Name: Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience and Green Cities: Bottom-Up Approaches, Technology, & Inclusion
Start: 2024-09-25T14:30:00+0200
End: 2024-09-25T15:45:00+0200

Welcome to Placemaking Week Europe 2024 - Rotterdam Edition!

Wednesday September 25, 2024 14:30 - 15:45 CEST

Katoenhuis White Hall

In a rapidly changing world, it is crucial to empower communities and public administrations with a comprehensive understanding of collaborative climate adaptation efforts. This session delves into grassroots initiatives, institutional strategies, and technology integration to offer participants insights into diverse approaches to addressing climate change and fostering community resilience.

We will explore case studies from:
- Italy, where we will reflect on how active community participation can influence, from the bottom up and in a collaborative manner, the effective achievement of the administration's objectives;
- France, where we will focus on how through community-driven actions you can tackle intersectional struggles: climate adaptation and gender sensitive public space.
- Romania, where we will share models and best practices of multi-stakeholder involvement in the lives of local communities from different perspectives (tight-knit communities, communities with a lot of seniors, communities with a lot of tenants, etc).

The final part of the session will present results from a recent study on citizen-led urban greening initiatives, discussing priorities and sustainable practices. We will highlight technological innovations crucial to smart city development, including IoT, AI, and big data analytics, demonstrating their application in urban planning. Participants will gain an understanding of how these technologies enhance city functionality and help mitigate neighborhood inequalities in combating climate risks.

Speakers

Eleni Oikonomaki

Architect, Urban Designer, Urenio Lab

Eleni is an Architect, Urban Designer, and Analyst, currently pursuing a Ph.D. specializing in smart cities, innovation ecosystems, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence within urban environments. She graduated with distinction from UC Berkeley, California, holding a master’s... Read More →

Giulia Sicignano

Architect and Urban Planner, STIPO, AMAT

Johanna Musch

Co-founder - social design lead, Umarell

Johanna Musch is a social designer, independent researcher and cultural practitioner based in Pantin, France. With a background in cultural and digital studies, specializing in the redistribution of commons, she has spent seven years working in cultural institutions such as Palais... Read More →

Iris Ursea

Head of Community, DearNeighbour

Experienced in community management, I currently lead community initiatives at DearNeighbour, advise on digital skills training for vulnerable groups with The World Bank, and have a background in advancing digital education and refugee support in different NGOs across Romania.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 14:30 - 15:45 CEST
Katoenhuis White Hall

Climate Adaptation, Panel

Placemaking Week Europe 2024 - Rotterdam

Eleni Oikonomaki

Giulia Sicignano

Johanna Musch

Iris Ursea

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