Summaries of Special Sessions

Judith Ryser: Urban Conversations – Special Sessions Introduction

Pietro Elisei, the President of ISOCARP was creating the concept of Urban Conversations when he initiated the 60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress 2024 in Siena, a jewel of his home country. Planning has undergone many changes and is continuously adjusting to new challenges of a globalising world. This is reflected not only in the title of the congress “Reinventing The (In)visible Cities” and its focus: “From Heritage to Innovation, Forging Pathways to Resilience”, but also in its outstanding setting and innovative style. The Siena hosts are offering the participants the unique opportunity to use spaces in their heritage buildings in the UNESCO-listed historic centre for informal Urban Conversations at which participants from diverse cultures and backgrounds will share their professional experiences and get inspired to develop ideas together towards a more sustainable future.

I felt honoured when PIetro invited me to curate the Urban Conversations with a wonderful team from all over the world: Hadeel Abuzaid – Amman Jordan, Elena Batunova – Aachen Germany, Monica Bonu – Wageningen The Netherlands, Mani Dhingra – Dublin Ireland, Ronit Davidovici – Tel Aviv Israel, Serin Geambazu Constanta Romania, Nasim Iranmanesh – Teheran Iran, Hanna Obracht-Prondzyriska – Gdansk Poland, Holly Pearson – Salt Lake City USA, Jonila Prifti – Bologna Italy, Shinjini Saha – New Delhi India, Priyanka Sawant-Purohit – Mumbai India, Abimbola Tofowomo – Akura Nigeria, Eunice Yorgri – Wa Ghana, and Rolf Schuett, the competent and helpful support from the ISOCARP Board.

We hope that many congress participants will join the Urban Conversations, contribute to and benefit from these blue-sky thinking ventures.

Judith Ryser: Summaries of Special Sessions

Siena WPC offers participants the unique opportunity to use spaces in their heritage buildings in the UNESCO-listed historic centre for informal Urban Conversations at which participants from diverse cultures and backgrounds will share their professional experiences and get inspired to develop ideas together towards a more sustainable future.
Join the Urban Conversations, contribute to and benefit from these blue-sky thinking ventures!

List of Urban Conversations (Summaries)

478 Sustainable Heritage

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 9:00 – 11:15

Special Session of the Urban Planning Society of China
As urbanisation accelerates globally, the preservation of cultural heritage has become an urgent concern for cities, particularly in rapidly developing nations like China. The intersection of cultural heritage and urban planning presents both challenges and opportunities, as cities strive to balance modernisation with the preservation of their historical and cultural identities. This special session aims to explore the innovative practices, policies, and strategies employed in China to safeguard its cultural heritage while accommodating the future demands of urban development.

Organisers and speakers:
SHI Xiaodong, President Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design
YANG Junyan, Professor School of Architecture. Southeast University
LI Chi, Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University
DING Shouyi, President, Beijing Branch, Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute
ZHANG Jinshuai, Deputy General Manager, Suqian branch, Jlangsu Urban Planning and Design Group

Moderator: SHI Nan, Executive Vice President & Secretary General, Urban Planning Society of China

Special Session Siena 2 EU 100 climate city contracts

Quale Urbanistica per le Climate Neutral Smart Cities

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Sala delle Specchi
Time: 10:00 – 12:15

(IMPORTANT NOTE Session is In Italian language)

The EU has become the first geo-political group to become CO2 emission neutral by 2050. 100 cities have signed a ‘climate city contract’ based on cooperation between local administrations, public agencies and private citizens to achieve climate neutral smart cities status by 2030. Actions are based on energy efficiency in buildings, remodelling urban morphology, greening of the public realm and integrated transportation infrastructure. This is achieved by internal cross-departmental technical as well as international cooperation. This fast action prevented reform of traditional urban planning, although planning contributed to experimental climate adaptation and mitigation.

Organisation
– Presentation of innovations by 9 climate neutral smart cities
– Reflections on improving solutions for structural issues requiring changing of city planning and local political approaches to avoid ‘collage’ public works and punctual interventions with aim to transforming traditional thinking and generating new ideas of the future city.

