Policy Informing Workshop on Shrinking Cities in Brussels, Belgium
26 March 2012 - 6 March 2012
Austria
During the last decades, population shrinkage has become a normal pathway for many European cities. In the future, it is likely that Europe will have to deal with the consequences of the depopulation of its urban regions. Given this context, the European Union through its 7 Framework Programme funded the project Shrink Smart – The Governance of Shrinkage within a European Context, a comparative study of 10 European shrinking cities that are coping with its consequences: Liverpool, Genoa, Leipzig and Halle, Sosnowiec and Bytom, Ostrava, Timisoara and Donetsk and Makiivka. During the workshop, the researchers involved in the project will present their key results and recommendations on how to deal with it effectively on the European level.
Draft Agenda:
9.00 am Welcome
9.05 am Talk 1 Prof. Dieter Rink, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research, UFZ, Leipzig
Addressing urban shrinkage across Europe. Key results of the
SHRINK SMART-Project
9.30 am Statement Fritjof Mothes, Urban planner, Leipzig
9.45 am Spotlights from SHRINK SMART case studies
Dr. Robert Krzysztofik, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec
Breaking the taboo, bringing shrinkage into the agenda in Bytom
Dr. Caterina Cortese, La Sapienza University, Rome
Demographic change, Cohesion and Urban Regeneration:
The case of Genoa
Dr. Matthew Cocks, John-Moores-University, Liverpool
From long-term shrinkage to re-growth: Experiences from Liverpool
10.30 am Discussion
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.00 am Talk 2 Prof. Chris Couch, John-Moores-University, Liverpool
Strategic planning and shrinkage, lessons learned
11.20 am Talk 3 Dr. Annegret Haase, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research UFZ, Leipzig
Shrinkage, an issue for European involvement
11.45 am Statement Dr. Dirk Gebhardt, response from the perspective of EUROCITIES Network, Brussels
12.00 Discussion
12.30 pm Conclusion Dr. Heiko Prange-Gstöhl, European Commission,
DG Research & Innovation
12.45 pm Eat, Drink and Meet
Scientific coordination of the project: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, Prof. Dr. Dieter Rink
When: 26 March 2012, from 9:00 to 13:00
Where: The Fondation Universitaire, rue d'Egmont 11, 1000, Brussels
More information: http://www.shrinksmart.eu(opens in new window)
Contact: dieter.rink@ufz.de, annegret.haase@ufz.de
Draft Agenda:
9.00 am Welcome
9.05 am Talk 1 Prof. Dieter Rink, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research, UFZ, Leipzig
Addressing urban shrinkage across Europe. Key results of the
SHRINK SMART-Project
9.30 am Statement Fritjof Mothes, Urban planner, Leipzig
9.45 am Spotlights from SHRINK SMART case studies
Dr. Robert Krzysztofik, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec
Breaking the taboo, bringing shrinkage into the agenda in Bytom
Dr. Caterina Cortese, La Sapienza University, Rome
Demographic change, Cohesion and Urban Regeneration:
The case of Genoa
Dr. Matthew Cocks, John-Moores-University, Liverpool
From long-term shrinkage to re-growth: Experiences from Liverpool
10.30 am Discussion
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.00 am Talk 2 Prof. Chris Couch, John-Moores-University, Liverpool
Strategic planning and shrinkage, lessons learned
11.20 am Talk 3 Dr. Annegret Haase, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research UFZ, Leipzig
Shrinkage, an issue for European involvement
11.45 am Statement Dr. Dirk Gebhardt, response from the perspective of EUROCITIES Network, Brussels
12.00 Discussion
12.30 pm Conclusion Dr. Heiko Prange-Gstöhl, European Commission,
DG Research & Innovation
12.45 pm Eat, Drink and Meet
Scientific coordination of the project: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, Prof. Dr. Dieter Rink
When: 26 March 2012, from 9:00 to 13:00
Where: The Fondation Universitaire, rue d'Egmont 11, 1000, Brussels
More information: http://www.shrinksmart.eu(opens in new window)
Contact: dieter.rink@ufz.de, annegret.haase@ufz.de