THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

First International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization15-17 December 2010

Harbour Grand Kowloon, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Conference Website: www.polyu.edu.hk/fclu/ICSU2010

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Conference AimsMassive urbanization programmes are under way in many parts of the world, often in regions where the available land and resources are limited relative to the size of the population (e.g. the Chinese mainland). While urbanization is a natural consequence of economic development and industrialization, it does lead to many challenges. Such challenges include the provision of e�ective urban infrastructures (e.g. transport systems), adequate housing, su�cient energy and water supplies, a clean environment, and caring community support systems in a sustainable manner. These challenges are ampli�ed by the severe problems already faced by the world, including climate changes and limited energy and water supplies. The Faculty of Construction and Land Use (FCLU) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will hold the First International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization (ICSU) on 15-17 December 2010 in Hong Kong. This conference series is launched to provide an international forum for the international scienti�c/engineering community to examine these challenges and to �nd e�ective solutions to ensure a sustainable process of urbanization and sustainable operation and management of urbanized areas.

Scope of the Conference

Infrastructure• Urban planning for sustainability • Urban informatics for sustainability • Management of urban systems • Life-cycle engineering of urban infrastructure • Land economics for urban development • Sustainable urban buildings

• Sustainable urban housing provision • Sustainable urban transportation • Urban safety and security • Transition from rural to urban living • Healthy and quality urban living • New concepts for urban sustainability

Energy• Efficient use of energy in the built environment • Energy efficient design of urban infrastructure • Energy efficient transportation

• District energy systems • Renewable energy technologies • Alternative energy technologies

Environment• Climate change and its effects• Effect of urbanization on environment • Monitoring of environmental changes • Urban pollution control

• Urban noise control • Healthy indoor environment • Urban wastes treatment and recycling • Conservation and reuse

Papers relating to all aspects of sustainable development, operation and management of urban areas are invited and papers directly addressing issues created by urbanization are particularly welcome. The following topics grouped under three sub-themes are not exhaustive and papers which fall within the general theme of sustainable urbanization will be considered for presentation and for publication in the conference proceedings.

Conference ProceedingsA USB flash drive containing manuscripts of all accepted papers plus a print volume containing full papers of keynote and invited lectures as well as abstracts of all other papers will be published.

Important DatesWelcome Cocktail Reception (Salon I, Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel) 14 Dec 2010Opening Ceremony (Grand Ballroom, Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel) 15 Dec 2010Conference Banquet (Grand Ballroom, Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel) 16 Dec 2010

Conference ProgrammeThe three-day conference programme will include keynote lectures, invited lectures, mini-symposia and parallel sessions. English will be the o�cial language of the conference for both oral and written presentation.

Mini-symposia and Invited SpeakersBuilding Information Modelling and Changing Construction PracticesInvited Speaker: Ms Ada FUNG, Housing Department, The Government of the HKSAR, Hong Kong, ChinaInvited Speaker: Prof. Ming LAI, Ministry of Construction, ChinaChairperson: Prof. Heng LI (bshengli@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Complexities in Managing Mega Construction ProjectsInvited Speaker: Prof. Rodney TURNER, SKEMA Business School, Lille, FranceChairperson: Prof. Heng LI (bshengli@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Industrialization of HousingInvited Speaker: Prof. Roger Bruno RICHARD, The University of Montreal, CanadaChairperson: Prof. Francis K.W. WONG (bskwwong@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Low Carbon Cities Invited Speaker: Prof. Ste�en LEHMANN, University of South Australia, AustraliaChairperson: Prof. Edwin CHAN (bsedchan@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Managing Air Pollution in Mega-citiesInvited Speaker: Prof. Armistead G. RUSSELL, Georgia Institute of Technology, USAChairperson: Prof. Tao WANG (cetwang@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Modelling for Sustainable Urban Transportation Invited Speaker: Prof. Tony MAY, University of Leeds, UKChairperson: Prof. William H.K. LAM (cehklam@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Remote Sensing of Urban Environment (Applications)Invited Speaker: Dr Gilbert L. ROCHON, Purdue University, USARemote Sensing of Urban Environment (Techniques Development)Invited Speaker: Prof. Paolo GAMBA, University of Pavia, ItalyChairperson: Prof. Janet NICHOL (lsjanet@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Renewable Energy ApplicationsInvited Speaker: Prof. Zhaohong FANG, Shandong University of Architecture and Engineering, ChinaInvited Speaker: Prof. Jerry YAN, KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Malardalen University, SwedenChairperson: Prof. Hong-xing YANG (behxyang@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Waste Management and RecyclingInvited Speaker: Prof. Koji SAKAI, Kagawa University, JapanChairperson: Prof. Chi-sun POON (cecspoon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