Organisers: AASURB, Siena local authorities, Adriano Bisello

Special Session Siena 1 Making the Real City Visible:

UNESCO world heritage sites; between over-tourism and everyday life

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Capella del Manto
Time: 11:30 – 13:00

The session stimulates reflection on innovative solutions to shape current state and dynamic futures of “UNESCO cities” affected by overtourism, triggering profoundly new post-covid social dynamics in need of innovative spatial planning and development. Based on different world heritage sites, from big capital cities to small ones, contributors present plans and actions for these cities to cope with the many complex challenges of balancing globalisation, local identities, tourism dynamics, local economies and everyday life of “invisible” citizens. These interventions necessitate the participation of civil society at all levels: from collaborative regional planning and design to urban co-design in neighbourhoods.
Diverse stakeholders are invited to unravel the relation among management plans for the UNESCO sites, local policies and strategies and “statutory” planning to explore the mechanism linking future-thinking, visions, strategies to their operative implementation. Organisation Presentation of cases by politicians, planners and academics, Siena hosts.

Speakers/ Panellists:
• Carlo Francini, Site manager of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Historic Center of Florence” and responsible of the Florence World Heritage office of the Municipality of Florence, Scientific coordinator of the Italian World Heritage Association
• Iago Lestegàs Tizon, Aldemar for Urban planning, Housing and Historical City of the Municipality of Santiago De Compostela, Galicia, Spain • Andrea Marrucci, Mayor of the Municipality of San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
• Katia Basili, Architect, Spatial Planner, Project Manager – Scientific Coordinator of the Management Plans of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Venice and its Lagoon, Ferrara, Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
• Li Fan, senior researcher at the University of Kassel, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage specialist from China and Germany
• Manana Tevzadze, Cultural Heritage consultant, Associate Professor at Ilia University, Tbilisi, Georgia, and former Chair of the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield (2012-2022).
• Chiara Ronchini, Secretary General of the WHS “Great Spa Towns of Europe” / Urbanist / Heritage Consultant
• Vanna Giunti (Tbc), Municipality of Siena, Councillor for Tourism, Trade and Business, UNESCO Site, University Relations

Special Guest:
• Jyoti Hosagrahar, Deputy Director, World Heritage Center, Culture Sector, UNESCO (online)

469 Inclusive INVISIBLE CITIES – How to deal with blindness and visual impairments in Urban and Regional Planning?

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 11:30 – 13:00

The intention of the special session is to bring representatives of associations of people with disabilities in contact with the “international urban and regional planning scene”, as it is represented by ISOCARP – to raise awareness and mutual understanding, in best case even find ways to work together in a structural way or on project basis. There are many people for whom cities are “invisible” in the literal sense of the word – blind and visually impaired persons. Cities can be “invisible” but still with their fabric, their flair, their amenities they can be very attractive for people with disabilities, even for blind and visually impaired ones. How to make cities and regions barrier free and accessible (a challenge especially in historic surroundings) and inclusive (including the human interactions, e.g. qualified staff in hotels and restaurants, public institutions, awareness in general public) and let those persons have a chance to experience, feel and enjoy the cities and regions. Some supportive technologies might be installed in cities – but what about the areas outside the urban conurbations – in rural areas, small towns, villages. Even though there are UN- and EU acts and guidelines, it seems that the needs and RIGHTS of persons with disabilities are hardly a major topic in urban and regional planning yet. The implementation of those guidelines into national laws and urban planning practice shall be an important part of the discussion. Blindness and visual impairment are only one segment to deal with when talking about persons with disabilities – mobility impaired persons, especially wheel-chair users might be more “visible” – but there is a wide range of disabilities, and in average statistics say that about 15-20% of the population are facing disabilities.

Speakers/ Panellists:
• Manfred SCHRENK, BOKU Wien, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Urban Planner, will moderate the session, long-time ISOCARP member
• Blaž BARBORIC, GIS – Geodetic Institute of Slovenia, Lead Partner CE-Spaces4All
• Daniele MARANO, Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs Austrian Association of the blind and visually impaired persons
• Rachele PAOLUCCI, ENAT – European Network for Sustainable Tourism
• Neha ARORA, Planet Abled
• Klaus Höckner (for Accessible EU), online • Tatjana Fischer (Project leader BOKU), online

401 Storytelling in Participatory Planning

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 13:45 – 14:45

This aim is to demonstrate power, value and methodology of storytelling as urban participatory process, dealing with participatory fatigue, stakeholder dynamics and communicative barriers. Inhabitant storytelling processes are explored and how their outputs can be connected to policymaking, activism, the arts and academia towards shared goals in urban planning and development.
Organisation
– Introduction of the role and value of storytelling in urban planning and the AI-powered storytelling tool, 20min
– Guided storytelling activity in groups, 30min
– Plenary discussion of methodological validity and analytical process, 20min
– Demonstration of outcomes and relevance for urban planning and design, 20min.

