Conveners
SS_10 SHAPING REGIONAL FUTURES TOWARD SUSTAINABLE TRANSITIONS: COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT IN VISIONING AND IMPLEMENTATION
- Cristina Cavaco (CIAUD, Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa)
- Valeria Lingua (University of Florence, Department of Architecture)
- Verena Balz (Delft University of Technology)
In an anthropogenic era marked by recurring environmental and socioeconomic crises and heightened unpredictability, planning regional futures for a sustainable transition has become an increasingly pressing and complex challenge.
In Portugal, however, regional planning has historically been overlooked within the national spatial planning system and public policies. This is largely due to the...
For sustainability transition policies and plans to succeed, they must address territorial specificities and mobilize commitment from communities most vulnerable to transitional challenges. Otherwise, they risk being perceived as creating "winners" and "losers," eroding trust in governance, increasing resistance to change, and exacerbating polarization and social unrest (COM, 2022). Active and...
Integrating urban-rural linkages into local and regional planning processes can be a key factor in shaping sustainable social, economic and ecological transformation processes. In efforts to advance regenerative supplies of energy, food, or building materials while mitigating climate change and preserving biodiversity, the territories of extended urbanization are becoming a central arena for...
The structural transition in Lusatia, Germany, prompted by the national coal phase-out, exemplifies the complex interplay between technocratic governance and divergent public narratives. Despite sustained economic stability, bolstered by job creation and infrastructure improvements, public sentiment often remains tied to the decline of the regionโs energy-intensive industries. Stories that...
The ASSET projectโA Spatial Strategy for Eurodelta, boosting the Transition to circular constructionโis a transformative initiative to establish the Eurodelta as a blueprint for a circular built environment (CBE). ASSET is a collaborative project between the cities of Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Krefeld, and Duisburg; RWTH Aachen and TU Delt universities; and the Deltametropolis...
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and deepening socio-economic inequalities are global crises that increasingly compel urban governments to adopt transformative planning actions. Istanbul, significantly impacted by these challenges, also possesses unique potential for generating sustainable solutions. The city is distinguished by its rich historical context, multi-layered natural and cultural...
The contribution reflects on the way to give operationality to strategic plan, by describing the path from the definition of the strategic metropolitan plan (SMP) and its implementation through operational projects that are the base of the territorial metropolitan plan (TMP) of the metropolitan City of Florence.
The SMP has provided to connect places with strategic development directions,...
Europe is at the heart of a digital revolution affecting almost every domain of the economy, policies and citizens' lifestyles in general. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation unveiling at the same time important challenges characterizing this socio-technical transformation: 1) it has exposed society's vulnerability to new digital divides, 2) it demonstrated that...
