Caribbean Urban Forum 2017

The Belize Association of Planners will be our host for the 7^th Annual Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF 2017), 15^th -19^th May 2017 in Belize City, Belize.  Co-hosts include the Mayor’s Office, Belize City; Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management (CNULM) based at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, and other regional and international organizations. The Forum brings together land use practitioners, municipal managers, policy makers, academics and allied professionals in an effort to address urban issues in the region. The Theme of the Conference is  Green Energy, Green Economy and Green Space and the venue is is Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina, Belize.

Contact belizeplanners@gmail.com to register

Click here to download the latest Agenda CUF2017 agenda 28.4.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For hotel deals, Please click CUF7-LOGISTICS-Delegate Information Package.  Please note that COPA Airlines will be offering a 10% discount to conference participants. Please contact info@bluespacecaribbean.com and/or belizeplanners@gmail.com for code and please book your tickets at any of the Sales offices in the link: https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/sales-offices

Registration fees

Professional (Regular – post 15th April 2017) – US$375

Professional (Early Bird – pre 15th April 2017) – US$325

Student (Regular – post 15th April 2017) – US$250

Student (Early Bird – pre 15th April 2017) – US$200

Presenters (Abstracts accepted) – US$275

 

The following presentations and panel discussions will be made at CUF2017 : 

• Abdool, A. Medicinal Plants The Blueprints of a New Urban Legacy

• Alleyne, D. , Lorde, R. The Green Economy and Housing – Practical, Pragmatic or Pitiful?

• Amiemba, N. Local initiatives towards local economic development in Suriname -The indigenous village Galibi as best practice for local initiatives

• Baksh, R. , Edwards, A. , Frojmovic, M. National Land Use Policy and Physical Development Plan for the Commonwealth of Dominica

• Bailey, E. Placemaking and conflict in inner-urban community -the case of Tivoli Gardens, Kingston Jamaica

• Boles, E. Rapid Ecological Assessment of Mt. Pleasant Creek 

• CALGA. (presented by Anthony Roberts). Call to Action – Local Governance leadership in Caribbean development

• Chadee, S. and Stoute, V. Green Building in Trinidad and Tobago – Constraints and Opportunities -An exploratory approach

• Cronshaw, D. Understanding the process of waterfront developing in Belize – perspective from the coast

• Davidson, G. and Bowron, B. Adapting to Climate Change – Potential lessons for the Caribbean

• Deo, R. Production of Cementitious Material From Seawater

• Deo, R. Emergent risks due to rapid industrialization in the Caribbean

• Ellis-Topsey, C. Creating and Securing Green Spaces through Cultural Strength Belize -a Case Study

• Fredrick, N. and Agostini, V. Enhancing Coastal Resilience in the Grenville Bay Area (Grenada) with the use of nature-based solutions – AWE’s Case Study

• Francis, L. , Toni-Ann Reid and Winston Quest Ecological Space In Urban Communities- Kingston As An Ecological Space

• Francis, L. The Impact and challenges of Increasing Densities and Heights within the Kingston metropolitan area (KMA) of Jamaica.

• Frazer, R. Local Economic Development and the Local Government– The Case of the City of Belmopan

• Griffith, S. and Holder, C. Synergies in the Urban Rehabilitation of Bridgetown

• Guerrero, W.E. Providing Solutions to Engineering Pitfalls in Hydraulically Sensitive Areas

• Guy, C., Swan, J., Thompson, L. and Babb, S. The role of the Environment in Belize City Branding

• Haigh, Z. Planning for Resilience – Using Agricultural Cooperatives to Address Food Security in Belize

• Horning, D. , Temple, M. Sustainable Local Water Governance: the right connections
• Hosein, R. , Conrad, D. The resource curse, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Host Community DependencyThe resource curse, Corporate Social Responsibility andthe Host Community Dependency

• Humes, S.L. Creating Complete Communities Drawing the connection between ideas and actions in Belize

• Johnson, C. Adaptive Strategies for Caribbean Community-based Planning

• Joseph, S. How Policy Mobilities Immobilize Policy in Haiti

• Joseph, P. How the adoption of a green building certification program or rating system can improve the efficacy of the T&T planning system

• Kemp, S. and Kemp, C. Living Streets

• Lee Sam, K. and Ramdoo, N. Stemming the flow – Exploring youth entrepreneurship and LED in the Caribbean

• Mayr, M. , Rouse, C. , Van den Berg, R. Blue-Green Networks as a spatial development strategy – the case of Belmopan, Belize

• Kostaras, J. , Solloso, E. , and  Larsen, M. Assessing Alternative Resiliency Strategies in Under-resourced Coastal Communities in Belize Impacted by Climate Change and Vulnerable to Environmental Risk

• Mohammed, A. Hydropower from Municipal Water Supply Reservoir

• Moriah, A. Lessons and Practices in Comprehensive Community Renewal

• Opoku, A. The Challenges of Healthier and popularLessons and Practices in Comprehensive Community Renewal Urban Transportation

• Prendergast, D. Our Voices, Our Outcomes: The Case of the Implementation of Phase II of the UN-Habitat Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme in Jamaica.

• Usher, K. , Rodriguez, K. The Difference Green Space Can Make: Exploring an Urban Parks System for Belize City – Connecting Families with Greenspace for Justice and Resiliency

• Sanchez,E.J. Community Benefits Agreements as a policy tool for community development and its application to Ambergris Caye, Belize- A guiding framework

• Shah, K. Institutional and Regulatory Co-ordination in the Implementation of Energy Efficient Lighting Standards – The Case of the Eastern Caribbean

•  Simon, S. Really Involving Stakeholders in Conservation Planning – Case studies of stakeholders’ feedback in conservation planning

• St. Bernard, G. , Hinds-Layne, M. Reimagining Speightstown in the Context of Contemporary Spatial Classifications
  

• Westby, D. and Rodriguez, K. Implementing the Smart Hospital Toolkit – Implications for Broader Policy Application for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Resilience in Belize

• White, T. Feasibility of co-located offshore wind and wave energy generation

• Williams, C. Urban Green Spaces Use them or lose them

• Williams, K. Sustainable Barranco- A ‘Bottom Up’ Village Revival Master Plan

• Williams, P. A Study of the Georgetown Parking Meter Project and the Struggle to Transform the City into a Green and Sustainable Environment

• Williams, P. and Johnson-Bhola, L. Promoting Climate Change Resilient Strategies for Poor Urban Communities in Guyana- A Case Study of Tiger Bay

 

The Call for Abstracts is closed but feel free to examine the themes

Download the CUF 2017 Call for Abstracts 

Download Example of Scoring Criteria for Abstracts for CUF2017

 

Questions?

For further information on general conference, please contact:
Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management
Phone (868) 662-2002 ext 83398
Email: info@bluespacecaribbean.com and/or belizeplanners@gmail.com.