International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Urban Ecosystems At Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam

International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Urban Ecosystems At Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam

About the Conference

Urbanization is occurring at a faster rate all over the world. In developing countries, the process of urbanization is more often unplanned and disorganized, resulting in various hazards due to ecological imbalance. Keeping this in mind, this conference is being organized to provide a platform for discussion among various relevant disciplines so that some meaningful practical strategies can be evolved to ensure sustainable development of urban areas located in ecologically sensitive zones.

About the Institute

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) is one of the leading institutes of technology and excellence in India. It was established in 1994. At present the Institute has eleven departments and three inter-disciplinary academic centres covering all the major engineering, science and humanities disciplines. IIT Guwahati has the world class infrastructure for carrying out advanced research and has been equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering instruments. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's campus is on a sprawling 285 hectares plot of land on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra around 20 kms from the heart of the Guwahati city.

About the Department

The Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati has been consistently working for addressing various Civil Engineering issues of the country and is considered as the pioneer in the region. The department is involved in research and consultancy projects sponsored by various governmental agencies and companies from the country and abroad.

About the Centre of Excellence

Centre of Excellence for Integrated Land-use Planning and Water Resource Management (ILPWRM) was established in the Civil Engineering Department of IIT Guwahati to carry out state of the art research work so as to assist concern implementing agencies working in the field of Urban Development by proving information and necessary guidance. The centre was established with sponsorship of Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Govt. of India.

Call for Papers

The conference invites original contributions related to the following topics

* Urban hydrology (Surface and Sub-surface)
* Hill-slope Hydrology
* Urban Watershed Management
* Ground Water Management
* Urban Ecology
* Urban Pollution
* Urban Carrying Capacity
* Integrated Land-use Planning for Urban Area
* Water Security of Urban Areas
* Issues of Urban Drainage
* Hazard Mitigation in Urban Areas
* Modeling and Simulation
* Climate Change Issues Affecting in Urban Areas
* Sustainable Developments in Hilly Urban Areas
* Green Building
* Socio-Economic Aspects of Urban Development

Important Dates

Submission of Abstract 30th November, 2011
Notification of Acceptance of Abstract 15th December, 2011
Last date of Registration and
Camera-ready Full-paper Submission 15th January, 2012
Conference Dates 24th-26th February, 2012

REGISTRATION FEE

CATEGORY INDIAN FOREIGN

Delegates INR 5000 USD 300
Students INR 3000 USD 100
Accompanying Person INR 2000 USD 100

Instructions for Authors

In order to ensure uniform style throughout the proceedings, all abstracts must be prepared strictly according to the format set in this template.

* The text of abstract should be limited to 500 words
* Abstracts should be submitted only in English
* The font to be used in abstract text should be of Times New Roman with a font size of 12.
* A 1.5 line spacing should be followed.
* Abstracts should not contain scientific symbols, diagrams, photographs and/or tables.
* The abstract must contain an introductory sentence stating the desired purpose of the study followed by a brief description of the methods. Precisely drawn conclusions arising from the study should be presented at the end of the abstract.

The authors are hereby requested to submit their abstract through the Online Paper Submission System.

Address for Communication

Conference Chair (ENSURE 2012)
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati-781039
Assam, India
Phone: +91-361-2585145/2582409
Fax: +91-361-2582440
E-mail: ensure.conference@gmail.com, ilpwrm@iitg.ernet.in
website: http://www.iitg.ernet.in/coeiitg/ensure/ensure.htm

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