Programme 20 September
Morning
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome back
09.10 – 09.30 Obstacles to Realising Just Cities
09.30 – 10.20 Session IV: Re-thinking Urban Governance
10.20 – 10.40 Health Break
10.40 – 11.30 Session V: Re-thinking Urban Knowledge
11.30 – 12.20 Session VI: Re-thinking Urban Change
12.20 – 12.25 Introduction to Breakout Session 2
Programme 20 September
Afternoon
12.25 – 13.20 Vegetarian Lunch
13.20 – 15.00 Breakout Session 2
15.00 – 15.40 Health Break and Conclusion of Ideas
15.40 – 16.15 Presentation of Breakout Session 2, by Room Leaders
16.15 – 16.45 Final Discussion
16.45 – 17.00 Reflections
Obstacles to Realising Just Cities
Lars Lilled
Senior advisor, Mistra Urban Futures
Dr. Nazem Tahvilzadeh
Researcher, Multicultural Center in Botkyrka
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Session IV:
Re-thinking Urban Governance
Illustration: Graham Samuels
Session IV: Re-thinking Urban Governance
Prof. Beth Perry
Director of SMLIP, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mikael Cullberg
Director of GOLIP, Sweden
Dr. Margareta Forsberg
Head of Coordination, Socially Sustainable Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg
A sustainable city – open to the world
Economic
sustainability
Social sustainability
Ecological
sustainability
A SUSTAINABLE CITY – OPEN TO THE W ORLD
Political goal
Gothenburg shall be
an equal city
A SUSTAINABLE CITY – OPEN TO THE WORLD
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Session V:
Re-thinking Urban Knowledge
Illustration: Graham Samuels
Session V: Re-thinking Urban Knowledge
Chair:
Prof. Stephen G Agong, Director of KLIP, JOOUST University, Kenya
Speakers:
Prof. Tapio Salonen, Malmö University, Sweden
Prof. Tim May, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mark Atherton, Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub, United Kingdom
What is Urban Knowledge?
Urban knowledge?
Projects
Products,
Services
Technological
R&D
SPIN UNIT
IPR
Systems
Processes
Innovation
Networks
?
Using
Novel
Integrated
Transformation
STANDARDS
Training;
Controls &
Best Practice,
Sustainable
development
be brave
think big
longterm
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Session VI:
Re-thinking Urban Change
Illustration: Graham Samuels
Session VI: Re-thinking Urban Change
Chair:
Mark Burton, Manchester Metropolitan, University, United Kingdom
Speakers:
Liza Cirolia, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Ass. Prof. Hans Abrahamsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Co-optation or `leading by obeying´: under what
conditions can diverse interests be aligned in the
process of urban transformation?
Point of Departure: Human Settlements CityLab  Urban Public Finance Systems in Kisumu and Cape Town
We Cannot Reassemble an Unjust City on Critique Alone
Urban Public
Finance
Money and
management
Cape Town
Kisumu
Can we co-produce a
Critical
Socio-technical
Place-based
Understanding of
Place-Based
Public finance
Socio-technical
Practices
(Re)configurations in
The particular
African cities?
Financialization In
cities
Structural critique
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
What ?
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
What ?
How ?
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
What ?
How ?
Who ?
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
What ?
How ?
Who ?
Follow
up !
TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES
CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE
BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS
Complex issues; context specific,
disputed causes and effects
in constant change
The need for co-creation:
Problems can only be formulated,
measures identified and implemented
by those affected and concerned
Why ?
What ?
How ?
Who ?
Empowering the powerless for a transformative dialogue:
* Visualize disagreements and underlying perceptions
shaping patterns of action and thought
* identify possible coinciding interests
Follow
up !
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Breakout Session 2
Question Session V:
What is Urban Knowledge?
Question Session VI:
Co-optation or `leading by obeying´: under what conditions can
diverse interests be aligned in the process of urban transformation?
Final Discussion
Magnus Johansson
Director of SKLIP
Ena Sredanovic
Johanna Selin
Jakub Dvorak
Chalmers University
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers University
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Reflections
Ann-Sofie Hermansson
Mayor of the City of Gothenburg
David Simon
Director of Mistra Urban Futures