Organisers: Samir Amin & Taliah Dommerholt (ISOCARP Institute)

INDONESIA UPDATES

From planning to controlling: (Re)Defining Outcome-based indicators for sustainable cities

Day: Wednesday 9 Oct
Room: Calvino Hall
Time: 13:45 – 15:00

As urbanizing country, Indonesia faces extensive land use changes to accommodate the fast-growing demand of urban properties, industries, and productive land. The principle of sustainable development is the guidance to assess the possibility of changing land and/or building use. However, for decades, most of planners have been only focusing on the discourse of planning ideas rather than improving the land use control mechanism. The role of Ministry of Agrarian/Spatial Planning to provide guidance to the local decision-making is imperative since Indonesia is a decentralized government system. How the flexibility in planning can be wisely controlled to ensure the sustainability goals occur is the key discussion on this session.
The Indonesia Updates, co-organized by Indonesian Association of urban and regional Planners (IAP) and Directorate General of land and spatial controlling and ordering (LSCO), Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning presents the panel discussion from multi-perspectives, government institution, academia, and professional associations.

Panellists:
Agus Sutanto, Director of land and spatial ordering, on the dynamic of regulations and impacts to ordering mechanism in Indonesia regions
Adriadi Dimastanto, secretary general of IAP/Director of NUA, on the well-being indicators for assessing the urban performance in Indonesia
Dushko Bogunovich, retired professor of architecture, urban design and city planning from Auckland University, on the importance of sustainability outcome for assessing the ‘forest city’ strategy in the case of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara (15 minutes)

Session Chair and Moderation: Hendricus Andy Simarmata, President IAP/ISOCARP Scientific Committee

411 Regeneration of the urban environment

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 9:00 – 10:00

Special Session
There is an urgent need to rethink urban space to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and support sustainable lifestyles through more equitable integrated planning and development systems. The session explores the interplay between policy frameworks, community engagement, technological advancements, and sustainable design principles.

Organisation
– Speakers from different cities/countries (Glasgow, Luxembourg, Curitiba, Lareda-Spain, Milan, Dublin, India) present cases.
– Host Municipality of Siena provides a local perspective on urban regeneration in the context of the historic city’s efforts to balance heritage conservation with modern sustainability requirements. Siena presentations can be to be linked to miniUPATs. introducing specific area targeted by mini-UPATs.
– Audience engagement is encouraged through interactive Q&A sessions, allowing for a dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives. -The ISOCARP Institute will prepare a compendium presenting the insights from the session, to collect actionable knowledge.

Organisers: ISOCARP Institute

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

Landscape Architecture and Planning for Climate-Resilient Cities: From Vision to Implementation

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Capella del Manto
Time: 10:15 – 11:15

• Irene Sola, UN-Habitat: Addressing climate resilience from regional to neighbourhood planning: The case of Conakry, Guinea
The Regional and Neighbourhood Plans for Conakry are part of the larger project “SANITA – Villes Durables,” funded by the EU and led by various UN-Habitat programmes. The Great Conakry Regional Plan (SDU) aligns with the “Vision Conakry 2040” and seeks to redirect investments toward intermediary cities to strengthen territorial balance and rural-urban linkages, while preserving the environment and combating climate change in the long term.
As an extension of the Great Conakry Regional Plan, two Neighbourhood Plans in the communes of Matam and Coyah were developed to demonstrate the practical implementation of the Regional Plan at the local level. These plans provide specific urban regulations and a clearly defined zoning plan for their respective sites. The Matam Detailed Plan illustrates how a highly dense neighborhood can be regenerated sustainably, while the Coyah Detailed Plan emphasizes mangrove preservation as a strategy for mitigating the effects of climate change.
The project was conceived through a participatory approach, engaging local planning authorities, civil society, and community representatives at each stage.

