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Towards the Streetsmart City: A research and planning agenda for just cities

2023

March 20, 2023

Towards the Streetsmart City: A research and planning agenda for just cities

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The webinar will present a research agenda for participatory urban planning that will be implemented in the New European Bauhaus Lighthouse Demonstrator project NEB-STAR. Join on the 20th of March (12:00-13:00 CET)

Abstract

The webinar will present a research agenda for participatory urban planning that will be implemented in the New European Bauhaus Lighthouse Demonstrator project NEB-STAR. The aim of this is to assist vulnerable populations in Stavanger getting access to, and influence on, urban planning decisions. The starting point draws on the Utopian Future Workshop format (Critique, Utopia, Realisation), but particular attention  is paid to to the Realisation phase in the presentation. Project aim is to investigate how vulnerable and marginalized groups can gain political potency in urban planning processes, and there is a focus on the role of “experts” such as researchers, planners, artists, and architects in supporting these visions become reality.

Bios of the lectors

Anders Riel Müller/송연즌 is associate professor of city and regional planning in the Department of Economics, Safety and planning at the University of Stavanger (UiS). Anders’ works is focused on the geopolitical and cultural political economy of urban and regional transformations. Currently Anders is leading the Research Network for Smart Sustainable Cities and project lead for the project Future Energy Hub. He represents the Faculty of Science and Technology in the working group for green transitions at UiS.

Jens Kaae Fisker is associate professor in the Department of Media and Social Sciences, University of Stavanger. He is a political geographer working at the intersection of urban, rural, and regional studies with particular focus on social and spatial justice. Currently, Jens is study programme leader in the Change Leadership master programme and represents the social science faculty in the working group for green transition at the University of Stavanger.

University of Stavanger

The University of Stavanger is situated on Norway’s south-west coast, surrounded by magnificent and diverse landscapes. The charming harbour city of Stavanger ranks as Norway’s fourth largest with approximately 130,000 inhabitants and is known as Norway’s “oil and energy capital”. The Stavanger region is Norway’s most productive area and has been the national hub for innovative industry for several decades, partly owing to the petroleum industry and partly to a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship which existed long before the oil age.