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AESOP Thematic Group “Public Spaces and Urban Cultures”, Annual Meeting 11/2011
Local Coordinator: Gabriella Esposito De Vita, Thematic Group Coordinator: Nikolai Roskamm HostingInstitution: IRAT-CNR (National Research Council of Italy), Via Schipa 91, I-80122, Naples
Topic: Conviviality in Public Places: planning for Security and Multiculturalism
The contemporary city is affected by a profound crisis due to the loss of traditional social networks (with no alternatives), the loss of cultural identities (with no multicultural identities), the loss of a shared way of living spaces and places of the city (with no places for interactions and integrations), the loss of the sense of security (with no any management) - in sum, the loss of the city effect. Public places and spaces are the mirror of this scenario: places of public life are changing images, forms, functions, symbols and perceptions, following new trends superimposed by globalization phenomena. The privatization and commercialization of public and quasi-public places in affluent or well-connected areas of the city, on one hand, and the decay and abandonment of public places in deprived areas, on the other hand, are both causes and effect of the social transformations. The recent economic crash, transformation of the job- market, as well as dynamics and quantities of migratory flows are all strictly related to the tendency to live in gated communities and privatized public places dedicated to a forced conviviality. The idea of convivium could be the umbrella concept for surveying, interpreting, assessing, designing, managing public spaces as places of multicultural identity, security and security perception, democracy and discussions, ethic and aesthetic and human development. The conference – presenting different points of view: architecture, urban planning, anthropology, urban sociology, etc. – will be the place where research, education, marketing, production and politics can meet, improving sense of citizenship.
The specific area of Naples presents interesting aspects of organization, form and functions of public spaces: a historical center crowded and deprived peripheries affected by macro-criminality and the decay of streets, squares and parks. The Meeting could meet the demand of institutions, scholars and citizens for public spaces for building communities, improving security and reinterpreting identity.
Key actors: CNR, key universities of Naples, local governments, charitable associations, stakeholders from the diverse economic sectors and professional associations.
Schedule
Venue: Villa Doria d’Angri – University of Naples Parthenope, Duration: 10th-12th November 2011
10th Arrival
18.00 welcome briefing 20.00 Come together
11th Meeting
Open Meeting
9.00 Welcome coffee
9.30 Opening session (one representative of the local institution and one representative of the TG) 10.30 Thematic session with invited scholars and local stakeholders (position papers on the Naples experiences and case studies on conviviality)
13.00 Mediterranean Lunch
Internal Meeting
14.00 Discussion/Presentations by the members of the TG (position papers on the different aspects of the theme of conviviality)
16.00 Discussion about the coming events of the Thematic Group and projects
21.00 Social event
12th Meeting/Excursion
10.00 Site visits and lunch (Positano or other coastal area)
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Abstract submission deadline was extended until 13th February 2011
Address
Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Architecture
Department of City and Regional Planning
Phone: 00 90 212 383 26 45 E-mail:
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INVITATION THEMATIC GROUP LAUNCHING EVENT, AESOP HELSINKI CONFERENCE, FINLAND
Date: Thursday 8th July, 5.30-7pm.
Place: Track10_SCCRP-T10, Room 22.
The newly established AESOP thematic group on Public Spaces and Urban Cultures is inviting you to the launching event to be held during the AESOP Annual Conference in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2010. Public spaces as arenas of social interaction are one of the vital elements of city’s public life as they play a significant role to bring together different groups of people from different cultural backgrounds regardless to aspects of class, ethnic origin, gender and age. Public spaces, however, are under the pressure of globalization, privatization at the macrolevel and of city image and marketing strategies as well as other private sector inspired regeneration strategies at the microlevel. During the phase of postfordist transitions, especially cultural approaches within the planning community have characterized debates on how to deal with this manifest pressures on public spaces. With rising rhythms of development. the degree of conflicts and fragmentation in public spaces – taken from a descriptive perspective – is changing. From a normative perspective, the role of public spaces as places for integration and democracy is, therefore, challenged and contested.
The new AESOP Thematic Group on Public Spaces and Urban Cultures aims at an improved understanding of the relational nature of public spaces by using different concepts of urban culture as analytical perspectives. Thereby, debates shall be stimulated that relate to three main strands of investigation:
- Issues of artistic and intellectual practices and urban planning;
- Emerging urban cultures and socio-spatial practices in public spaces and
- Postdisciplinary academic education regarding urban cultures and public spaces
Everybody welcome
Please feel warmly invited to join us!
Coordinators:
Ali Madanipour (Professor of Urban Design, Newcastle University)
Ceren Sezer (TU Delft)
Sabine Knierbein (SKuOR, TU Vienna)
Chiara Tornaghi (University of Leeds)
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PUBLIC SPACE AND THE CHALLENGES OF URBAN TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE: POLITICS AND CULTURE
European Conference, 10th and 11th November 2010, Vienna, Austria
Conference theme: European cities are changing rapidly in partial response to the processes of de-industrialization, European integration and economic globalization. Public spaces of these cities, as essential ingredients of the urban image and experience, are increasingly playing an important part in this transition. A key question concerns the role that public spaces are expected to play in political, economic and cultural transformation of cities, and the impact of these transformations on the nature of public space as a shared resource. How are public authorities addressing the challenges of provision and maintenance of public space both as a catalyst for change and as a common good? The questions that will be explored revolve around three sub-themes: strategies, plans and policies; multiple roles of public space; and everyday life in the city.
Strategies, plans and policies: How do public authorities address a growing pressure on public spaces? What are the issues, strategies, and tactics of dealing with public spaces, and what do they aim to achieve? Who are the state and non-state actors involved in setting the conditions for public spaces? How are they organized and what are the relationships between different actors? How are policies initiated, formulated, implemented, reflected and finally, how do people perceive and react to such policies? How do design and planning professionals contribute with their projects to the changing conditions of public spaces? How can innovative practices contribute to redefine approaching public spaces?
Multiple roles of public space: Public space is where public life unfolds: art works are displayed, commercial messages transmitted, political power is displayed and social norms affirmed or challenged. How do these different processes take place? How do public spaces accommodate these multiple roles? How are conflicts of interest addressed? Which new phenomena of social transformation do emerge in public spaces? How do contemporary design and planning interventions renegotiate the boundaries of public space? What is the (changing) position of arts within public space as an actor between politics and people?
Everyday life and sharing the city: Public space is the realm of sociability. How do public spaces address people’s everyday needs and expectations? How are the boundaries between public and private spheres set, and how does this affect people’s daily life? How are cultural differences and social inequalities addressed in public spaces? How is local everyday life knowledge taken into account by professional disciplines planning, developing and designing public spaces? Which latent social needs get visible in public spaces? How can a fair sharing of public spaces be arranged? How do designers deal with the involvement of people in the process of producing public space? How do city representatives handle the ‘voices of people’?
Organising committee: Prof. Dr. Ali Madanipour, DI Aglaée Degros and Dr. Sabine Knierbein, Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space (TU Vienna, http://skuor.tuwien.ac.at)
Abstract length: max. 200 words
Conference fee: 10 Euro (students), 30 Euro (institutions)
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 23rd June 2010 to
Notice on Abstract Acceptance: 30th July 2010
Deadline for Short Paper Submission (additional Movie or Audio Submission possible): 30th September 2010
More information:http://skuor.tuwien.ac.at
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