The Seventh Edition of the International Conference “Green Urbanism” was held in collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. and took place virtually from 11 – 12 December 2023.

The Conference offers an interdisciplinary forum in the fields of Architecture, Green Buildings, Urban Design, Green Infrastructure, Urban Panning, Developing Cities, Built Environment, Waste Management, Energy Efficiency, Green Cities, Sustainability, Public Transportation, and Green Architecture, among many others.

The conference covered a wide array of topics that pertain to the Green Buildings and Architecture. Some of the main topics that were discussed include:

Day 1:

Welcoming session:

The Opening Ceremony started with the online registration and welcoming speeches from the Conference Chair and IEREK’ founder.

First Presentation about IEREK introducing IEREK as a company and its activities to the audience.

Following IEREK’s introduction, short welcoming speeches were given by Prof. Nathan Levialdi Ghiron Rector of Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy and Prof. Renato Baciocchi,  Director of Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science Engineering ,Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy followed by speech from the conference chair Prof. Antonella Falzetti, Full Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Civil Engineering and Computer Engineering Department, Tor Vergata University of Rome , Italy and conference Co-Cahir Prof. Ferdinando Trapani,  Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Department  of Architecture, University of Palermo, Italy.

Plenary Session:

A Plenary session followed introducing the first keynote speaker Emilio Padoa Schoppa, Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Milan Bicocca, President of Italian Society of Landscape Ecology. Whose Speech was entitled: “Urbanization into the Anthropocene Epoch”.

The second keynote speaker was Prof. Ina Macaione, Associate Professor, Department of “Culture of Europe and Mediterranean, Architecture, Environment and Cultural Heritage”, University of Basilicata, Italy. Whose Speech was entitled: “Climate Change vs Architecture?”.

After the Keynotes Speeches was the First Session of the conference titled “Sustainability in Future Green Cities” The Session was Moderated by Prof. Gianluigi Pirrera, University of Naples Federico, Italy, Prof. Annalisa Contato, University of Palermo, Italy and Prof. Giulio Minuto, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy The session had Elven presentations before a short break.

After the short break it was the second session of the conference titled “Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Environment” The Session was Moderated by Prof. Annalisa Contato, University of Palermo, Italy, Prof. Giulio Minuto, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, and Prof. Bianca Andaloro, University of Basilicata, Italy. Nine presentations were discussed during the second session and concluded the first day of the conference.

Day 2:

The Second day of the conference started with introducing the third Keynote Speaker Dr. Meenal Surwar, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India. Whose speech was entitled “Urban Heat Island Effect in the Context of Indians Cities”.

The fourth keynote speaker was Prof. Pechladda Pechpakdee, Phd, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Design, and Creative Arts, Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Whose Speech was entitled: “Harmonizing Urban Tourism and Aerotropolis Development with Green Urbanism: a Path to Sustainable and Inclusive”.

The fifth keynote speaker was Prof. Michele Sbacchi, Associate Professor of Architecture Design at Department of Architecture, University of Palermo, Italy. Whose Speech was entitled: “Architecture and the Sick Planet”.

After the Keynotes speeches, the third Session entitled “The Transition of Sustainable Green Environments” The Session was Moderated by Prof. Guglielmo Di Chiara, from Italian Society of Landscape Ecology, Italy, Prof. Claudia Canedoli, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, and Prof. Donatella Valente, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. The session had Seven presentations before a short break.

After the short break it was the fourth session of the conference titled “Zero-Emissions and Zero-Waste for a Better Urban Performance” The Session was Moderated by Prof. Guglielmo Di Chiara, from Italian Society of Landscape Ecology, Italy, Prof. Claudia Canedoli, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, and Prof. Donatella Valente, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. The fourth and the last session discussed ten Presentations.

Wrapping up, a discussion and a Questions and Answers session followed by the final remarks and a closing ceremony was held, and the conference was concluded after feedback was discussed in the session.