The Research Group for International Development and Urban Planning (Research Exchange Subcommittee of the City Planning Institute of Japan) will hold its 21st Conference of International Development and Urban Planning (CIDUP2025) on Sunday, December 21, 2025, as detailed below. We look forward to welcoming a wide range of participants, including researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and undergraduates, whose interests lie in the related research areas in Asia, Africa, and the other developing regions.​

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This conference is one of the CPD programs of CPIJ. If you are a member of CPIJ, you may receive six points as a presenter or five points as a participant. For more detail, please refer to the website of CPIJ. 

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CONFERENCE OUTLINES

Date: 21st December, 2025

10:00 AM to 5:20 PM (Registration opens at 10:00 AM, Conference open at 10:30 AM)

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Place: Meijo University as a hybrid of on-site and online.

South Building, 4th Floor, DS-401 Lecture room (Room1) & DS-412 Lecture room (Room2), Nagoya-dome-mae Campus
(Please refer to the campus map.)

Address: 4-102-9 Yadaminami, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan

　　　　10-minute walk from Ozone Station on the JR Chuo Line.

　　　　4-minute walk from Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station on the Meijo Subway Line.
 

CALL FOR PAPERS

10:00-10:25     Registration (Front of Room 1: Registration continues after 10:25)

10:30-10:35     Opening Remarks

10:35-11:50      Session A: Climate Change, Disaster Resilience and Smart Cities

11:50-13:00      Lunch Break

13:00-14:00     Session B: Culture, Arts and Urban Identity

　　　　　　  Session C: Informal Housing and Affordable Housing

14:10-15:10       Session D: Rural Development and Tourism

　　　　　　  Session E: Urban Design and Healthy Region

15:20-16:20      Session F: Urban Growth, Transportation, and Activities

16:35-17:15       Round Table (Summary Session)

17:15-17:20       Closing Remarks

Details here
 

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION FEE

Participation is free of charge. Participants other than presenters and co-authors are welcome. The registration deadline is December 20.

Please register using the registration form here.

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CALL FOR PAPERS  (Already closed)

All who submit the paper must present at this conference on 21st December 2025.

 

Theme: City planning in Asian or African regions or other developing countries, Japanese city planning from the viewpoint of Asia or Africa

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Qualification: 

- Anyone whose research theme corresponds with the theme of the conference.

- Membership of CPIJ is not required.

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Language: English

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Guidelines for Preparing Manuscripts

[ Guideline ]

 

Schedule

Abstract Submission Deadline: 25th September, 2025

- title, author(s), affiliation(s), contact address and 200-300 words Abstract​

Abstract Acceptance Notification: Early October, 2025

- Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent to all primary authors by email.​

Full Paper Submission Deadline: 3rd November, 2025

- title, author(s), affiliation(s), contact address, 4 pages extended abstract or 6-10 pages of full paper

​- All the papers must be presented.​

Full Paper Acceptance and Presentation Program Notification: Mid-November, 2025

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Sending Address

- Papers should be emailed to both secretariats at the following addresses in Word and PDF formats.

E-mail: Mr. Kiichi Takahashi: kiichi512[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

 　　　 Dr. Ryo Fukuda: rfukuda[at]econ.kyushu-u.ac.jp

　　　  (please change [at] into @ when you e-mail) 

- Applicants should note that it is only accepted electronic data and that no printed paper be needed to submit.

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SECRETARIAT

Any inquiries about the meeting should be sent to the following contact address.

 

Secretariat: 

Prof. Shigeru Fukushima (Meijo University), Mr. Kiichi Takahashi (The University of Tokyo), Dr. Ryo Fukuda (Kyushu University) , Dr. Kojiro Sho (The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Ai Nishimura (Meikai University)

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●About Abstract/Paper Submission
E-mail: Mr. Kiichi Takahashi: kiichi512[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

　　　  Dr. Ryo Fukuda: rfukuda[at]econ.kyushu-u.ac.jp

●About Paper presentation & Conference Venue
E-mail: Prof. Shigeru Fukushima: fukusima[at]meijo-u.ac.jp
(please change [at] into @ when you e-mail)

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