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2007 congress: Review

2007: Cities in Flux: Responding to Radical Change

2007: Elijsen presentation

2007: Doehler presentation

2007: Glazychev presentation

2007: Dhamo presentation

2007: Hasimja presentation

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Cities throughout the world are subject to radical changes. The collapse of communism, the abolition of apartheid and the emergence of the post-industrial and globalized economy all have had a profound effect on the size and quality of many cities.
Nevertheless, cities can develop responses and devise solutions to address these changes in order to better their future.

  • What are the factors that underlie the qualitative and quantitative changes that occur in cities?
  • What role are global political, social, economic and environmental events playing in shaping our cities?
  • How are some cities addressing the adverse impacts of these changes and taking advantage of the positive aspects of change to foster the qualitative improvement of their cities?
  • What are the strategies that have been used and how and why did they work?

Lectures, Presentations, Reports:

  • Michael A. Cohen (Graduate Program in International Studies, The New School for General Studies, New York City, USA) - "Cities and Radical Change: Urban Analysis and the Contemporary World": Lecture (Pdf, 35 KB)
  • Catelijne Elisson (City of Den Haag, Netherlands) - "The Challenge of Urban Regeneration in Glasgow": Presentation (Pdf, 21 MB)
  • Martha Doehler ( Büro für Urbane Projekte, Leipzig): "Leipzig A City in Transformation": Presentation (Pdf, 12 MB)
  • Slava Glazychev ( Moscow Architectural Academy, Head of the Commission for Local Government, Moscow): "Off-crisis towns: Ulan-Ude &and Miass": Presentation (Pdf, 2,3 MB)
  • Sotir Dhamo (Institute for Habitat Development, Tirana) "Tirana … between dreams and reality ?!?": Intro (Pdf, 5 MB) | Presentation (Pdf, 6 MB)
  • Dukagjin Hasimja (University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Prishtina): "Prishtina, Kosova ": Presentation (Pdf, 13 MB)
  • Woking group Reports:
    Report group 1 | Report group 2 | Report group 3 | Report group 5
  • LOUDSPEAKERAudio-podcast: Gerhard Schimak's final summary

Schedule Details: Official 2007 brochure
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