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The Organising Committee of the ENHR Housing Conference Shrinking Cities, Sprawling Suburbs, Changing Countrysides cordially invites proposals for individual papers. The conference will be organised by the Centre for Housing Research and the School of Applied Social Science, University College Dublin and will be held in University College Dublin, Ireland from 6 till 9 July 2008.

The conference will address various issues relevant to this overarching theme in both urban and rural locations. Plenary sessions will address current debates on topics such as balanced regional development, urban and rural development, housing theory, socio-spatial segregation, new suburban communities, the role of migration and tourism, developments in post socialist societies, as well as issues which are specific to rural areas.

There will be a number of plenary sessions, some of which will be in the form of panel discussions. Workshop sessions, mostly organised by the regular ENHR working groups, will allow participants to present their research. The following workshops are planned and we encourage you to submit an abstract and a paper under one of the headings:

W01 - Housing Finance and Regulation
W02 - Migration, Residential Mobility, and Housing Policy
W03 - The Residential Context of Health
W04 - Housing Economics
W05 - Poverty Neighbourhoods
W06 - Welfare Policy, Homelessness, and Social Exclusion
W07 - Housing Regeneration and Maintenance
W08 – Space and Place
W09 - Legal Aspects of Housing, Land and Planning
W10 - Housing & Living Conditions of Ageing Populations
W11 - Metropolitan Dynamics: Urban Change, Market and Governance
W12 - Housing Market Dynamics
W13 - Housing and Minority Ethnic Groups
W14 - East European Housing & Urban Policy
W15 – Housing Cultures and Sustainable Development
W16 - Social Housing in Europe: Institutional and Organisational Dynamics
W17 – Housing and Social Theory
W18 – Shrinkage and Growth: Local Consequences of Global Developments
W19 – Historical Perspectives and Path Dependence in Housing
W20 - Physical Aspects of Spatial Design and Regeneration.
W21 - Land for Housing and Housing Supply
W22 – Private Rented Markets

Further details of the workshops and how to submit an abstract (max 300 words) for consideration are posted on the conference website www.enhr2008.com. The closing date for submission of abstracts is 29 February 2008 and for submission of papers is 30 May 2008.

The winner of the first Bengt Turner Award will also be announced at the conference. Contact lawrence.teeland@ibf.uu.se for further details of this Award.

The conference will include a walking tour of Dublin, a choice of study trips (including one to Belfast) and an official opening reception (all to be held on Sunday, 6 July). The conference dinner will take place on Monday evening (7 July). A more informal Irish music and dance session will take place the following evening (8 July). Delegates are advised to arrive in Dublin by Saturday 5th July 2008.

To coincide with the conference, a New Researchers’ Colloquium will be held in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland from Friday 4 July to Sunday 6 July 2008. Further details of the New Researchers’ Colloquium can be found on www.enhr.ulster.ac.uk

ENHR Members intending on travelling to Dublin in 2008 are advised to make their hotel reservations early. Accommodation will be available on campus, and a list of nearby hotels is posted on the website, along with further details about the conference. Please refer to www.enhr2008.com. You might also find the following websites useful www.visitdublin.com and www.tourismireland.com

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