Call for Paper Submissions for the Special Issue "War, Architecture and the City"
Proposed Expanded Themes for the Special Issue» War, Architecture, and the City«
1. The city as an Arena for Endogenous Development: Beyond the Material Fabric
- Models for regenerating damaged spaces, with an emphasis on endogenous development
- From physical form to behavioral models: urban public spaces as arenas for national solidarity
2. Psychological Security and the Management of Space in the Fourth Dimension
- The psychology of space and the application of architecture to enhance residents’ psychological resilience in wartime conditions
3. The Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of the Imposed War and Their Impact on the City and Urban Life
- Examining the broader consequences of war for urban functions, structures, and governance
- Analyzing war-induced social and economic transformations within the urban context
4. Public Lessons, Experiences, and Narratives in Relation to the City during Wartime
- Documenting and analyzing people’s narratives in relation to urban spaces
- The role of lived experience in shaping collective memory and urban identity
5. Urban Capacities for Fostering National Unity and Social Cohesion during Wartime
- Examining the social and physical capacities of cities to strengthen the spirit of resistance and defense
- Crisis management and defense support
6. Passive Defense and Safety Strategies in Architecture and Urban Planning under Wartime Conditions
- Resilient urban design and planning in response to threats
- Mechanisms for enhancing the psychological and physical security of residents during wartime
- Passive Defense Engineering and Security-Oriented Architecture: Strategies for Reducing the Vulnerability of Urban Infrastructure to Attacks
7. Smart-City Approaches and Effective Technologies for Urban Management in Relation to War
- The role of smart cities in forecasting, monitoring, and mitigating the impacts of war
- The application of technology in crisis management and the continuity of urban services
8. Urban Resilience, Crisis Management, and the Regeneration of War-Damaged Cities
- Resilience frameworks and planning for urban sustainability
- Post-war reconstruction, sustainable development, and the regeneration of damaged spaces
- Structural Resilience: Revitalizing Social Bonds through the Redesign of Damaged Collective Spaces
9. Memorial Architecture, Commemorative Spaces, and the Representation of Resistance in Urban Spaces
- Examining conceptual, physical, and artistic approaches to memorial design
- The relationship among space, identity, memory, and the psychology of resistance
