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Pre-program of the BUFTOD2012 conference : &#171; Building the urban future and Transit Oriented Development (BUFTOD) Rail and other modes, connecting with urban and regional development &#187;.PresentationThe BUFTOD conference is a dedicated arena for the debate on TOD, allowing the crossing of scientific disciplines and the associated approaches, exchanging on cases studies at the international level (in Europe, Americas, Asia ...). The BUFTOD 2012 conference will explore&#160; the role of rail and other trans -port modes in transit oriented development and the connection with spatial development at the urban and regional scales.The plenary session on monday 17th April 2012 will be organised around a series of keynote speeches with:    Robert Cervero University of California at Berkeley &#34;A Panorama of TOD Principles &#38; Experiences &#34;     Claude Soulas IFSTTAR-GRETTIA, &#34;Evolution of he different transport modes to be taken into account for TOD, and combination with intermodality&#34;     Fernando Lozada Islas Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez &#34;TOD &#38; Smart Growth. A look at the Latin American experience&#34;     Gebhard Wulfhorst Technische Universit&#228;t M&#252;nchen and Alain L&#8217;Hostis IFSTTAR-LVMT &#34;The Bahn.Ville approach of an urbanism oriented towards rail and intermodality, key findings of the French-German cooperation&#34; From the abstracts selected by the scientific committee, six sessions have been identified as follows:    A - Urban models, urban utopias and the city of tomorrow     B - Influence of TOD on transit use (mobility)     C - Location of activities, urban mix     D - Conception of public space and built environment for TOD     E - TOD applied to different territories : corridors, regions, and agglomerations     F - Transport systems in the context of TOD: rail, bus and intermodality     G - Planning the TOD, procedures and involvement of actors Monday    Seminar 1 Urban models, urban utopias and the city of tomorrow (session A1) Influence of TOD on transit use (mobility) (session B1) Location of activities, urban mix (session C)     Seminar 2 Urban models, urban utopias and the city of tomorrow (session A2) Influence of TOD on transit use (mobility) (session B2) Conception of public space and built environment for TOD (session D) Tuesday    Seminar 1 TOD applied to different territories : corridors, regions, and agglomerations (session E1) Transport systems in the context of TOD: rail, bus and intermodality (session F1) Planning the TOD, procedures and involvement of actors (session G1)     Seminar 2 TOD applied to different territories : corridors, regions, and agglomerations (session E2) Transport systems in the context of TOD: rail, bus and intermodality (session F2) Planning the TOD, procedures and involvement of actors (session G2)    Seminar 3 TOD applied to different territories : corridors, regions, and agglomerations (session E3) Transport systems in the context of TOD: rail, bus and intermodality (session F3) Planning the TOD, procedures and involvement of actors (session G3)Duration of sessions = 2 hoursProgramContent of the session : CAUTION : this detailed program is provisional, to be confirmed when all speakers will have effectively registerSession C: Location of activities, urban mix    Jorge Gon&#231;alves, Licinio Portugal and Carlos Nassi. Better distribution of jobs around rail stations, mobility improvements and life quality: the case of Rio de Janeiro     Lucia Mejia-Dorantes and Odile Heddebaut. Firmographic analysis in the previous coal mining area of Lens in the French Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region     Joachim Broomerg. Accessibility to suburban shopping centres by public transport : a challenge for the sustainable city     Kees Maat. Built environment and travel: the role of work locations in the Randstad North Wing.     Kasmi Amine M.. Sustainable urban renewal as a tool for better urban mobility Session D: Conception of public space and built environment for TOD    Richard Zelezny. Public Transport Oriented Planning. What Urban Design Parameters, What Results? Confrontation between France and the Czech Republic.     Guowen Dai, Willem Salet and Jochem De Vries. High-Speed New Town? Spatial Quality in Nanjing South Station Area Development     Hyuncheol Seo, Gyu-Yeob Jeon and Won-Hwa Hong. A Study on the Strategy Against Disaster of Subway Station Areas based on the Risk Factor     Gyeong-Mok Nam, Gi-Wook Cha, Won-Wha Hong and Gyu-Yeob Jeon. A study on the effect of the characteristic of subway adjacent area on the characteristic of building energy consumption. Session B: Influence of TOD on transit use (mobility)    Hyungun Sung and Sugie Lee. Is the Built Environment Really Important in Commuting Behavior? Insights from Rail Transit-oriented Development (RTOD) in Seoul, Korea     Borna Abramovic, Slavko Steficar and Ante Klecina. Determining the transport demand in the area of town Lepoglava and municipality Bednja     Keechoo Choi and Woohyun Chung. Relationship between Transit Ridership and Land Use Characteristics in Seoul Metropolitan Area     Ekki Kreutzberger. Urban densification supporting intra-urban public transportation. The case The Hague     Miguel Angel Ajuriaguerra and Erlantz Loizaga. Public transport in the global city, what the mobility represents for the developing process of a global city     Aida Pontes De Aquino and Harry Timmermans. Adding Life Trajectories to the Study of the Relationship between Urban Form and Travel Behavior Session E: TOD applied to different territories : corridors, regions, and agglomerations     Ant&#243;nio Costa, Rui Fernandes, Elsa Pacheco and Patr&#237;cia Trocado. Transit-Oriented Development &#8211; application of a concept in the Northwest of Portugal     Andrew Switzer. Success and stumbles: Mobility transitions in Z&#252;rich and Amsterdam     Nanet Rutten. BESTNET &#8211; Making the best of the (urban) network     Matthias Blondia and Erik De Deyn. Understanding&#160; the development potential of regional public transport&#160; in a peri-urban context&#160; through&#160; research by design: the case-study of Klein-Brabant (Belgium).     