Call for Abstracts | 2025 International Landscape Architecture Symposium (ILAS)

2025 International Landscape Architecture Symposium (ILAS) - Sustainability · Inclusivity · Evidence-Based Science: Towards Resilient Futures

Introduction

Beijing Forestry University (BFU) and the Landscape Research Group (LRG) announce the “2025 International Landscape Architecture Symposium (ILAS) - Sustainability · Inclusivity · Evidence-Based Science: Towards Resilient Futures” that will take place at BFU campus in Beijing, China from 24 to 26 October 2025.

The conference will focus on the core global development issue of the 21st century, "Sustainability," with three main objectives: Sustainability, Inclusivity, and Evidence-based Science. Experts and scholars from both domestic and international backgrounds will discuss how landscape architecture can break through traditional thinking through interdisciplinary dialogue and innovative engineering techniques, achieving the synergy of ecological resilience and social equity, promoting resource recycling and environmental protection, improving the accessibility and inclusivity of public spaces, and optimizing design decisions based on evidence-based science. This aims to contribute the wisdom and power of landscape architecture to a greener, more livable, and fairer future.

 

Call for Abstracts

The conference is now open for abstracts from researchers, scholars and related practitioners around the world. Outstanding submissions will have the opportunity to share their research findings through oral presentations.

Abstracts that are selected will be recommended for full submission for publication in a special issue of the participating journal (subject to peer review).

 

1. Proposed Sub-Themes for the Symposium

The keynote speeches at this conference will focus on 3 main topics:

1) Ecological Sustainability and Environmental Resilience

This topic aims to explore how landscape architecture can enhance environmental resilience by improving ecosystem functions and services, especially in responding to challenges such as climate change and extreme weather events. Focus will be placed on strategies like green infrastructure, ecological restoration, ecological network connectivity, and biodiversity conservation to improve urban environmental adaptability and resilience, achieving both ecological and social sustainability.

2) Social Inclusivity and Landscape Universality

This topic discusses how landscape architecture can promote social inclusivity through design and planning, ensuring that different groups have equal access to resources and opportunities in urban spaces. The focus is on eliminating social disparities, enhancing the accessibility and equity of public landscapes, supporting the social inclusion of vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children, and advancing inclusive design for public spaces.

3) Evidence-based Innovation Pathways in Landscape Design

This topic explores how evidence-based approaches can be integrated into landscape design practices, using data analysis and empirical research to optimize the design process and decision-making. It will focus on how technologies like remote sensing, social feedback, and performance evaluation can be used to enhance the scientific and precise nature of design, steering landscape design towards more effective and sustainable directions.

 

2.Submission

Interested authors are encouraged to submit abstract using the provided template.

The submission language should be either Chinese or English, and the abstract should include the title, author information, summary, and keywords (see appendix for the specific format). The word count for the abstract should be controlled within 400 - 800 words.

Email for submitting abstracts: papersbjfu@163.com

Submission deadline: 15 Aug, 2025

 

3.Abstract Acceptance

Abstracts will be evaluated by invited experts. The evaluation criteria are as follows:

• Relevance of the abstract to the conference theme;
• Originality and innovation of the proposed methods/work;
• The solutions or methods presented in the abstract and their potential application to broader research;
• Quality of the abstract and the relevance of the team to the work presented (the abstract should present your original work/research).

 

Conference Agenda

 

Date	Time	Agenda
2025/10/24 24th October	All day	Conference Registration
	19:00-21:30	Postgraduate Forum
2025/10/25 25th October	09:00-09:15	Addresses by Leadership & Distinguished Guests
	09:15-10:45	Academic Presentations (Three Experts)
	10:45-11:00	Tea Break
	11:00-12:30	Academic Presentations (Three Experts)
	12:30-14:00	Lunch and Rest
	14:00-15:30	Academic Presentations (Three Experts)
	15:30-15:45	Tea Break
	15:45-16:50	Journal Development Roundtable Forum
	16:50-17:00	Main Forum Summary
2025/10/26 26th October	9:00-12:00	Topic Sub-forums（Three Parallel Session）

 

Registration and Payment

1. Registration Types

(1) Standard Registration

Early bird price: 1000 CNY/person for registration and payment completed by September 15, 2025 (inclusive).

Regular price: 1200 CNY/person for registration and payment completed after September 15, 2025 and on the day of registration.

(2) Student Registration

Early bird price: 600 CNY/person for registration and payment completed by September 15, 2025 (inclusive).

Regular price: 800 CNY/person for registration and payment completed after September 15, 2025 and on the day of registration.

(3) On-site Registration

On-site card machines will be available for payment and registration. The registration fee will be 1200 CNY (800 CNY for students).

*The forum is only open for on-site attendance, and a real-name registration system will be used. After completing payment, please scan the QR code below to fill in your registration information and upload the payment proof. The organizing committee will send you a participation notice and guidelines via email after receiving your registration form.

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Appendix

Abstract Template -Chinese

Abstract Template -English