Mistra Urban Futures participates at World Urban Forum 6 in Naples, Italy
Mistra Urban Futures will participate and have a variety of engagements during World Urban Forum 6 in Naples, 1-7 September. World Urban Forum 6 is organized jointly by UN-Habitat, the Government of Italy, the Campania Region and the City of Naples. The theme for this year's meeting is The Urban Future and more than 10,000 people will attend. From Mistra Urban Futures representatives from all five local platforms will attend the meeting.
Key messages
Mistra Urban Futures will display the following key messages at World Urban Forum 6 :
• The number of people is growing in the world and especially people living in cities are increasing rapidly. Consequently there is a need for new knowledge how to build cities that are just and prosperous, green and healthy, livable and effective.
• Mistra Urban Futures is a global center for sustainable urban development.
• Mistra Urban Futures focuses on creating Fair, Green and Dense cities.
• We see co-production of the knowledge as a winning concept to meet coming urban challenges.
• In close co-operation practitioners and researcher’s focuses on producing knowledge that enables development of sustainable cities.
• Mistra Urban Futures plays an active role in the international network of knowledge and innovation platforms for future urban development.
Activities at World Urban Forum 6
Networking event (NE 16): Green Public Spaces for Livable and Sustainable Cities
Date: Monday September 3rd
Partner: Swedish Research Council Formas and Urban Nexus.
Networking event (NE 81): Designing Fair Cities: Securing urban equity, social inclusion, cultural diversity and urban commons
Date: Tuesday September 4th
Partner: Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
Joining Forces to meet Urban Challenges
Date: Wednesday September 5th
Workshop Social Impact Analysis
Date: Wednesday September 5th
Partner: City of Gothenburg
Swedish pavilion
Date: 1-6 September
Other participants: Swedish Trade Council; Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning; Ministry of Health and Social Affairs; Swedish Research Council Formas; Ministry of the Environment; City of Malmö; SKL International/The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions; SIDA – Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency; Lantmäteriet - the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority; The Swedish National Heritage Board; Business Region Göteborg; City of Gothenburg; Swedish Energy Agency; City of Umeå; ASF–Sweden; The Delegation for Sustainable Cities; City of Örebro; ICLD - Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy and Volvo Trucks.
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For more information about World Urban Forum visit www.unhabitat.org
