Conference Description:

The 16th International Conference on Environment-Behavior Studies, Committee of Environment-Behavior of Architectural Society of China?focuses on the rapidly changing social and technological conditions, with the theme of "Environment-Behavior and Future Human Habitat ". Professionals, scholars, and students from different fields such as architecture, planning, landscape, psychology, sociology, and artificial intelligence from various countries are invited to participate in the conference, delving into various related topics and contributing wisdom to achieving a more sustainable, intelligent, resilient, healthy, and inclusive living environment.

Human habitat needs to be more sustainable. The research, education, and design practice of environment-behavior can enable us to understand the way humans use resources and their impact on other species, explore how environmental design can support more sustainable lifestyles, and address the enormous challenges faced by the global and regional ecological environment and resources, achieving the healthy development of the entire ecosystem and life system.

Human habitat needs to be more intelligent. The research, education, and design practice of environment-behavior can help us understand how new technologies affect human behavior and experience, and explore how to achieve smarter and more humane living environments through data analysis, machine learning, and virtual reality.

Human habitat needs to better manage risks and improve adaptability. The research, education, and design practice of environment-behavior can enable us to understand human behavioral responses in disaster events, explore how to achieve safer and more resilient living environments through resilience design theories, methods, and technologies to cope with the impact of natural and man-made disasters, epidemics, and other factors on humanity.

Human habitat needs to better promote physical and mental health and well-being. The research, education, and design practice of environment-behavior can help us understand how natural and built environments affect human health, and explore how to achieve more therapeutic and supportive living environments through design.

Human habitat needs to consider and respect the diversity of human physiological, spiritual, cognitive, and socio-cultural aspects more. The research, education, and design practice of environment-behavior can help us understand the behavior patterns, needs, and preferences of different groups, and explore how to achieve more inclusive and diverse living environments through cross-border cooperation with other disciplines in design.

Environment-behavior studies provides us with important frameworks, tools, and evidence to understand the relationship between humans and the environment. Emerging technologies will help environmental behaviorists better collect, analyze, and understand environmental and human data, thus providing the possibility for more effective design interventions.

CEB-ASC 2024 will include feature keynote and multi-topic parallel sessions from distinguished practitioners, researchers, educators. Representatives from Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS), Man-Environment Research Association (MERA), etc. are on an ongoing invitation. We sincerely invite professionals, scholars, and students from all over the world related to the field of Environment-behavior to contribute and attend the conference.

02 SUBTOPICS
We have provided some perspectives as references for each subtopic, but we welcome experts and scholars to contribute insightful insights from more perspectives.

? Environment-behavior and a more sustainable human habitat
Shrinking city
Urban regeneration
Biodiversity
Building performance/energy consumption

? Environment-behavior and a more intelligent human habitat
AI Plus
Human-machine interaction, Human-machine collaboration, and Human-machine symbiosis
Human factors
Big data, Multi-source data, and Intelligent measurement
Data visualization
Virtual reality, and Augmented reality
Multimodal media

? Environment-behavior and a more resilient human habitat
Resilient cities
Resilient community
Resilience design
Design management

? Environment-behavior and a healthier human habitat
Sense of place, and Place making
Urban density/congestion/privacy
Street/community/city vitality
Healthcare environment
Rehabilitation and care environment
Therapeutic environment
Supportive environment/design
Environment and health promotion
Environment and wellbeing

? Environment-behavior and a more inclusive human habitat
Inclusivity of physical diversity
Inclusivity of mental or psychological diversity
Inclusivity of cognitive diversity
Intergenerational integration
Gender perspective
Ethnic/cultural/customary perspective

? Theory, methodology and pedagogy of environment-behavior studies
Theoretical extensions of environment-behavior studies
Interdisciplinary perspectives and methodology in environment-behavior studies
Pedagogy and teaching activities of environment-behavior studies

? Other open topics
Other topics beyond the above that can trigger new growth points in the field of environment-behavior.


