Utopias and realities of urban sustainable development

Eurofound — European Foundation For The Improvement Of Living And Working Conditions

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New alliances between economy, environment and democracy for small and medium-sized cities: Conference proceedings, Turin-Barolo, 19-21 September 1996
Regional policy and regional economies

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• Publié par: EUROFOUND-EUROPEAN-FOUNDATION-FOR-THE-IMPROVEMENT-OF-LIVING-AND-WORKING-CONDITIO
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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Utopias and Realities of Urban
Sustainable Development
New Alliances between Economy,
Environment and Democracy for
Small and Medium-Sized Cities
Conference Proceedings
Turin-Barolo
19-21 September 1996
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Sustainable Development
New Alliances between Economy,
Environment and Democracy for
Small and Medium-Sized Cities
Turin-Barolo
19-21 September 1996
Conference organised by:
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for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
in partnership with:
niversité Européenne
de l'Environnement
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The Research Centre of Monforte d'Alba
in collaboration with:
Piemonte Region
City of Turin
Province of Turin
Communes of Barolo, Dogliani and Monforte d'Alba
European Regional Bank
Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro Utopias and Realities of Urban
Sustainable Development
New Alliances between Economy,
Environment and Democracy for
Small and Medium-Sized Cities
Conference Proceedings
Turin-Barolo
19-21 September 1996
Editors: Voula P. Mega and Riccardo Petrella
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Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997
ISBN 92-827-9800-3
© European Eoundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1997
For rights of translation or reproduction, applications should be made to the Director,
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
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Printed in Ireland TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword ix
The Credibility Issue, An Introduction, Dr Riccardo Petrella, Professor at the
Catholic University of Louvain, President of the European University of
the Environment 1
Welcoming Address, Mr Antonello Angeleri, Advisor, Representative of the
President of the Regional Government of Piedmont 7
Impressions from Istanbul, Mr Georges Cavallier, National Co-ordinator of the
French Contributions to HABITAT II 11
Sustainable Cities for Europe, Prof. Peter Hall, The Bartlett School of
Planning, University College London 2
Keynote, Prof. Nuno Portas, University of Oporto 3
Fragments of an Urban Discourse in Europe: Utopias and Eutopias.
A Sustainability-Friendly ABC, Dr Voula Mega, European Foundation 39
Building Sustainable Futures in Small and Medium-sized Cities in Europe,
Prof. Patsy Healey, Centre for Research in European Urban Environments,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne 79
Sustainability, Sustainable Development and the Search for the European
Sustainable City: Facing Realities, Dr John Celecia, UNESCO 91
Visions and Actions for Freiburg. Executive Summary, Dr Didier
Vancutsem, Munich 113
Visions and Actions for Évora. Executive Summary, Prof. João Farinha,
New University of Lisbon 129
Visions and Actions for Coimbra. Executive Summary, Prof. João Farinha,
New University of Lisbon 137
Visions and Actions for Parma. Executive Summary, Prof. Franco Berlanda,
Institute of Architecture, Venice 145
Visions and Actions for Siena. Executive Summary, Dr Ferdinando Semboloni,
University of Florence 16VI
Visions and Actions for Toledo. Executive Summary, Prof. Enrique J.
Calderón, Polytechnic University of Madrid 185
Visions and Actions for Alicante. Executive Summary, Prof. Julia Salom
Carrasco and Mr Juan Miguel Albertos Puebla, University of Valencia 199
Visions and Actions for Galway. Executive Summary, Prof. Frank Convery
and Ms Paula Russell, Environmental Institute, University College Dublin ... . 217
Visions and Actions for Bastia. Executive Summary, Ms Anne-Michèle
Donnet, Architect/Planner 229
Città delle Langhe. Territorial Consortium for Research, Planning,
Development and Management, Mr Giovanni Papa, Research Centre of
Monforte d'Alba 237
The Active Citizenship as Decisive Element of the Sustainable Urban
Development - the Experience of Parthenay, Mr Michel Hervé, Mayor
of Parthenay 251
Alliances for Employment, Dr Katrin Grüber, Vice-President of the Landstag
of North Rhine-Westfalia 263
Economy, Ecology and Democracy, Mr Thierry Paquot, Philosopher, Editor,
Urbanisme9
Alliances for Social and Cultural Integration, Mr Giovanni Morocutti,
Communauté de la Poudrière, Brussels 275
Alliances for Employment, Mr Antonio Masaracchio, Regional Councillor
of Labour, Transport and Professional Education, Region of Piedmont 281
Alliances between Economy, Ecology and Democracy, Mr Piero Gastaldo,
Councillor, Turin 287
Alliances for Environmentally Friendly Projects and Services: Messages
from Umeå, Mr Inge-Bert Täljedal, Mayor of Umeå 293
A Partnership between ADEME and French Communities. CITEVIE: Concept,
Procedure, Results and Follow-ups, Mr Robert Angioletti, ADEME 299
Alliances between Economy, Ecology and Democracy: Integration or
Separation? Proposals and Analysis on the Relations between the Three
Spheres; Repercussions for the Small and Medium-sized Cities of Europe,
Mr Gerrit Vonkeman, Director of the Institute for a European
Environmental Policy 317 vu
Alliances for Social and Cultural Integration, Dr Mario Lodi, Science and
Education Expert 327
The Interest of the European Employers in Cities, Mr E. Tsamoussopoulos,
Association of Greek Industries 333
Sustainable Cities toward New Alliances for Solidarity among the Generations
and Across Cities: A Report from Barolo, Dr Riccardo Petrella, Professor at
the Catholic University of Louvain, President of the European University
of the Environment
Annex
Programme 349
List of Participants 355