400 Innovative Approaches to Local Community Development

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 10:15 – 11:15

Based on sustainable development of culture, digital knowledge and philanthropy in small isolated Croatian communities the aim is (1) to present successful implementations and lessons learned used for (2) active engagement of the participants to “Dive into the Springfield game”.
Organisation
The “Springfield” community needs the creativity of your diverse voices to help revitalise a small town in an interactive game, impersonating a Springfield citizen to advance innovative strategies of community engagement and stimulate collaboration between youth and elderly. Insights gained from fictional Springfield could inspire real communities to transform!

Organisers: Alice Borsari, Elisa Elena Vasiliu, Irene Bertolami, Adriano Bisello – Eurac Research

477 Social Value in Regeneration

Day: Thu 10 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 13:45 – 14:45

Social value is not about numbers, it is about communities having access to houses and environments that meet their needs. However, the needs of communities are place-specific, and place-based responses can be resource intensive, politically sensitive and lead to complex development processes. AR Urbanism with Homes England are developing a methodology for embedding social value in regeneration projects from early stages. While we refine our method we want to hear from “all sides of the fence”. Join us in a lively conversation where we invite you to share your views about why we build, who we build for and how we can do it better.

Organisation
– short ARU and Homes England presentations on social outcomes
– measurement of social outcomes and place-based indicators
– focus group discussion on given questions -live poll (participants’ responses displayed on the screen in real-time).

Organisers: ARU, Ioana Gherghel

Qatar and ISOCARP:
A Narrative of cultural, technical and scientific cooperation.

Duration: 60 mins.

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 15:00 – 16:00

Qatar represented by the Urban planning Sector embarked on a relation with ISOCARP on 2016. Since then, multifaceted levels of cooperation were established. The highlight of such a fruitful relation was hosting the world planning congress in 2021 and conducting technical capacity building activities in 2023. This session will use such a case on elaborating on the significance of extending hands to different cultures and contexts beyond Europe and the global north and illustrate the impact of such cooperation on the local institutions, urban and city planners, and creating a tangible momentum to rares transforming cities into vibrant, sustainable, inclusive and just places for all.

Panellists/ Speakers:
Prof. Pietro Elisiei, Urbasofia/ ISOCARP President
Dr. Sabina Reichert Urbasofia/ ISOCARP Executive Committee
Prof. Ali Alraouf
UP Jomaa Al Sabah, urban planning department Director, Qatar
UP Maryam Zeinal, Head of general planning section, Qatar

Territory and University Cities

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Via Pispini 1, Room 5C
Time: 15:00 – 17:00

This session will explore the relationship between university cities and their surrounding territories, focusing on the transformation of urban spaces through the lens of linguistic landscapes and the role of universities. Carla Bagna and Martina Bellinzona will discuss how the linguistic landscape reflects and shapes the ongoing transformations within cities. Meanwhile, Massimiliano Tabusi, Andrea Simone, and Daniele Mezzapelle will delve into the specific “dimension” of the University for Foreigners of Siena (UniStraSi), examining the role of the university in shaping the territory and contributing to the identity of Siena as a university city. This session will provide insight into how academic institutions and their environments co-evolve, influencing both local and broader urban transformations.

Speakers:
Professor Carla Bagna
Professor Martina Bellinzona
Professor Massimiliano Tabusi
Professor Andrea Simone
Professor Daniele Mezzapelle

Passato, presente e futuro, nel connubio tra Ospedale, Complesso Museale, e Città

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Calvino Hall
Time: 17:00-18:30

Sessione in Italiano

La special session, in programma giovedì 10 ottobre alle ore 17, sarà dedicata al dialogo tra passato, presente e futuro nell’ambito della rigenerazione urbana, culturale e sanitaria. Il professor Antonio Barretta, direttore generale dell’Aou Senese, e l’ingegner Agnese Pieracci, direttrice del Dipartimento Tecnico, presenteranno il masterplan dell’Ospedale Santa Maria alle Scotte, elaborato nel 2023. In parallelo, Cristiano Leone e Chiara Valdambrini, rispettivamente presidente e direttrice della Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala (FAOSMS), illustreranno le strategie per il futuro concorso di idee e la nuova pianificazione degli spazi dell’antico ospedale. La sessione offrirà un dialogo che integra passato e presente con una prospettiva verso il futuro, in una visione organica e innovativa di sviluppo degli spazi urbani, culturali e sanitari di Siena.