Invited SpeakersProf. Lawrence C. BANK, The City College of New York, USAProf. Donald BLAKE, University of California, Irvine, USAProf. Peter BRANDON, University of Salford, UKProf. Yunmin CHEN, Zhejiang University, China

Prof. Shinichi TANABE, Waseda University, JapanProf. Shuoxian WU, South China University of Technology, ChinaProf. Yan XIAO, University of Southern California, USAProf. Yongguan ZHU, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Keynote Speakers (in alphabetical order)Prof. Martin A. GREENScientia Professor,University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Samuel Yen-liang YINChief Executive O�cer, Ruentex Group,Taiwan, China

Mrs LAM CHENG Yuet Ngor, Carrie, JPSecretary for Development,Development Bureau, The Government of the HKSAR, China

Dr Baoxing QIU Vice Minister,Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development,China

AdvisorsMr Francis S.Y. BONG, Director, Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd.Ir. Dr Andrew K.C. CHAN, Immediate Past President of the Council, The Hong Kong Institution of EngineersIr. Dr The Hon Raymond C.T. HO, Member of the HKSAR Legislative Council (Engg. Functional Constituency)Prof. Jan-ming KO, Emeritus Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityProf. LEE Chack Fan, Director of HKUSPACE, The University of Hong KongMr LEE Shing-see, Chairman of Council, Construction Industry Council, Hong KongIr Edmund K. H. LEUNG, Managing Director of Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd.Ir Otto POON, Chairman of Analogue Holdings Ltd.Ir WAI Chi-sing, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau, The Government of the HKSARSir Gordon Y.S. WU, Chairman of Board of Directors, Hopewell Holdings Limited

International Scienti�c CommitteeProf. Supian AHMAD (Malaysia)Prof. Detlef W. BAHNEMANN (Germany)Prof. Lawrence C. BANK (USA)Prof. Michael R. BATTY (UK)Prof. Robert F. BOEHM (USA)Prof. Peter BRANDON (UK)Prof. James E. BRAUN (USA)Dr Christopher CHEESEMAN (UK)Prof. Qingyan CHEN (USA)Dr Judith CHOW (USA)Prof. David E. CLARIDGE (USA)Prof. Arthur DEXTER (UK)Prof. Harry T. DIMITRIOU (UK)Prof. Zhaohong FANG (China)Prof. Changchun FENG (China)Prof. Edward FINCH (UK)Prof. Congbin FU (China)Prof. Nigel GRAHAM (UK)Prof. Eric HEIKKILA (USA)Prof. Chye Kiang HENG (Singapore)

Prof. Michael R. HOFFMANN (USA)Prof. George HONG (USA)Prof. Vineet KAMAT (USA)Prof. Kwang Sik KIM (Korea)Prof. Catherine KOSHLAND (USA)Prof. Masao KUWAHARA (Japan)Prof. Craig LANGSTON (Australia)Prof. Jean LEBRUN (Belgium)Prof. Ste�en LEHMANN (Australia)Prof. K.M. LI (USA)Prof. Mukesh LIMBACHIYA (UK)Prof. Yuguo LI (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Jiming LIU (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Paul A. LONGLEY (UK)Prof. Sui Pheng LOW (Singapore)Prof. Thomas P. LUTZKENDORF (Germany)Prof. Edward NG (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Leslie NORFORD (USA)Prof. Roberto D. PECCEI (USA)Prof. Qihu QIAN (China)

