Forum
Shrinking cities - urban renewal
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In contrast to expanding territories, specific regions, cities, and urban districts are confronted with a loss of population and available employment opportunities. Such a trend stands in contradiction to the very definition of the city as a prosperous entity shaped by continuous economic and demographic growth.
Satisfying basic needs of the inhabitants of declining areas raises a number of questions. How can the built environment be maintained and transformed to satisfy the needs of future generations?
Experts
/c(106-0.75-82.5-29.375-6.875)/f19_portrait_irurahdaniel_dsc_9516.jpg "Daniel Kebera Irurah")
/c(106-0.75-100-21.25-0)/f04_kyongpark_dsc_1072.jpg "Kyong Park")
/c(106-0.75-49-25.25-18.8333333333333)/img_2680.jpg "Ken Yeang")
/c(106-0.75-100-22.5-0)/dsc_0820.jpg "Andrew Zago")
Timeline
September 17, 2004 | Working Group 3
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Experts and participants start to collaborate on the topic of the workshop.
Kyong Park, USA: Sustain what? (PDF, 21.34 KB) »Andrew Zago, USA: Detroit and the shadow of growth (PDF, 21.40 KB) »
/c(84-1.33333333333333-100-3.5-0)/f04_forum_plenum_4_resize.jpg "Short-term events - long-term effects")
/c(84-1.33333333333333-84.9431818181818-21.5-3.03030303030303)/workshop_2_resize.jpg "Common housing - gated communities")
/c(84-1.33333333333333-89.1385767790262-7.5-0.749063670411985)/workshop_1_resize.jpg "Shrinking cities - urban renewal")
/c(84-1.33333333333333-81.8527918781726-21-12.1827411167513)/f04_participants_6.jpg "Marketplaces - shopping malls")
/c(84-1.33333333333333-86.9888475836431-11.75-13.0111524163569)/workshop_resize_3.jpg "Learning environments - deficiency of resources")
/c(84-0.75-100-0-0)/0000037.png "Forum 2004 – Basic Needs – Zurich")
/c(235-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/maas-winy04zrh001.jpg "Sustainable construction: diverse approaches to sustainability now online")
/c(235-1.33333333333333-100-0-21.3403880070547)/0000037.png "First Forum: The diversity of sustainability")
/c(235-1.33333333333333-100-0-0)/upton-simon04zrh001.jpg "International symposium for sustainable construction at ETH Zurich attended by top …")
