS Conference, delegates will have opportunities to learn about the city via means of talks and fieldtrips. However, against the backdrop of the conference theme, delegates are most welcome to propose talks and discussions on cities and regions beyond South China. Thus, anyone interested in the historical relationship between urbanisation, density, and planning is invited to participate in the 20th Biennial IPHS Conference.

The IPHS’ Hong Kong forum grants a multidisciplinary opportunity for scholars to come together to discuss different aspects of the urban past. Planners, architects, urban historians, geographers, art and architectural historians, sociologists, as well as other scholars are welcome to present the latest research findings on various aspects of city development and planning. For postgraduate students, special sessions will be organised.

IPHS2024 Call For Papers

Papers related to the following themes can be submitted:

• Port city planning;
• Colonial urban planning;
• Post-colonial planning trajectories;
• New Town planning;
• Regions and regional planning in history;
• Cities and the natural environment;
• Planning in high-density urban contexts.
• Capital accumulation and planning within global cities;
• City development in Southeast Asia and other Asian regions;
• The history of urbanization and planning in the Chinese context;
• Public housing;
• Community planning, health, and public space;
• Transport planning;
• Planning historiography;
• City planning and heritage;
• Planning History pedagogy.

Accepted papers and abstracts will be published in IPHS 2024 conference proceedings.

Submission Guidelines

1. The abstract should be written in English in no more than 300 words exclusive of reference.
2. Submission of 5 keywords is required.  
3. The first author of accepted abstracts is required to register the conference, paying the full registration fee and make presentation at the conference.

Submission Process

1. Abstracts must be submitted via EasyChair at the address: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iphs2024
2. The submission deadline is now extended to 19 February 2024.
3. Any submissions by post, email, fax or any other means will not be accpeted. 

Review

1. The abstracts will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. The review process is confidential and the decision is final.
2. Notification of acceptance will be sent not later than the end of February 2024.

Submission of Panel Proposals

Panel submissions can be sent by email to iphs2024@cuhk.edu.hk  

Publication

Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to submit a paper (optional), written in English, for refereeing and publication in the conference proceedings. Authors whoes opt to write a full-paper will be provided with a template to format their paper. Only refereed papers will be published in the IPHS conference proceedings. The proceedings will be produced in digital format and have an ISSN to assist with international ratings.

The IPHS 2024 organizers hold the copyright to all the materials presented at the conference and may reproduce the materials in any form for distribution.