[Reader-list] Urban Workshop December 12th CPR - New Delhi

[rohitrellan at aol.in]

“Urban Regeneration,Participation 
and Sustainable Development”



2:30 pm Monday, 12 December, 2011
Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Sincerly, Claudia Roselli
 
Claudia Roselli
roselliclaudia at gmail.com
skype_ claudiaroselli
 
PhD Student
School of Planning and Architecture, UD, New Delhi, India
University of Architecture, DUPT, Florence, Italy


Programme



 
  
  
14:30-14:45
  
  
  
Welcome  
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
14:45-15:30
  
  
  
SESSION  I: Case Studies from Italy
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Urban  Regeneration as a Socio-cultural Process: Le Piagge, Florence 
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Prof.  Raffaele Paloscia, University of Florence
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Women  empowerment and innovation in city transformation: 
  The case of Laboratorio Spazio e Tempo, Prato
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Sara  Bartolini, University of Florence
  
 
 
  
  
15:30-16:15
  
  
  
SESSION  II: Urban Resilience: Lessons from the Field
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Participation  and Self-sustainability: 
  Knowledge-sharing versus Climate Change
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Rita  Biconne, University of Florence
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Crossing Urban Borders: New  Delhi's Resilience. 
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Claudia  Roselli, University of, Florence / SPA
  
 
 
  
  
16:15-17:00
  
  
  
SESSION  III: Shajahanabad: Continuities and Discontinuities
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Connecting  Shajahanabad: 
  Urban Fabrics and People as Local Heritage
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Gabriel  Matera and Davide Vecchio, University of Florence / SPA
  
 
 
  
  
 
  
  
  
Local Area Planning in 3D:  Shajahanabad
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
17:00-17:30
  
  
  
SESSION  IV: Open Discussion
  
 


 


 
Profiles
Prof.Raffaele Paloscia isan expert inurbanism, regional planning and self-sustainable local development in countriesof the South. Hewas the Directorof the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the University of Florence(2003-09) and is currentlyteaching at the Faculty of Architecture. He is responsible for the MoU with School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (SPA) and JadavpurUniversity of Kolkata. He will present a study of urban regeneration in ablighted area of the Florentine periphery 
SaraBartolini isan architect and is pursuing her PhD from the Department of Urbanism and TerritorialPlanning,University of Florence. She will discuss innovative experiences of women empowermentand involvement in participatory planning, focusing on a case study in the cityof Prato.
RitaBiconneis an architect and PhD student at the Department of Urbanism and TerritorialPlanning,University of Florence.  She will discuss the role ofadaptive capacity and knowledge sharing in enhancing local empowerment through a case study of Malika, aneighbourhood of Dakar in Senegal.
ClaudiaRoselli is currently doing her research at the Department ofUrban and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Florence and theDepartment of Urban Design, SPA, New Delhi.  She will present on new methods of active grassroots planning andtransformations of urban zones in Delhi. 
Gabriel Matera and Davide Vecchioare architecture students in the University of Florence and are currentlyvisiting at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi to work on theirundergraduate thesis. Thepresentation will focus on work in progress and analyse the city of Shahjahanabadthrough local people.
SPA Students

 

 
The School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) is a specialized University,which exclusively provides training at various levels, in different aspects ofhuman habitat and environment. The School has taken the lead in introducingacademic programmes in specialized fields both at Bachelor's and Master'slevel, some of which are not available elsewhere in India. For moreinformation, please visit  http://www.spa.ac.in/home.aspx
Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is anindependent think tank established in 1973. The Centre conceives its role asone of stimulating thinking on major policy issues and suggesting alternativepolicy options. The Urbanization Focus Area at CPR is a research platformexploring India’s urbanization challenge. It aims to initiate and influencepolicy debates on urban issues such as governance, economics, social inclusionand ecology of the Indian city. For more information, pleasevisit www.cprindia.org
LabPSM (Laboratory City and Territory in the Countries of the South of theWorld), coordinated by Prof. Raffaele Paloscia, operates since mid-90s at theUniversity of Florence in close connection with the activities of theLaboratory of Eco-design of settlements (LAPEI). LabPSM is growing as a centre for training and research activitieson issues such as urban, regional and environmental planning and physicaltransformation in cities and non urban areas in the South, with a directengagement of academic and non-academic, Italians and foreigners, partners, allcommitted in the promotion and implementation of projects of internationalcooperation. For more information, please visit http://www.urba.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-473.html