Call for Issue Papers and Case Studies

Designing the Parks Part II will culminate in highly interactive, discussion-based work sessions. Our goal is to provide an energetic, thought provoking discourse surrounding the current state of and future vision for public park policy, planning and design.

We are seeking two types of presentations that can fuel discussion before, during, and after the work sessions:

1. short, focused position or issue papers that assess, challenge, or redefine a particular topic, issue, opportunity, or protocol relevant to public parks in today’s environment. Maximum length – 1500 words.
2. Case studies of current or recent (within the last ten years) design or planning work in public parks that provide strong, illustrative examples of the challenges and opportunities for public park planning and design and possible future directions.
Maximum length – 1500 words.

Designers, planners, park and resource managers, scholars, preservationists, conservationists, social scientists, students, and other professionals who understand the critical issues that must be addressed in public park design and planning to maintain their relevancy and sustainability in the 21st century are encouraged to submit a proposal. Issue papers and case studies should address policy, planning and/or design related to one or more of the three conference tracks. All accepted issue papers and case studies will be posted on the conference website. Once proposals are accepted, authors will have approximately six weeks to finalize their papers or case studies. Authors who are also accepted into the San Francisco workshop will be given the opportunity to present their papers during the conference work sessions. They may also be asked to lead a work table discussion.