SCUPAD

Workshop B:

Density versus Intensity

Today, the physical borders between urban and rural areas are eroding and the functions of different areas – cities, rural areas, and places in-between – are changing. This often leads to a loss of identity and confusion about the role of 'place' in society. Because of changes in agricultural and other patterns of production, migration and increases in mobility and telecommunication, there are new emerging inter-relationships between 'places'.

Workshop B will examine questions such as:

• What are the current patterns of urban and rural lifestyle; what are the problems and / or opportunities growing out of these patterns?
• Are different patterns evolving in rural and urban areas and places in-between; if so, what are they?
• What are the comparative advantages / disadvantages of different visions for urban and rural living patterns?
• Can cities and other governmental entities relate to one another in a non-competitive and synergistic way? If so, how would this work and will this support sustainability?
• How can we preserve / clarify the uniqueness of 'places' while creating stable ecosystems and networks?

	Ass. Prof. Dr. Franc Trcek (M.A. Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia): "Bytes Meet Bricks. How Urban Meets Rural in Time of Banalisation of Information and Communication Technology" Presentation (Pdf, 450 KB)
	Ann Pisman et. al. (Department of Mobility and Spatial Planning Ghent University): "Lifestyles and Patterns of Housing. Environments in Peri-urban Areas of Flanders" Presentation (Pdf, 1,5 MB) Paper (Pdf, 7,1 MB)
	Lisa Niesse et.al. (Madrid) : "Centre and periphery: Challenges in the Metropolitan Region of Madrid" Presentation (Pdf, 2,4 MB) Paper (Pdf, 1,9 MB)
	Dr. Andreas Schulze Bäing (Centre for Urban Policy Studies, University of Manchester) : "Urban-rural interdependence in England - the search for an evidence base and policy concepts" Presentation (Pdf, 9,3 MB)