Placemaking Week Europe 2024 - Rotterdam: Full Schedule

Welcome to Placemaking Week Europe 2024 - Rotterdam Edition!

14:30 CEST

Workshop - Placemaking - Is It the New Movement Pill?

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

Join us for an engaging and interactive session titled "Placemaking - is it the new movement pill? Through the session we will aim to answer the question - Where is the Place of Physical Activity and Active Recreation in Placemaking?"

Through the interaction session the participants will discover the powerful intersection between placemaking and physical activity and how it can enhance community well-being. This session will explore the scarcity of initiatives that integrate active recreation into public spaces and address the barriers preventing their development.

Through a blend of interactive discussions and hands-on mind mapping activities, you will:

- Understand the link between your work and healthy/active placemaking.
- Position you and your existing work in placemaking into the health-enhancing physical activity placemaking.
- Help us create a case study/advocacy piece for HEPA that would travel across borders and sectors.
- Participate in a collaborative mind mapping exercise designed to brainstorm practical solutions and strategies for creating healthy, active places.
- Reflect on shared ideas and develop actionable plans that you can implement in your own communities.

Your hosts for this session are, Laska Nenova, Vivian Doumpa, and Cynthia Debono, bring a wealth of experience and innovative approaches to this critical topic. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with urban planners, public health experts, city administration and community leaders, and to be part of a movement towards healthier, more vibrant public spaces. We look forward to mind mapping the place of physical activity in placemaking interventions with you.

#ActivePlacemaking #UrbanHealth

Speakers

Laska Nenova

Board Member for Placemaking Europe, Placemaking Europe, BG Be Active

Laska Nenova - managing director of BG Be Active Association Bulgaria with over 25 years of experience in marketing, campaigns, social impact, and advocacy across multiple sectors and countries

Cynthia Debono

Director, MOVE

Vivian Doumpa

Co-Founder, Coordinator, Creativity Platform NGO - Tópio Program

Vivian Doumpa is an urban planner and geographer from Thessaloniki, Greece living and working between Greece and the Netherlands. She is coordinator of Tópio, a project by Creativity Platform NGO, where together with her team she works as a creative placemaker, with a special focus... Read More →

Wednesday September 25, 2024 14:30 - 15:45 CEST
New Lab Dance Studio 's-Gravendijkwal 58-b, 3014 EE Rotterdam, Netherlands

Local Power & the Battle for Space, Workshop

16:15 CEST

Child-Centric Urban Innovation: Transforming Cities & Spaces for Younger Users

Wednesday September 25, 2024 16:15 - 17:30 CEST

New Lab Dance Studio

Why are private and public entities investing in spaces and places for children and families? Two case studies will be presented by teams from Dublin and Madrid. They will demonstrate different approaches while highlighting shared themes such as – the effectiveness of listening to children and caregivers; the economic and social benefits of supporting families to spend time together; the wider impact of child-centric design on neighbourhood improvement. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and interactive workshop to further unpack themes with expertise and insights drawn from the panel members and the audience.

Speakers