Speakers:
Prof. Antonio Barretta – Direttore Generale, Aou Senese
Ing. Agnese Pieracci – Direttrice del Dipartimento Tecnico, Aou Senese
Dott. Cristiano Leone – Presidente, Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala (FAOSMS)
Dott.ssa Chiara Valdambrini – Direttrice, Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala (FAOSMS)

Past, Present, and Future in the Union between Hospital, Museum Complex, and City

Day: Thursday 10 Oct
Room: Calvino Hall
Time: 17:00-18:30

The special session, scheduled for Thursday, October 10th at 5:00 PM, will focus on the dialogue between past, present, and future in the context of urban, cultural and healthcare regeneration. Professor Antonio Barretta, General Director of Aou Senese, and Engineer Agnese Pieracci,
Technical Department Director, will present the master plan for the Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, developed in 2023. Simultaneously, Cristiano Leone, President of the FAOSMS Foundation, and Chiara Valdambrini, Director of FAOSMS, will outline the strategies for the upcoming ideas competition and the new phase of planning for the spaces of the ancient Santa Maria della Scala Hospital. This session will foster a discussion that merges the past and present, looking toward the future with a comprehensive and innovative vision for the development of Siena’s urban, cultural, and healthcare spaces.

Speakers:
Professor Antonio Barretta – General Director, Aou Senese
Engineer Agnese Pieracci – Technical Department Director, Aou Senese
Dr Cristiano Leone – President, FAOSMS Foundation
Dr Chiara Valdambrini – Director, FAOSMS Foundation

468 Nature based Solutions NbS

Day: Friday 11 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 10:15 – 11:15

As high energy consumers and greenhouse gas emitters cities have significant potential to contribute to climate protection by reversing their climatic trends through socio-economic activity and built environment design. They can become models for a low-carbon society through ecological spaces (clean air, thermal comfort, biodiversity), Nature-based Solutions (NbS) help increase health and well-being of citizens Organisation
– Presentation of NbS cases from 4 different global contexts.
– Responses to 4 questions: integration of NbS into city planning? circularity? post-NbS green methods? concrete next steps?
– Participants will discuss the commonalities and differences regarding enablers and barriers from planning to implementation of NbS initiatives.

Organisers: JUSTNature, VARCITIES.

476 AI Applications in planning

Day: Fri 11 Oct
Room: Fisiocritici
Time: 10:45 – 13:15

Special Session (with full equipment on university premises)
Summary
Cities, the heart of human development and innovation (80% GDP) continue to grow rapidly and are adapting towards a more sustainable legacy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) assists this accelerating need of managing and planning cities by supporting, analysing and predicting the impact of policy changes, demographic shifts and development plans, but also brings risks. This requires striking a balance between risk mitigation and harnessing capacities for public good and resilience. AI researchers predict that the new wave of generative AI innovation will impact all spheres of life and requires more user actors fur future evolution. The aim of this session is to discuss AI in urban planning. management and related leadership in the global dialogue on AI governance and capacity building of planners.

Organisation
– Presentation of IA in planning and management
– Cases from Australia and Saudi Arabia
– Panel discussion with audience participation

Organisers: ISOCARP, ISOCARP Scientific Committee, UNSW Cities Institute Sydney

482 Integrated Urban Investment

Day: Fri 11 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 12:00 – 13:00

The aim is to explore critical aspects of integrated management, planning and monitoring of public and private investments at urban level, by aligning different funding sources with cities’ needs in a coherent approach. Experts will share insights, exchange ideas, showcase innovative approaches and develop actionable strategies for integrated urban investments to advance sustainable and equitable urban development. A special focus is devoted to EU policies and programmes addressed to cities and regions.

