CITIES OF THE FUTURE - IWA

International
Water Association
Co-organisers:
SEP
Xi'an University of
Architecture and Technology
National Natural Science
Foundation of China
Shaanxi Provincial Science
and Technology Department,
China
Shaanxi Provincial
Environmental Protection
Department, China
CITIES OF THE FUTURE
Water Environmental
Federation

International
Water Association
CITIES OF THE FUTURE
Message from IWA
The International Water Association (IWA) and
its Cities of the Future Program (CoF) pull
together leading water professionals and city
planners to develop a portfolio of approaches
for water system design linked with city and
regional design. Through this conference and
others we are responding to the urgent need
to conceive water systems of the future and to
implement these basic design principles beginning now.
Paul Reiter, Executive Director, IWA
About
IWA The International Water Association is a global network of
water professionals, spanning the continuum between research
and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle. Through
IWA members collaborate to promote the development and
implementation of innovative and effective approaches to water
management. The strength of IWA lies in the professional and
geographic diversity of its membership a global mosaic of
member communities, including academic researchers and
research centres, utilities, consultants, regulators, industrial water
users and water equipment manufacturers. IWA members from
each of these communities represent the leading edge in their
fields of expertise; together they are building new frontiers in the
research and implementation of water and wastewater treatment
technologies, within the framework of the total water cycle.
Conference Outline
Message from the Organiser
On behalf of the Organising Committee of
CoF-XIAN2011 and Xi'an University of Architecture and
Technology (XAUAT), I warmly welcome water
scientists, engineers, managers and administrators
from all over the world to participate the conference for
an exchange of knowledge, ideas, researching results
and engineering experiences on the worldwide
important topic of sustainable management of urban
water and wastewater toward future. Xi'an, as the ancient capital of China,
will offer our distinguished guests with traditional hospitality and historical
attractions.
Xiaochang Wang, Conference Chairman, Professor, Vice President, XAUAT
XAUAT located in Xi'an - the ancient capital city of China, is one of the
early established technological universities in the nation. Many
departments in XAUAT especially those related to architecture, civil and
environmental engineering have an educational history of more than 100
years. Of them the Department of Environmental Engineering is among
the National Key Disciplines of this field in China. The professors in this
department are internationally active especially in the field of water
environment. They are engaged in many national and international
research projects on water treatment, wastewater treatment, and water
environmental protection and improvement. In recent years their
research activities on wastewater reuse for urban environment
restoration in the water deficient northwestern China has drawn
international attention. In 2005 the IWA specialised conference on
"Future Urban Water and Wastewater Systems Decentralization and
Reuse" was successfully organised by XAUAT.
Sustainable water and wastewater management is a hot topic for urban water environment improvement nowadays and toward the future
development. In China, as well as other developing regions in the world, urbanisation is the symbolic trend of economic development. This
results in an increasing demand of water supply for domestic, municipal, industrial and environmental uses in the expanded and/or newly
developed urban areas. In the water deficient countries or regions, water shortage and water environment deterioration often occur
simultaneously and become factors to restrict the sustainable urban development. Under such circumstances, many efforts have to be
made to overcome these problems. In China, a series of national projects are underway for this purpose. The IWA international conference
"Cities of the Future Xi'an: Technologies for Integrated Urban Water Management" (CoF-XIAN2011), as one of the planned events under
the IWA Cities of the Future Program (CoF), will thus provide a good opportunity for Chinese scientists, engineers, and environmental
decision makers to seat together with professionals from all over the world to exchange their opinions and experiences in the related fields.
The main topics to be discussed in the conference will basically follow the aim of the CoF program, and the tasks of the Chinese national
projects are also taken into consideration. The conference themes will include but not limited to the followings:
Track 1: System design and innovation
- Future trend of urban development and needs for water
management
- Configuration of sustainable urban water and wastewater
system
- Integrated design of urban water and wastewater system
- Innovation of urban water and wastewater system
- Case studies
Track 2: Integrated technologies for urban water
- Innovation/enhancement of conventional technologies
- Advanced treatment technologies
- Natural processes for wastewater treatment
- Operation and maintenance
- Controlling and monitoring
Track 3: Water reclamation, reuse and risk control
- Quality requirements and standards for water reuse
- Risk assessment of water reuse
- Decentralized waste reclamation technologies
- Socioeconomic aspects of water reuse
- Case studies
Track 4: Improvement of urban water environment
- Urban runoff and non-point source control
- Improvement of urban drainage systems
- Sludge management and secondary pollution control
- Water quality improvement of urban streams and lakes
- Water pollution control for small towns

