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High Level Conference on Urban Sustainability and Integrated Urban Regeneration in Europe
Organised and sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Sepes, the conference focused on the two cited issues: urban sustainability (featuring the presentation of the Reference Framework for Sustainable European City results) and integrated urban regeneration, with a special focus on issues such as climate change and the economic crisis.
As part of the agenda of events linked to the Spanish Presidency of the European Union during the first half of 2010, on April 26 and 27 Madrid hosted the High-Level Conference on Urban Sustainability and Integrated Urban Regeneration in Europe. This meeting sought to showcase policies, programmes and best practices carried out in European Union countries and thus foster a genuine exchange of experiences between representatives from the 27 EU states.
The results of these reflections is what we offer in various formats on this website.
With the collaboration of:
Welcome and Institutional Introduction
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Mr. Marcos Vaquer. President of SEPES. Ministry of Housing.
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Mr. Francisco González. President of BBVA Foundation and Chairman of BBVA Group.
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Mrs. Beatriz Corredor. Minister of Housing.
Keynote Speeches
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Chairperson: Domingo Jiménez. Observatory of Sustainability in Spain (OSE). Ex-Director of the European Environment Agency.
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Mrs. Kaarin Taipale. "The European City and the Urban Sustainability Challenge". Ph.D. Chair, Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Buildings and Construction.
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Mr. Mateu Turró. "The city and the potential of urban regeneration as a drive force to overcome the economic crisis". Professor at UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). Ex- Associate Director EIB (European Investment Bank).
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Mr. Rafael Tuts. "The city and the challenges of Climate Change: The post- COP15 perspective". Director of the Urban Environment Planning Branch. United Nations UN-HABITAT.
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Mr. Jan Vranken. "The integrated approach in Urban Regeneration". Ph. D (Political and Social Science). Head of the Research Unit on Poverty, Social Exclusion and the City (OASeS), University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Panel Discussion.
Integrated Urban Regeneration
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Chairperson: Mrs. Ángela de la Cruz.Deputy Director of Urbanism. Ministry of Housing, Spain.
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Mr. Pascal Florentin. "Politique de Ville and urban regeneration in France". General Secretary Deputy of the General Secretariat for urban and social development, Ministère du Travail, des Relations Sociales, de la Famille, de la Solidarité et de la Ville. France.
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Mrs. Anunciación Romero. "PEVYR: Spanish National Plan of Housing and Urban Regeneration 2009-2013"General Director of Architecture and Housing Policy, Ministry of Housing, Spain.
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Mr. Julien Van Geertsom. "The social perspective in urban regeneration: The Belgian experience". President of Federal Public Planning Service on Social Integration. Ministry for Urban Policy. Belgium.
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Panel Discussion.
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Dr. Péter Szaló. "The Integrated Urban Development Plan in Hungary". State Secretary for Regional Development and Construction, Ministry for National Development and Economy, Hungary.
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Mrs. Oda Scheibelhuber. "Urban regeneration policies in Germany". Director General. BMVBS: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. Germany.
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Mr. Keith Thorpe. "Urban regeneration policies in the United Kingdom". Head of Urban Policy Unit. Sub Regional Policy and Local Economic Development Division. Communities and Local Government.
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Mrs. Valérie Lasek. "The French programme for the regeneration of deprived inner city areas". JChef de Cabinet of the Director General of Housing, Urban Planning and Landscape. Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea. France.
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Panel Discussion.
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Mr. Francesco Evangelisti. "Urban regeneration in city centres: the case of Bologna (Italy)". Director of the Unit of Complex Urban Programmes. Urban Planning Unit. Bologna City, Italy.
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Mr. Ángel Panero Pardo. "Urban regeneration in city centres: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". Architect. Director of the Technical Office of Santiago Consortium.
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Mr. Jesús Maeztu. "Urban regeneration in housing estates from the 50s-70s: the case of Poligono Sur, Sevilla (Spain)". Comisario del Polígono Sur. Seville. Spain
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Mr. Jeroen de Bok. "Urban regeneration in housing estates from the 50s-70s: the case of Hoogvliet, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)". Urban Planning and Housing Department. City of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Panel Discussion.
Urban Sustainability
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Mrs. Brigitte Bariol. "The Reference Framework for the European Sustainable City". Chairwoman of the Member States/Institutional Working Group of the Reference Framework. Director General EPURES : l’Agence d’urbanisme de la région stéphanoise, France.
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Mrs. Karolin Pannike. "The Reference Framework from the perspective of the cities: the work of the LCFACIL URBACT network". Department for Urban Development and Construction. City of Leipzig, Germany.
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Mrs. María Rosario Alonso. "Initiatives of the Spanish Ministry of Housing to support urban sustainability". Director General, Ministry of Housing, Spain.
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Panel Discussion.
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Mr. Salvador Rueda. "Monitoring Urban Sustainability through an Integrated Indicators System". Agencia de Ecología Urbana. Agency of Urban Ecology, Barcelona, Spain.
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Mr. Pedro Marín. "Tools for urban sustainability in the Network of Mediterranean Cities of the CATMED Project". OMAU. Observatorio de Medio Ambiente Urbano. Urban Environment Observatory. Málaga, Spain.
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Mrs. Angelika Poth Moegele. "Urban sustainability and Governance: the CEMR perspective". CEMR Council of European Municipalities and Regions. Policy Director.
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Mrs. Vanda Knowles. "Urban actions to tackle climate Change in the EUROCITIES network". Policy Director. EUROCITES.
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Panel Discussion.
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Mr. Toeger Nis Thomsen. "Innovative City Approaches: “Sustainable urban development, means and tools, Copenhagen 1947-2025". Town planner and architect. City of Copenhagen Environmental Department , Denmark.
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Mrs. Ana Oregi Bastarrika. "Innovative City Approaches: Urban sustainability in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)". Architect. City of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
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Mr. Gerhard Utri. "Eco-Neighbourhoods: the Solar City of Linz-Pichling (Austria)". Coordinator Sustainable Development. Environmental and Technical Center. City of Linz, Austria.
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Mr. Erik Freudenthal. "Eco-Neighbourhoods: Hammarby Sjostad, a new district with emphasis on water and ecology (Stockholm, Sweden)". Head of Communications. GlashusEtt, The Environmental Information Centre for Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm City,Sweden.
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Panel Discussion.
Final Key Speech
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Prof. Mr. Michael Parkinson. CBE. Director of the European Institute for Urban Affairs, John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Plenary Conclussions
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Domingo Jiménez. Observatory of Sustainability in Spain (OSE). Ex-Director of the European Environment Agency.
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Fernando Gaja i Díaz. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
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Ángel Aparicio. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
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María Castrillo. Instituto Universitario de Urbanística. Valladolid University.
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Juan Rubio del Val. SMRU Zaragoza. REVITASUD Programme.
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Félix Arias. SEPES General Director. Ministry of Housing.
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Javier Eugenio Ramos. General Secretary. Ministry of Housing.
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