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Metropolis Nonformal – Anticipation Launching the UN-Habitat Hub on Informal Urbanism

Mittwoch 20.11.2013, 18:00 - Samstag 23.11.2013, 18:00



Veranstaltungsort:

Amt für Steuern und Finanzen, Sophiensaal, Sophienstr. 6 

Vortragender
Claudio Acioly, UN-Habitat Sahar Attia, Cairo University, Solange Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Maria Teresa Diniz Brazil, Alejandro Echeverri University of Medellin, Undine Giseke TU Berlin, Reinhard Goethert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rainer Hehl, ETH, Anna Heringer UNESCO Chair for Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and Sustainable Development, Michael Hooper, Harvard University, Hubert Klumpner, Adriana Larangeira, Rahul Mehrotra, Janice Perlman, The Mega-Cities Project, Edgar Pieterse, University of Cape Town, Jörg Rekittke, University of Singapore, Marcos L. Rosa, Sao Paulo, Cynthia E. Smith, New York, Martim Smolka Cambridge, Christian Werthmann

Informal urbanism is one of the dominant forces driving urban growth in cities in the developing world. During the last half-century a range of interventions were developed to improve the living conditions of existing informal neighborhoods. Less clear, however, are viable strategies for the additional projected two billion ‘slum’ dwellers by 2050. Policy makers mostly focus on the infrastructural deficiencies and illegal status of informal urbanization. In contrast, Metropolis Nonformal – Anticipation operates under the realization that self-construction is in many countries the only viable urbanization model for low-income migrants. Metropolis Nonformal – Anticipation insists that cities must shift from a negative attitude of prevention to a more positive attitude of anticipation and assistance to growing numbers of informal settlers. The symposium will explore anticipatory strategies that actively integrate the entrepreneurial capacity and intelligence of low-income migrants in the production of future urban growth. Are there alternative land ownership and land allocation models that can provide buildable sites? What is the urban form and framework of managed self-construction? How does one communicate with urban migrants in waiting, in transition or recently arrived? Can self-built holistic and resourceful infrastructures be deployed to foster water management, close food-waste cycles, provide building material, offer transport solutions, mitigate unsafe sites and ultimately generate income and jobs? Metropolis Nonformal will serve as the launching event of a new ‘Hub on Informal Urbanism’ as part of the Habitat Partner University Initiative (HPUI).

Informal urbanism is one of the dominant forces driving urban growth in cities in the developing world. During the last half-century a range of interventions were developed to improve the living conditions of existing informal neighborhoods. Less clear, however, are viable strategies for the additional projected two billion ‘slum’ dwellers by 2050. Policy makers mostly focus on the infrastructural deficiencies and illegal status of informal urbanization. In contrast, Metropolis Nonformal – Anticipation operates under the realization that self-construction is in many countries the only viable urbanization model for low-income migrants. Metropolis Nonformal – Anticipation insists that cities must shift from a negative attitude of prevention to a more positive attitude of anticipation and assistance to growing numbers of informal settlers. The symposium will explore anticipatory strategies that actively integrate the entrepreneurial capacity and intelligence of low-income migrants in the production of future urban growth. Are there alternative land ownership and land allocation models that can provide buildable sites? What is the urban form and framework of managed self-construction? How does one communicate with urban migrants in waiting, in transition or recently arrived? Can self-built holistic and resourceful infrastructures be deployed to foster water management, close food-waste cycles, provide building material, offer transport solutions, mitigate unsafe sites and ultimately generate income and jobs? Metropolis Nonformal will serve as the launching event of a new ‘Hub on Informal Urbanism’ as part of the Habitat Partner University Initiative (HPUI).

Veranstalter
Christian Werthmann TUM-IAS Hans Fischer Senior Fellow (TUM Institute for Advanced Study), Professor of Landscape Architecture and Design, Leibniz University Hannover und Regine Keller, TUM in Zusammenhang mit UN-Habitat

Ansprechpartner
Juliane Schneegans: juliane.schneegans@wzw.tum.de


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