International
Water Association
Programme Committee
Paul Brown
Kala Vairavamoorthy
Glen Daigger
Steve Moddemeyer
Willy Verstraete
Valerie Nelson
George Crawford
Jurg Keller
Peter Cornel
Naoyuki Funamizu
TorOve Leiknes
Yuyou Li
Paul Reiter
Thuy Mai
Jining Chen
Xingcan Zheng
Qi Zhou
Qiang He
Min Yang
Qingliang Zhao
Organising Committee
Xiaochang Wang
Xia Huang
Zuxin Xu
Wenyi Dong
Yajun Zhang
Jianhua Yan
Minsheng Huang
Yixin Yan
Tinglin Huang
Dangcong Peng
Yongxiang Ren
Chengjun Wang
Rong Chen
Chongmiao Zhang
Tao Li
Adrian Puigarnau
CDM Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., USA
The University of Birmingham, UK
CH2M HILL, USA
Collins Woerman, USA
Ghent University, Belgium
Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment, USA
CH2M HILL Canada Ltd., Canada
The University of Queensland, Australia
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Hokkaido University, Japan
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Tohoku University, Japan
International Water Association
International Water Association
Tsinghua University, China
National Engineering Research Center for Urban Water and Wastewater, China
Tongji University, China
Chongqing University, China
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, China
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Tsinghua University, China
Tongji University, China
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China
Zhejiang University, China
East China Normal University, China
Hehai University, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China
International Water Association China Regional Office
International Water Association
Session Plans
The conference sessions will include the following 4 categories to broaden the range of communications and discussions on the conference themes
among delegates of varied interests and/or different backgrounds.
Plenary session : keynote presentations by well known scholars/specialists in the field of urban water management on general topics relevant to the
conference themes. Simultaneous English/Chinese interpretation will be provided in this session.
Specific sessions : oral presentations by authors of accepted papers on each of the conference themes. English will be the session language.
Practical sessions : oral presentations by selected practitioners from engineering, managing and O/M sectors on topics related to the conference
themes. Bilingual captions (English/Chinese) will be provided.
Poster session : presentation by posters on the conference themes.
Abstract Submission
Authors who are willing to present their work in the conference are
encouraged to submit abstracts through the conference online
submission system at http://www.CoF-XIAN2011.com after submission
opens (1 October, 2010). Please follow the instruction on the website
for your submission.
Paper Selection and Publication
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the programme committee and
organising committee for selecting oral/poster presentations at the conference.
Authors whose abstracts are selected will be invited to submit full papers to
the conference through the conference website. After the conference, a
selected number of full papers will be recommended for publication in the
following journals.
Water Science and Technology (SCI journal)
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China (SCI journal)
Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (CSCD journal for
both Chinese and English papers)
The recommended papers will go through a peer review process following the
journal's own policy.

Introduction of Xi'an
Xi'an, once called Chang'an, is a historical city in China.
It served as the ancient capital from 1100 B.C. for twelve
dynasties spanning over 1120 years. It was the oriental
cultural centre of the Silk Road. Xi'an is famed all over
the world for its glorious history. Specialists and scholars
regard it as an inexhaustible treasure-house of literature
while heads of state from many countries and people
from all walks of life turn their eyes to this tourist attraction,
trying to broaden their knowledge of Chinese civilization.
The cultural relics and historical sites preserved in Xi'an
are rich and numerous. They reflect from different angles
the features of the ancient Chinese society: the Terra-cotta
Army, pottery warriors and horses (200 B.C.), is located
about 10 km east of the city, near the Mausoleum of the
First Emperor of Qin Dynasty; the Bell Tower and Drum
Tower in the central city date back to the Ming dynasty
(1368-1644 A.D.); the Xi'an city wall, 11.9 Kilometres in
circumference, was the only completely preserved city
wall of ancient China which was previously built of
rammed earth and surfaced with grey bricks in 1568 A.D.
There are numerous ancient temples, pagodas, ruins and
remains all over the city and its suburbs.
Conference Venue
The venue for the conference is Renmin Square Hotels Xi'an which
is a large complex with conference centres and hotels in the
central city area.
Address: 319 Dongxin Street, Xi'an 710004, China
Tel. +86 29 8792 8888
Fax. +86 29 8792 8400
Accommodation
In Renmin Square Hotels Xi'an, there are several hotels (Luxury
Five Star, Five Star and Four Star) available for accommodation
during the conference at discount rate. Information for hotel
booking will be provided on the conference website.
Key dates
Abstract submission open: 1 October 2010
Deadline of abstract submission: 15 December 2010
Technical Visits
One day technical visits will be arranged on 18 Sep. 2011 to the following
project sites in Xi'an:
Xi'an Siyuan University: Independent water system with maximized
wastewater reuse for non-potable purposes in the university campus.
Xi'an Chan-Ba Ecological District: Newly restored urban water front area
and location for International Horticultural Exposition, 2011.
Optional Tours
One day optional tours will be arranged on 19 Sep. 2011 to the following
historical sites in Xi'an area:
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses and Huaqing Summer Palace
Qianling (Royal Mausoleums of Tang Dynasty) and Famen Temple (The
most famous Buddhist Shrine)
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2011
Submission of full papers: 15 June 2011
Contact Information
Dr. Rong Chen
Secretariat, CoF-XIAN2011 Organising Committee, Xi'an University
of Architecture and Technology number 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an,
710055, China
Tel. +86 13992832176
E-mail: secretariat@cof-xian2011.com
cof-xian2011@xauat.edu.cn
Dr. Tao Li
Manager, International Water Association China Regional Office,
Room 421, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing,
100085, China
Tel. +86 10 62849589 +86 13810031231
Email: tao.li@iwahq.org
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