03 KEY DATES

10 April • Announcement of the conference theme and subtopics, key dates, and submission types (including full paper, short articles, posters, and short videos).
10 May • Deadline for Abstract submission.
20 May • Feedbacks on abstract review - final submission invitation to qualified authors; requirements and templates for final submission.
20 July • Deadline for Final Proposal submission.
• Early Bird registration opens.
15 August • Feedbacks from reviewers - feedbacks on revision; invitation to qualified authors.
31 August • Deadline for Revision submission.
15 September • Regular registration begins and Early Bird registration ends.
• Deadline for ALL conference presenters to register for the conference: a minimum of one author or of each accepted session is required to be part of the CEB-ASC 2024 program.
8 November • Conference reception; Workshops and visiting activities.
9 November • Opening ceremony; Keynotes at main venue.
10 November • Parallel sessions; Posters and short video displays; Closing ceremony.


04 FINAL PROPOSAL TYPES

-Full Paper
4000-6000 words (including all references, charts, etc.). Template will be provided later. Research findings, design outcomes and teaching results are all welcome.

-Short Article
2000-3000 words (including all references, charts, etc.). Template will be provided later. Research findings, design outcomes and teaching results are all welcome.

-Poster
A1 portrait. Template will be provided later. Research findings, design outcomes and teaching results are all welcome.

-Short Video
3-5 minutes. Requirements will be provided later. Design outcomes and teaching results are both welcome.

Note: Submissions in any format should not have been published before. Submissions in any format will be subject to a double-blind review.


05 PRESENTATION TYPES

-Oral Presentation
Submissions in the format of Full Paper and Short Article will be selected by reviewers for Oral Presentation.

-Display Poster
Submissions in the format of Full Paper, Short Article and Poster will be selected by reviewers for Display Poster.

-Display Video
Submissions in the format of Short Video will be selected by reviewers for Display Video.

06 CALL FOR ABSTRACT
All types of final submission require an abstract first. One of the authors is requested to send the abstract of proposal to the conference email [email protected] before May 10, 2024. The Email Title should be "Subtopic X (preferred subtopic number) + Full Paper/Short Article/Poster/Short Video + the first author’s full name". The author/authors will be invited to submit final proposal if the abstract submission is approved by the organizing committee of CEB-ASC 2024. Although authors who have not submitted abstract can also submit final proposals directly during the Final Submission stage, we still hope that authors can submit abstracts according to the procedure first.

All submitted Final Proposals will be subject to double-blind evaluation by reviewers invited by the conference, and feedback will be provided to the authors. The proposals that have been accepted by the peer-review should be modified according to reviewers’ comments and the revised version must be returned before the deadline. Any Final Proposals that are not returned on time will be considered as abandoned for presentation and publication. A minimum of one author of each accepted proposal is required to register for the conference. Proposals that have not been registered before the corresponding deadline will be considered as abandoned for presentation and publication.

The Abstract submission should include 2 MS Word or compatible format (.doc, .docx) digital files: ABSTRACT PAGE and AUTHOR INFORMATION PAGE. The files should be respectively designated "Subtopic X (preferred subtopic number) + Full Paper/Short Article/Poster/Short Video + the first author’s full name + ABSTRACT " and " Subtopic X (preferred subtopic number) + Full Paper/Short Article/Poster/Short Video + the first author’s full name + AUTHOR INFORMATION". The two files are required to use Ariel font size 11 and 1.5 line spacing, including the following content:

ABSTRACT PAGE
1) Title;
2) 3-5 keywords;
3) Abstract: 300-500 words;
4) Select 1-2 subtopics;
5) Select 1 type for submitting Final Proposal: Full Paper/Short Article/Poster/Short Video;
6) (Optional) It is recommended to include 3-5 references for each Full Paper/Short Article or 1-3 images for each Posters/Short Video.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PAGE
7) The names, identities, and affiliations of all authors, as well as the email and address of the
corresponding author (marked with *);
8) Please indicate if the corresponding author would like to act as a reviewer in the Final Proposal review process

07 ORGANIZERS
Guidance Organization
Architectural Society of China

Organizers?These are in no particular order.?
Committee of Environment-Behavior of Architectural Society of China (CEB-ASC)
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Nanjing University (NJU)

Operator
Nanjing University (NJU)

Supporting Organization
Nanjing University Architectural Planning and Design Research Institute Co., Ltd
Urban Design Committee of Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architecture Society

08 CONFERENCE CONTACT
Corresponding email (for submission and conference consultation):
[email protected]
Collaboration contact:
Prof. Pingping [email protected])
Mailing address:
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University
No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, China