Time: October 18, 2010, 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. followed by reception and dinner at the Swedish pavilion at EXPO 2010Venue: Zonghe Building, Siping campus, Tongji University, Shanghai
Registration: The seminar is free and we welcome scientists, urban planners, local governance, business leaders, architects and students. Register by e-mail to freya@nordiccentre.org.
Organizers: The Swedish Institute in cooperation with Nordic Centre Fudan University, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai, the Chinese Cultural Center of Tongji University and Stockholm Resilience Centre
Seminar language: English and Chinese (simultaneous translation available)
Moderator: Eva Krutmeijer, Science Communicator, Sweden
Cities will never be the same. With more than 5 billion people projected to live in cities in 2030, there is a need for innovative ways to meet the challenges related to climate change and maintain a livable environment. The year 2010 is by the UN designated to be “The International Year of Biodiversity", which represents an opportunity to highlight the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in reducing the effects of climate change and the importance of ecosystem services for future urban human wellbeing.
This seminar will focus on how the scientific base for sustainable management of urban socioecological systems can be implemented, using university campuses as sites for experimentation, demonstration and learning.
In what way can universities take the lead in developing sustainable cities? What are the new challenges for scientists, policy-makers and urban planners? How can knowledge about ecosystems change the way we plan and change our cities? What learning processes are needed? How can sustainable development be integrated in all university education and practice?
Programme
Part 1: Scientific perspective, background and overview
9.30 a.m. Coffee, tea and registration
10.00 - Welcome address, Vice President Professor Wu Jiang, Tongji University - Welcome address, Swedish Consul General Shanghai, Mr. Bengt E. Johansson
10.15 Professor Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre: Urban socio- ecological systems
10.45 Professor Dai Xiaohu, Director of National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, Tongji University: (title tbc)
11.15 Professor Lena Neij, Head of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University: Sustainable urban development — the need for local learning
11.45 Professor Björn Malbert, Mistra Urban Futures, Gothenburg: The role of universities for sustainable urban futures
12.15 p.m. Questions and discussion
1.00 Lunch
Part 2: Cases
2.00 Chinese case: (title tbc). Professor Wang Xiangrong, Urban Ecology & Environmental Planning, Director, Research Centre for Urban Eco-Planning & Design, Fudan University
2.30 Swedish case: Albano Sustainable Campus. Architects Lars Marcus, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Jonas Torsvall, KIT arkitektur, Stockholm
3.00 Discussion
3.30 Coffee/tea break
Part 3: Visions and governance
4.00 In what way can universities take the lead in developing sustainable cities? Short initial comment by each speaker. Panel discussion.
4.45 Concluding remarks
5.00 Departure to EXPO area
6.30 Reception and dinner at the Swedish Pavilion — for invited guests only
