Call for Contributions for Workshops and Exhibition

12TH BIENNIAL OF EUROPEAN TOWNS AND TOWN PLANNERS
PARIS 27-29 JUNE 2017

CITIES AND OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, FEEDBACK AND FUTURE

Call for Contributions for Workshops and Exhibition - Proposal deadline : April 15th 2017

The European Council of Spatial Planners is organising with the City of Paris and the Plaine Commune the XIIth Biennial on the theme of "Cities and the Olympic Games, what benefits for the territories and their populations over the long term? "

This theme will be presented at an opening plenary with:
- representatives of Plaine Commune and Paris,
- Alfonso Vegara, Spatial planner and President of the Fondation Métropoli, President of the 2017-2018 European Urban And Regional Planning Awards,
- Joris Scheers, President of the European Council of Spatial Planners.

The workshops of the biennial will allow exchanges on

1- feedback from the European cities that hosted the Olympic Games:
Barcelona 1992
Athens 2004
London 2012
Munich 1972
Albertville 1992
Lillehamer 1994 /2016
Sochi 2014
Cities who lost after candidacy
Lille 2002
or cities that have finally abandoned their candidacy, such as Rome Budapest and Hamburg.

2- Elements of perspectives will also address the following themes:
Urbanity
Social cohesion
Governance
Values, identity, image
Environmental awareness
Economic competitiveness

The XII European Biennial of European Towns and Town Planners will bring key elements of understanding and the challenges that candidate cities must meet in order to make the organization of the Games an urban and social success.

What is the BIENNIAL OF EUROPEAN TOWNS AND TOWN PLANNERS?

The European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP-CEU), of which the French association of Spatial Planners (SFU) is a member of, organizes conference-events called “European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners".

This European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners has taken place in:
- Herne (III 1999), 'Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Europe's Urban Regions
- Rotterdam (IV 2001), Culture of Cities - Transformations generating new opportunities
- Barcelona (V 2003), Connecting the City - Connecting Citizens
- Kopenhagen (VI 2005), City Living, Living City, http://www.planum.net/biennal-copenhagen-2005
- Budapest (VII 2007), Making Places
- Nancy (VIII 2009), Europe: The spirit of cities
- Genoa (IX 2011), Smart planning for Europe's gateway cities. Connecting peoples, economies and places
- Cascais (X, 2013), New Paradigms, Challenges and Opportunities for European Cities - The Contribution of Spatial Planning to Overcome the Crisis
- Dublin (XI, 2015). Technology in Planning Practice. Making Cities Work

How are European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners organized?

European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners are characterized by rich scientific content divided between plenary sessions, site visits, practical workshops and exhibitions.

The subject is proposed jointly by the organizing communities and the ECTP-CEU.

The conclusions of the Biennials are published and disseminated amongst the 50 000 urban planners represented by the 27 ECTP-CEU member organizations and also to the authorities in charge of spatial planning in all countries of the Council of Europe, the European Commission and, in general, the entire professional Planning network.

Call for contribution on thematic workshop

6 workshops are organised in parallel on 28 June from 14:00 to 15:30. Each workshop has a president and a rapporteur
3 contributions will be chosen for each workshop, with 15’ presentation for each, and a time of exchange and debate with participants

URBANITY

President:
Rapporteur:
3 speakers:
The Urbanity developed by the Olympic Games in the City

How can games transform the urbanity of a space?
What is the impact on the neighbourhoods receiving the equipment? the village?
Are the Games an opportunity? An accelerator? A trigger?
A demonstration of urban renewal?
On what scales does urbanity change?
In particular, what is the challenge of spatial reorganizing of the host city?
What impact on transport networks?

- from public spaces and their capacity of welcoming crowds to the intimacy of small districts
- neighbourhoods and large facilities: the shock of the scales between residential life and the event
Do games allow urban acupuncture?
And to innervate the city, to impel a rebirth?
Transportation and universal accessibility during and after the Games