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{{Event
|Acronym=COHDA 2017
|Title=The 4th International Conference on Human Development in Asia
|Type=Conference
|Field=Social science, education, human rights, urban planning
|Start date=2017/04/29
|End date=2017/04/30
|Homepage=http://www.esdfocus.org/
|City=Hiroshima
|State=Hiroshima
|Country=Japan
|Submission deadline=2017/03/10
|Abstract deadline=2017/03/10
|Paper deadline=2017/04/14
|Submitting link=http://www.esdfocus.org/proposals
|Attendance fee currency=JPY
|On site regular=35000
|Early bird regular=30000
|On site student=35000
|Early bird student=30000
|Registration link=http://www.esdfocus.org/attend
}}
Welcome to the 4th International Conference on Human Development in Asia (COHDA 2017). This is an international, peer-reviewed weekend event. All sessions will be held at the KKR Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, 2017.

The aim of this event is to draw attention to both the progress and challenges facing an increasing globalized Asia. The economic, industrial and political developments among the nations that are located within the continent have brought about dramatic social change. Within a span of just over a century, Asia has been a major site of colonialism and decolonization, global warfare, political upheaval and regime change, the rise of new nations, ongoing ethnic and religious conflict, economic boom and recession, population explosion, cultural diasporas, viral epidemics, technological advancement, and severe environmental pollution and disasters.

While commentators and analysts have recognized the vast changes that have shaped the Asian continent, it is also crucial to understand the continuities that are maintained even in the face of such impetus for change. Apart from change, what constants still resist change? In addition, what factors contribute to such ongoing resilience? Although it may be argued that the forces of globalization and development have set in motion a number of positive changes in the ways we live our lives, this has also been counterbalanced by the continuities of inequality and suffering of many others. The tide of change often exists in a state of tension with the forces of continuity. Hence, in order for us to comprehend the forces of change, we must also engage other opposing forces.

At the same time, attempts to mediate the tension between change and continuity have given rise to growing diversities. Driven partly by the forces of migration within a global economic order often guided by transnational markets of production or consumption, new political and social-cultural fragmentations and intersections within nation-states in Asia have emerged. In the face of such developments, the implications of and challenges to efforts at sustainability are numerous. While it is increasingly recognized that sustainability entails dimensions far beyond the ecological sphere, the next step is to examine and understand the impact of change and continuity and the resultant diversities that are contained within.

With the theme of Change, Continuity and Diversity, the conference welcomes submissions of 250 words in English by Friday, March 10, 2017 on these areas:

    Cultural Sustainability
    Economic Development
    Education and Education Technology
    Environment and Climate Change
    Human Rights, Diversity and Justice
    Media and Globalization
    Psychology, Behavior and Culture
    Public Policies and Global Issues
    Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
    Urban Planning and Development
    Other Areas (Please Specify)
Abstract deadline	March 10, 2017 +
Acronym	COHDA 2017 +
Attendance fee currency	JPY +
Early bird regular	30,000.00 +
Early bird student	30,000.00 +
End date	April 30, 2017 +
Event type	Conference +
Has Submitting link	http://www.esdfocus.org/proposals +
Has coordinates	34° 23' 30", 132° 27' 7"Latitude: 34.391605555556 Longitude: 132.45181666667 +
Has location city	Hiroshima +
Has location country	Category:Japan +
Has location state	Hiroshima +
Homepage	http://www.esdfocus.org/ +
IsA	Event +
On site regular	35,000.00 +
On site student	35,000.00 +
Paper deadline	April 14, 2017 +
Registration link	http://www.esdfocus.org/attend +
Start date	April 29, 2017 +
Submission deadline	April 14, 2017 + and March 10, 2017 +
Title	The 4th International Conference on Human Development in Asia +