Muhammad Adeel. Spatial expansion in Islamabad &#8211; Transit oriented growth or Growth oriented transit?     Wil Zonneveld and Armando Ortu&#241;o Padilla. T.O.D. Implementation possibilities in Alicante province and Murcia region (Spain) according to Stedenbaan experience (The Netherlands)     Juliette Maulat. Implementation of rail-oriented development in French suburban areas: from theory to practice     Karst Geurs, Kees Maat, Piet Rietveld and Gert De Visser. Transit Oriented Development in the Randstad South Wing     Alexis Conesa. TOD and polycentricity : common goals with different results ? Lessons from multilevel accessibility measures in Lille metropolitan area (France)     Yves Crozet, Aur&#233;lie Mercier and Nicolas Ovtracht. The accessibility paradox : When the city slips into urban planner's fingers     Hira Bawahab. Transit Metropolis: A paradigm for transit-oriented development Karachi, Pakistan     Paul Chorus. Thinking and acting in railway corridors, transit-oriented development in Tokyo     Elina Krasilnikova contemporary tendencies of transport infrastructure development at&#160; the linear&#160; city waterfront areas (Volgograd, Russian Federation&#160; for example) Session F: Transport systems in the context of TOD: rail, bus and intermodality    Jeong Whon Yu. Design of Personal Rapid Transit Networks for Transit-Oriented Development Cities     Moshe Becker. The Dilemma of Urban Light Rail Public Transportation Development     Carlos Gaivoto. Hybrid Transit System: from intermodal to multimodal application &#8211; decision&#8217;s elements     Maria Lucia Galves, Rafaella Violato and M&#225;rcia Mayumi Mukaida. Rail as a Technological Alternative for the Ouro Verde Corridor in Campinas, Brazil     Fausto Lo Feudo and Carmine Demetrio Festa. A tram-train system for the Province of Cosenza: analysis of potentialities and future prospects for the development of a regional rail service and urban renewals opportunities.     Madisson Yojan Carmona Rojas. Transmilenio in crisis?     Aur&#233;lie Mahieux and Odile Heddebaut. Crossing innovative transport services possibilities with differentiated spatial areas and transport needs     Mounya El-Hadeuf. Transit-Oriented Development: beyond the rail, the bus?     Charlotte Halpern. Bridging the gap between existing transport networks. A comparative analysis of evolving mobility strategies in four medium-sized city-regions in Europe     Yolandi E. Roux, R Del Mistro and D. Mfinanga. A Methodology for comparative analysis of public transport systems in African cities     Tigran Haas, Mats Lundstr&#246;m and Todor Stojansovski. Tram and Light Railway as key drivers for sustainable urban development     Ant&#243;nio Lobo and Ant&#243;nio Couto. Analysis of the operational performance of European urban rail transport networks Session G: Planning the TOD, procedures and involvement of actors     Luca Staricco. Metropolitan Railway Systems and Transit-Oriented Development in the Territorial Plans of Italian Provinces     Wendy Tan. Learning from others: Comparing the institutional field for activating TOD in the Netherlands to Perth, Portland, Vancouver and Copenhagen     William Fernando Camargo Triana. Urban transport equipment network for SITP. A different approach to urban development in Bogota     J.A. Duffhues, M. Nefs and M. Van Der Vliet. Can &#8216;serious gaming&#8217; lead to better transit oriented development?     Tom Froggatt. What are the urban design impacts of the reinstatement of disused railway lines as mass transit routes?     John L Renne. The Pros and Cons of Public Private Partnerships in Delivering Passenger Rail and TODs in America     Monica Coralli and Maria Anita Palumbo. Identity, Citizenship and Mobility in Cotonou (Benin)     Elo&#239;se Libourel. High speed rail reshaping urban areas: Valencia Parque Central     Zheng Liang. Rethinking Design Competitions to Promote Urban Development- A Comparative Analysis     Diana Garc&#237;a and Marcelo S&#225;nchez. Exploring sustainable development through future mobility scenarios: The case of&#160; Queretaro in Central Mexico     Marcelo S&#225;nchez and Diana Garc&#237;a. Randstad 2040: Exploration of future urban models and their impact on mobility     Thomas Leysens. Networks reconfiguration and urban renewal. The issues of disused railway areas. Session A: Urban models, urban utopias and the city of tomorrow    Mohammad .Mehdi Maeiyat and Fabrizio I. Apollonio. Branded Euralille     Adrien Gey. Mobility in the &#8220;nature city&#8221; project, micro and poetical transports in green utopia: the &#8220;Grand Paris&#8221; case     Steve Melia and Simon Moody. Carfree TODs and Shared Space &#8211; Visions for the Cities of the Future?     Jean-Louis Maupu and Vaclav Stransky. The Hollow City : urban utopia or model for sustainable urban form ?     Rob Konings and Kees Maat. Implications of transit-oriented urban development for urban freight transport     Pierre Frankhauser, C&#233;cile Tannier, H&#233;l&#232;ne Houot and Gilles Vuidel&#160; A new concept for managing urban sprawl based on a fractal approach and link with public transport More information / registration www.lvmt.fr/buftod2012Contact : buftod2012@gmail.comInscription fees    Participant (speakers and&#160; non speakers)            2 days : 400,00 &#8364;         &#160;1 day : 300,00 &#8364;             PhD Student (speakers and non speakers)            2 days : 300,00 &#8364;         1 day : &#160;300,00 &#8364;        