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In the face of the global housing crisis, the challenges of affordable and social housing go far beyond construction cost and speed—they encompass spatial quality, social equity, governance mechanisms, and environmental impact. Directly addressing these complexities, this July, the Institute of Smart City and Management - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH - ISCM), in collaboration with partners from Korea, Singapore, and Thailand, will host the International Conference Dwelling in Transition: Reimagining Affordable and Social Housing across Scales and Systems.
The conference will be a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral platform for professionals to come together, share knowledge, and rethink the meaning of "affordability" through lenses of design, policymaking, finance, and sustainability. With new definitions, models, and theoretical frameworks built upon expert research, this event aims to reshape housing paradigms to better suit today's economic and social realities.
Main Topics:
🏠 Margins: Grey Areas and Emergent Practices
🏠 Materials and Methods: Constructing Affordability
🏠 Instruments: Policy, Finance, and Governance
The conference also welcomes papers exploring topics related to design, planning, technology, finance, impact measurement, community engagement, sustainability and livability.
☀️Submission Guidelines: Please send a single PDF file including all required information to iscm@ueh.edu.vn, cc to haihln@ueh.edu.vn by 8:00 PM (GMT+7:00) | June 30, 2025.
Submission must include:
1. Title (max. 100 characters)
2. Subtitle (max. 150 characters)
3. Author Information (full name, affiliation, email)
4. Short Bio (max. 300 characters)
5. Keywords (max. 3)
6. Abstract (max. 2000 characters, including spaces)
7. Representative Image (1 image, preferably original work by the author)
8. 3 References