A Green City Mandate? Promises and Pitfalls of Urban Environmental Governance since the 1970s

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A Green City Mandate? Promises and Pitfalls of Urban Environmental Governance since the 1970s

July 15, 2016

FRIAS Seminar Room

Albertstr. 19

79104 Freiburg

International Symposium

When	Jul 15, 2016 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Attendees	nach Anmeldung / registration required
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Against the background of global climate change, environmental degradation and resource scarcity, socio-ecological relations have gained growing attention in public and political arenas. In this conference we will analyze the complex relationship between urban development and environmental challenges from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives. In particular we intend to bring the interpretative power of the humanities and social sciences to an understanding of environmental change, sustainability and the politics of nature.

Programme

Friday, July 15

09:00	Check-in and Coffee
09:15 - 12:15	Welcome Address and Introduction (Bernd Kortmann, Sabine Dabringhaus, Simone Müller) Paper Session I: Historical Perspectives and Regional Case Studies (Moderation: Sabine Dabringhaus) Christof Mauch: Ecotopianism, Restoration, and the Greening of Portland, Oregon, USA Simone Müller: Hazardous Waste in the City. Why Philadelphia’s Green City Option Failed. Shen Hou: Reading Lewis Mumford in Beijing. Franz-Josef Brüggemeier: Legacies of coal in the Ruhr Region. Dorothee Brantz: What time is it? Urban environments and the weathered politics of change.
12:30 -13:30	Lunch break
13:30 - 16:00	World-café: Conceptualizing Green City Research (Discussion of overarching topics and perspectives in changing group constellations) (Moderation: Annika Mattissek) Power, knowledge, narratives Regional specificities, travelling policies, scales Agency & structure, institutionalization Presentation and discussion of results.
16:00 - 18:00	City Walk to “Kanonenplatz“

Saturday, July 16

09:15 - 12:15

Paper Session II: Nature and Materiality in Green Cities

(Moderation: Annika Mattissek)

Bernhard Müller: The Green City: Cosmetics or Concept?
Sonja Dümpelmann: Planting Civil Rights: Street Tree Plant-Ins in New York City.
Vanesa Castan-Broto: Harnessing Urban Natures: Urban Governance and Urbanisation in Hong Kong and Bangalore.
Philipp Späth: Researching Eco-Cities Comparatively – Towards a Shared Ontology?
Sheila Jasanoff: Imagineries Across Borders: Innovation and Imitation at City Scales.

12:45 - 13:30

Concluding Discussion

(Moderation: Christof Mauch)

13:30

Lunch