Dr Jiuhui QU (China)Prof. Reinhard RADERMACHER (USA)Prof. Nanqi REN (China)Prof. Sa�a B RIFFAT (UK)Prof. Koji SAKAI (Japan)Prof. Nan SHI (China)Prof. Shui Yan TANG (USA)Prof. Ruzhu WANG (China)Ms Carol WILLIS (USA)Prof. Kenneth WONG (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Shuoxian WU (China)Prof. Jianzhuang XIAO (China)Prof. Jinyue YAN (Sweden)Ms Qing YE (China)Dr Samuel YIN (Taiwan, China)Prof. T.S. ZHAO (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Dajian ZHU (China)Prof. Yingxin ZHU (China)

Organizing CommitteeChairman: Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, Faculty of Construction and Land Use, PolyU

Members:Prof. Edwin H.W. CHAN, Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyUProf. Li CHENG, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PolyUDr Kim-wah CHUNG, Department of Applied Social Sciences, PolyUProf. Xiao-li DING, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, PolyUProf. William H.K. LAM, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, PolyUProf. Heng LI, Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyUProf. Chi-sun POON, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, PolyUProf. Geo�rey Q.P. SHEN, Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyUProf. Sheng-wei WANG, Department of Building Services Engineering, PolyUProf. Francis W.H. YIK, Department of Building Services Engineering, PolyU

Co-secretaries:Dr Hai GUO, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, PolyUDr Lik LAM, Faculty of Construction and Land Use, PolyUDr Meng NI, Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU

Registration • Full Registration (Register and Pay on or before 1 October 2010) HK$3,800 (US$500) - including 1 set of conference proceedings, welcome cocktail reception, refreshments, 3 lunches and 1 conference banquet

• Full Registration (Register and Pay after 1 October 2010) HK$4,200 (US$550) - including 1 set of conference proceedings, welcome cocktail reception, refreshments, 3 lunches and 1 conference banquet

• Accompanying Person HK$1,200 (US$150) - including welcome cocktail reception and conference banquet only

• Additional Welcome Cocktail Reception HK$400 (US$50)

• Additional Conference Banquet HK$800 (US$100)

• Student Registration HK$2,500 (US$320) - including 1 set of conference proceeedings, refreshments and 3 lunches only - Any full-time student may register at the reduced rate. To qualify for the student rate, you must send a scanned image of your current student I.D. card to the ICSU Conference Secretariat by email at clicsu@inet.polyu.edu.hk after registration. This special rate is not transferable.

• 1 Day Registration (Available only to non-author participants) HK$1,200 (US$150) - including 1 set of conference proceedings, refreshments and lunch on 15 December 2010 (Wed), 16 December 2010 (Thu), or 17 December 2010 (Fri)

To register for the Conference online, please visit the following website: www.polyu.edu.hk/fclu/ICSU2010

ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND

Diamond Sponsors Sponsor for Overseas Keynote/Invited Speakers

Platinum Sponsors Sponsor for Mainland Keynote/Invited Speakers

Gold Sponsors

Non-�naical Sponsors

Sponsors

Dr Jiuhui QU (China)Prof. Reinhard RADERMACHER (USA)Prof. Nanqi REN (China)Prof. Saffa B RIFFAT (UK)Prof. Koji SAKAI (Japan)Prof. Nan SHI (China)Prof. Shui Yan TANG (USA)Prof. Ruzhu WANG (China)Ms Carol WILLIS (USA)Prof. Kenneth WONG (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Shuoxian WU (China)Prof. Jianzhuang XIAO (China)Prof. Jinyue YAN (Sweden)Ms Qing YE (China)Dr Samuel YIN (Taiwan, China)Prof. T.S. ZHAO (Hong Kong, China)Prof. Dajian ZHU (China)Prof. Yingxin ZHU (China)