TAIEX Workshop on Environment
and Land-use Planning
organised in co-operation with
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of
Construction and Housing
Venue:
Dan Panorama Haifa
107 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa
06 - 07 February 2017
Beneficiary:
Israel
ETT 62008
Aim of the workshop:
Provide advice on the implementation of urban mixed-use
development planning and zoning in cities. Provide specific
guidance on methods, practices, tools and guidelines for the
promotion of environmentally sound mixed use development
planning focused on mid-sized cities. Provide specific guidance on
the legislation enacted in EU Member States for urban mixed-use
development; its linkage with local planning rules and guidelines;
and EU best practice in dealing with objections and opposition to its
implementation.
Day 1: Monday 06 February 2017
Chair: Mr. Shahar Solar, Head of Environmental Planning & Green
Building Ministry of Environmental Protection
08:30 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 09:45
Welcome, Introduction and Opening Remarks
Mr. Shahar Solar, Head of Environmental Planning & Green Building,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Ms. Vered Solomon-Maman, City Architect, Rishon LeZion and Acting
Senior Manager of Planning, Ministry of Construction and Housing
Mixed-use in an Israeli city: Accommodating multiple needs and
interests, challenges and questions from Haifa
Mr. Ariel Waterman, City Engineer of Haifa
From Theory to Practice: The Fundamentals of Mixed-Use in Israel
Ms. Liyat Esakov Ben-Shitrit, Architect & Urban Density Specialist
Coffee break
09:45 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:45
12:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:45
Principles and Legal Mechanisms for Mixed-Use Success: Learning from
Catalonian Cities
Ms. Mireia Sans Camp, City Architect, Sant Fruitós de Bages , Catalonia
Lunch break
Planning & Designing Mixed Use (i) - Integrating mixed use into regional
and local plans
Ms. Vesna Kolar Planinšič, Head of Strategic Environmental assessment
Division, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP), Slovenia
Planning, Designing and Implementing Mixed Use (ii) – Reconstruction,
reinvestment, and rehabilitation in Bucharest
Mr. Catalin Lacatusu, Planning, Programming, Monitoring & Projects
Portfolio Expert, Bucharest Regional Development Agency, Romania
Coffee break
Getting the Mix Right: Housing, Public Uses, Commercial and More in the
City of Alba Lulia
Mr. Nicolaie Moldovan, City Manager, Alba Lulia Municipality, Romania
Simulation of Land-use efficiency Benefits of Mixed-Use: Case study from
a recent Israeli Plan
Mr. Yitzhak Maldavsky, Architect, Israel Ministry of Construction &
Housing
Question and Answer session with all speakers
Day 2: Tuesday 07 February 2017
Chair: Mr. Shahar Solar, Head of Environmental Planning & Green
Building Ministry of Environmental Protection
The Urban Mixed-Use Reality: Why, Who, When, and How - Integrating
market factors, mobility demands, green spaces, and infrastructure
into high quality spaces available for living and working
Mr. Catalin Lacatusu, Planning, Programming, Monitoring & Projects
Portfolio Expert, Bucharest Regional Development Agency, Romania
Mixed-use and the Environment
08:45 – 09:45
09:45 – 11:00
1. 1. Mixed-Use and Strategic Environmental Assessment: How to get the
2.
best out of both – practical examples and case studies.
Mr. Alexander Koulidis, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece
3.
4. 2. Environmental Considerations and Challenges of urban mixed-use
Ms. Vesna Kolar Planinšič, Head of Strategic Environmental
Assessment Division, MESP, Slovenia
Coffee
break
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:45
12:45 – 13:45
Mixed-use from the Developer's Perspective
Mr. Ronen Azouri, CEO Azouri Brothers
Reclaiming & Revitalizing Urban Space with Mixed-Use: Case studies from
Greece
Mr. Alexander Koulidis, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece
Lunch break
15:30 – 15:45
Planning in Alba Lulia with Jan Gehl: Insights on mixed-use Strategizing
Mr. Nicolaie Moldovan, City Manager, Alba Iulia Municipality, Romania
Transforming the Main Street and the not-so-main Streets of Sant Fruitós
de Bages (pop. 8,300)
Ms. Mireia Sans Camp, City Architect, Sant Fruitós de Bages , Catalonia
Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30
Question and Answer session with all speakers
16:30 – 16:45
Conclusions, recommendations and closing remarks
Mr. Shahar Solar, Head of Environmental Planning & Green Building
Ministry of Environmental Protection
13:45 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:30
This meeting is being organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/taiex
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