Next eco-city symposium
Dublin Core
Titre
Next eco-city symposium
Sujet
eco-city, écoquartier, écologie urbaine, environnement urbain, ville durable, urbanisation, aménagement urbain, croissance urbaine, pays en développement, équité sociale
Description
Urban environments worldwide are in the midst of multiple shifts, driven by interconnected flows in capital, people, and resources at local, regional and global scales. It impacts not only cities but also the network of social and ecological systems well beyond their borders. In contrast to the complexity of today's urbanization, the concept of the "Eco-City", arguably dating back to the ideal of the 19th Century Garden City, seems like an overly simplistic and utopian vision. Yet, the imagery and language of an idealized "Eco-City" continue to shape the planning and design of contemporary cities while disregarding the vital complexity of contemporary urban conditions and issues. This symposium will examine today's multifaceted urban environment in order to explore emerging theories and practices that will enable us to address these critical issues. Specifically, it investigates three areas of knowledge and practices: emergent ecologies, emergent cities, and emergent tactics.
Keynote address - Kongjian Yu
Emerging Ecologies
Jane Wolff, Kristina Hill and Ken Yocom (moderator)
While early attempts to conceptualize urban ecological conditions primarily focused on traditional ecological methods and subjects, a new paradigm is emerging that embraces the complexity and uncertainty associated with coupled human/natural systems. This session explores the relationships between environment, equity, economy, and design in our rapidly urbanizing world.
Emerging Cities
Chelina Odbert and Jennifer Toy, Viren Brahmbahatt, Alfredo Brillembourg and Ben Spencer (moderator)
This session examines the dynamics and implications of rapid urban growth in the emerging mega-cities of the global south. Critically engaging issues of environmental resilience and social equity as they relate to urban form at multiples scales, it explores the present and potential evolution of design, technology, policy and practice in these contexts.