Organisation

  • Coordinating funding sources

– Monitoring data-driven approaches, technological innovations to increase transparency, accountability and effectiveness in investment management

  • Case studies and best practices: integrating green economy principles; achieving just transition to a greener economy; sustainable development policies

– Discussion

Promoters: Pietro Elisei (ISOCARP, President), Raffaele Barbato (Dipartimento Pianificazione Strategica e P.N.R.R., Comune di Roma, Director, online)

Moderator: Pietro Elisei (ISOCARP, President, URBACT Lead Expert)

Panelists:

  • Raffaele Barbato (Dipartimento Pianificazione Strategica e P.N.R.R., Comune di Roma, Director, online)
  • Teofil Gherca (URBACT, Programme Director)
  • Wiktor Szydarowski (ESPON, Programme Director, online)
  • Sabina Reichert (ISOCARP, BM Communication, URBASOFIA, Deputy Director)
  • Daniele Vettorato (ISOCARP, LoC Coordinator, Eurac EU projects Coordinator)
  • Tamara Trumbic (E co Limited, London)

479 Trojan Bicycle

Day: Fri 11 Oct
Room: Sala delle Colonne
Time: 13:45 – 14:45

International actors recognise the importance of urban planning in population health inclusive drivers, but local bureaucracies can limit engagement with interconnected urban health determinants. We adopt co-creation to map, mediate and mobilise policy challenges and opportunities for regional and local digital transformation via active travel practices.

Workshop Organisation
– Orientation: workshop format, active travel practices in Ireland, public sector landscape.
– Co-Creation: participants self-organise into groups, ensuring balance across diverse participant experiences
– Evaluation: groups co-review existing mechanisms and indicators, assess interconnections, synthesise their evaluations, compare and contrast with international policy and planning expectations related to urban health.

Organisers: ADAPT SFI Research Centre for AI Driven Digital Content Technology, Dublin City Council

World Heritage Historical Centers, Source of Innovation for Urban Regeneration

Day: Fri 11 Oct
Room: Calvino Hall
Time: 13:45 – 14:45

UNESCO adopted in 2011 the Recommendation on Historical Urban Landscape (https://whc.unesco.org/en/hul/), an approach for conservation that is based on the holistic methods of urban planners and landscape architects. The World Heritage Center of UNESCO manages several flagship initiatives that mobilize city and regional planners interested by historical centers conservation and management: the World Heritage Cities Programme (https://whc.unesco.org/en/cities/) aims to assist States parties in challenges of protecting and managing their urban heritage. The Urban heritage atlas (https://whc.unesco.org/en/urban-heritage-atlas/), documents and explains, visually, narratively and with analytical maps, the diversity and uniqueness of the world’s historic cities and settlements.

The special session will present the flagship program of UNESCO on historical cities in the framework of sustainable development and climate actions, to invite professionals to participate in these important programs. The discussion with cities, network of cities, professional organization from Europe, Asia, Africa and globally will discuss these initiatives and present the contributions of cities, networks and professionals to protect and enhance historical centers and take away the innovative solutions that are experimented in historical centers for the urban regeneration of cities. 

SPEAKERS

  • Introduction : Mr Eric Huybrechts, WPC60 Congress Director, Secretary general of MTPA-gn, co-chair of Habitat Professional Forum of UN-Habitat
  • Keynote : Mrs Jyoti HOSAGRAHAR, Deputy director of the World Heritage Center, UNESCO
  • Panel :
    • Mr Pietro ELISEI, President of ISOCARP
    • Mrs Kobie BRAND, ICLEI-Africa
    • Mrs Vanna GIUNTI, Municipality of Siena, Councillor for Tourism, Trade and Business, UNESCO Site, University Relations
    • Mr Shri PATEL, President of the Town Planners of India
    • Mr Bruno MARQUES, Secretary general of IFLA
    • Mr SHI Nan, President of the China Urban Planners Society 

31 Energy Efficiency of Urban Neighbourhoods

Day: Friday 11 Oct
Room: Capella del Manto
Time: 11:00 – 12:15

The COST Action Positive Energy Districts European Network (PED-EU-NET) aims to drive the deployment of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) in Europe with stakeholders from different isectors. It is structured into 4 interlinked research and dissemination working groups to explore success factors, recommendations and implementation. Organisation
• Presentation of the “PED Booklet”, which offers a distillation of the knowledge acquired by COST ACTION “EU PED NET” and made available to professionals in clear and inclusive language;
• Interactive discussion and workshop on circularity principles and certification schemes for PED.

Organisers: Maria Beatrice Andreucci – Università la Sapienza di Roma; Ghazal Etminan – AIT; Adriano Bisello – Eurac Research