Announcement of the theme of the AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports

We are delighted to announce the theme of the 19th AIVP World Conference Cities and Ports: "Open Piers: Steering flows between people, planet, and port cities". This exciting conference will be held from 27 to 29 November in the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon (Portugal), bringing together experts, policy-makers and professionals from around the world to explore the exciting future of port cities. Piers are the ultimate interface between land and water. They are the connection between port cities and the planet. Their accessibility has been a key indicator for the evolution of the port-city relationship. They changed from being accessible in the past, to gradually becoming off-limits. Fortunately, there is an ongoing tendency to reopen the piers, establishing a new kind of port-city relationship. How permeable are these relationships today? What flows are shaping these interactions? How are port cities presenting local answers to global trends? How do they…