4th International Conference
Smart and Sustainable Cities

Green infrastructure and climate resilience
July 3-5, 2024
Moscow
Scientific Program
The scientific program will include 5 thematic sessions, addressing different aspects of urban sustainable development, including development and maintenance of urban green infrastructures, climate adaptation and carbon neutrality, nature-based solutions and human health.
Sessions
Round Tables
Two round tables will aim to build cooperation between scientists, engineers, business and policy-makers in the hot topics of urban planning, sustainable development and educations: nature-based solutions for urban planning, carbon accounting, citizen science and Open living labs.
Masterclasses
Invertebrate animals are an integral component of the soil environment and, along with microorganisms, are an important factor in soil formation and maintenance of fertility. Being a food resource for animals of higher trophic levels, soil invertebrates influence changes in their numbers and diversity, and in urban conditions they determine the “appearance” of synanthropic fauna. The close connection with their habitat makes invertebrates informative indicators of various types of natural soils and their anthropogenic transformation and are widely used in zoological diagnostics of disturbed soils and substrates.
During the master class, participants will become familiar with the methods of catching and counting the largest and most mobile soil macrofauna, which unites the main classes of invertebrates: worms, millipedes, arachnids and insects. Participants will be asked to independently remove soil traps pre-installed in urban areas with different anthropogenic loads (lawns, roadside areas, forests), manually analyze the contents of the traps, identify and count captured invertebrates, and statistically process the results. Participants will become familiar with the main representatives of the fauna of urban soils and the features of the structure of their communities, reflecting the state of urban ecosystems with varying degrees of recreational load.
Petroleum hydrocarbons are one of the most common types of soil pollution. These pollutants accumulate in soils due to their high sorption capacity and biochemical stability. Anthropogenic stress reduces the biological activity of urban soils and negatively affects the biological oxidation of hydrocarbons.
In this masterclass, we will learn about the problem of urban soil pollution with petroleum hydrocarbons and the assessing the degree of this pollution. We will consider the common methods for determining the content of hydrocarbons in soil (luminescent, gravimetric, IR spectrometric, fluorimetric and gas chromatographic methods), their advantages and disadvantages. We will visit the analytical laboratory, review the equipment and the main stages of analysis.

During the masterclass, we will immerse themselves in the process of creating a 3D terrain model using terrestrial laser scanning technology. We will study 3D modeling methods and tools, as well as the features of collecting and processing data obtained from scanning. At the beginning of the masterclass, participants are introduced to the equipment and software used for terrestrial laser scanning, learn to scan a selected area and obtain accurate three-dimensional data about its shape and structure. Next, participants will study the processing the received data using specialized software. The main idea of the master class is to show how terrestrial laser scanning technology can be used to create high quality and accurate 3D terrain models. These skills can be useful in various fields such as geographic information systems, architectural design, urban planning, and in the field of virtual reality.
SSC Conference
Searching for solutions of the environmental problems of modern megapolises
9
Keynote Speakers
5
Sessions
2
Round Tables
3
Masterclasses
Guidelines for Authors
SSC-2024 conference will be held July 3-5, 2024 in a face-to-face format.

SSC-2024 conference will include the plenary session, key-note lectures, 5 thematic sessions, 2 round tables, 3 masterclasses. Both oral presentations and posters are welcome for the sessions, whereas only invited lectures are accepted for the round tables. Russian and English are the official languages ​​of the conference.

Oral Presentations
Oral presentation includes a 12 minutes talk and extra 3 minutes for discussion. The authors are kindly asked to follow the time requirements. The authors can send their presentations in .ppt or .pdf format to e-mail info@ssc-conf.org in advance.
Poster Session
The recommended poster size is A0 (width 841 mm × height 1189 mm), vertical orientation. Posters must focus on one of the topics from sessions S1-S5. All authors must display and personally present posters during the poster session and answer questions.
Publications
The participants of the SSC-2024 conference will have an opportunity to publish their contributions in the following format.
SSC-2024 Proceedings will contain conference papers. Conference papers will be collected starting from August 10, 2024 and until October 30, 2024. The submitted papers will be reviewed by the editorial board and accepted papers will be published by Springer Geography and indexed in Web of Science. The information on the author requirements and publication fees will be available soon at the SSC-2024 website. The publication of the SSC-2024 Proceedings is expected in 2025.
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