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Extended the deadline for abstract submission for the IAPS 2020 Conference. Now it is 10 January 2020.
Due to many requests for an extension, the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to January 10, 2020. We still accept submissions for : oral communications in a regular session or in one of the 21 thematic symposia already accepted (see the Conference...
IAPS 2020 – Deadline for Submission 15 December 2019
Dear All, please don’t forget the deadline to submit the abstract to IAPS2020. A reminder that the on-line Call for proposals for the IAPS Conference "Running out of time: Setting the pace for future generations" to be held in Quebec City, Canada, next June 21-26...
2019 SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME – Ageing in Place in a World of Inequalities
The 2019 IAPS Symposium ‘Ageing in Place in a World of Inequalities: How to Design Healthy Cities for All’ is starting next week in Brazil. This will take place from 27 to 30 November 2019 in the city of Pelotas. This is an event promoted by the IAPS Environment and...
What is IAPS?
Formed officially 35 years ago, but with intellectual roots dating back to the ‘60s in the architectural psychology movement, IAPS is a multidisciplinary and active association gathering researchers and practitioners from around the world, with a shared interest in people’s interaction with their environment. Psychology, sociology, geography, design, planning are only a few of the disciplines represented and for these and their representatives, IAPS serves both as a platform for disciplinary discussion, and as a platform for collaboration.
The digital library
A good starting point to get an idea of what we do though, is the IAPS Digital Library, which collects all the abstracts submitted at all IAPS Congresses and is free to browse. An invaluable resource!
The Networks
The Networks are interest and research groups formed by IAPS members. They carry out debates, discussion groups, publications, often posses their own website and organise symposia and conferences.
IAPS 2017
The IAPS 2017 SYMPOSIUM is hosted by the Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS) at Ardhi University (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). The theme is Knowledge for climate-proof urban development in rapidly changing environments.
There are several reasons why it is a good idea to join IAPS and become one of its numerous members.
IAPS is a lively international association of scholars and practitioners from the disciplines which share a fundamental interest in environment and behaviour studies. These include environmental psychology, architecture, geography, urban design, sociology, interior design, landscape, anthropology, planning and environmental management. The association fosters interdisciplinary study of the transactions and interactions between people and their socio-physical surroundings – including both built and natural environments.