Watch the four webinars each going further into one of the core dilemmas identified in JPI’s updated Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, SRIA 2.0.
The Urban Lunch Talks are an introduction to the dilemma-driven approach of the refurbished Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2.0), launced in February 2019.
Watch the film on JPI Urban Europe’s dilemma-driven approach to urban innovation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNr-bxesMcI&feature=youtu.be
Watch all webinars here.
Episode 1: Inclusive Public Space for Urban Liveability
Public space holds a central role in European cities, it needs to fill a variety of functions and accommodate all groups of people. In the very first Urban Lunch Talk our panelists discuss the development and management of inclusive public spaces. How do we navigate a debate with so many stakeholders?
The webinar is hosted by Cissi Askwall, CEO of the Swedish NGO Public & Science, and the panel consists of:
- Yvonne Franz, Mag. Dr. in Urban Geography at the University of Vienna. Her research interests lie in the fields of urban geography with a special focus on neighbourhood development, urban revitalisation and gentrification as well as urban planning and governance.
- Katarina Kristiánová, PhD at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
- Alenka Korenjak, Architect and cofounder of ProstoRož.
Episode 2: Digital Transition in Urban Governance
How can we digitalize our cities in the most efficient way? The panel discusses how urban governance can benefit from a digital transition and the void created when technology backfires. View the episode here.
This time we’re joined by:
- Béla Kézy, Thematic expert at URBACT, founder of MEGAKOM Development Consultancy, focusing on regional and urban development and supporting European programmes and projects. During his career he has been working with various underdeveloped regions and settlements to devise strategies and projects to tackle serious labour market problems.
- Marina Neagu, Co-founder at the consultancy MKBT: Make Better and a development professional with work experience in Romania and Eastern Europe. Her academic background is in urban economy, local economic development and spatial planning.
- Patrick Arthur Driscoll, Project Manager at the Department of Architecture and Planning at NTNU. His research interests lie in the field of decision making and climate change planning, focusing on planners’ understanding of the relationship between mitigation and adaptation.
Episode 3: From Urban Resilience to Robustness
How do you prepare for the unexpected without sacrificing livability? For the third episode the panelists discuss how to transition into more liveable and sustainable cities in the context of current and future crises. Click here to view episode 3.
Our three expert panelists are:
- Vanesa Castán Broto, professorial fellow at the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research has been funded by the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, ESRC, EPSRC and the Institution of Civil Engineers. She has been awarded for her work against climate change with a focus on the urban poor.
- Andrew Karvonen, Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies in the Division of Urban and Regional Studies at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Karvonen has conducted research on the politics and practice of sustainable urban development with a particular focus on the cultural and social dimensions of urban technologies.
- Vlad Mykhnenko, Associate Professor of Sustainable Urban Development and a Fellow of St. Peter’s College at the University of Oxford. Currently researching urban regional economies, sustainable development, and region growth.
Episode 4: Sustainable Land-use and Urban Infrastructure
How can cities answer the demand for densification and infrastructure provision under the constraints of scarce resources, financial limitations, accessibility and affordability for all? Three expert panelists discuss sustainable land-use and urban infrastructure in the fourth installment of Urban Lunch Talk, and the panelists are:
- Sara Borgström, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Urban Development, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Research interest lies in urban sustainability, strategies and methods for trans-disciplinary processes in urban settings, and urban green-blue infrastructure in densifying cities.
- Marc Dijk, Research Fellow at International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Maastricht University. As well as a Honorable Research Associate Oxford University. His reasearch focuses on innovation and sustainability assessment.
- Igor Kos, Advisor at WCYCLE Institute Maribor.
