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The European Council of Town Planners
The New Charter of AthensThe New Charter of Athens
The ECTP Vision for Cities in the 21The ECTP Vision for Cities in the 21stst Century Century
Virna BussadoriVirna BussadoriECTP/CEU President ElectECTP/CEU President Elect
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Target
The New Charter of Athens is addressed to professional planners throughout Europe and those concerned with the planning process:
▪ to direct their actions by a common Vision
▪ for greater coherence, when building networks of cities, connected through
time, scales and sectors
Positioning of NCA
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Issues and challenges
▪ Developments affecting cities
▪ Challenges to the cities
▪ To be addressed by the vision
Background
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Issues & challengesSocial and political changes
Europeanization, cultural contrasts, Europeanization, cultural contrasts, immigration, multi-cultural cities, immigration, multi-cultural cities, diverse services and products, diverse services and products, planning & management of cities, planning & management of cities, deregulation and privatisation, PPP, deregulation and privatisation, PPP, city marketing, public participationcity marketing, public participation
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Issues & challengesEconomic & technological changes
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Speed of technological Speed of technological development, e-commerce, e-development, e-commerce, e-business, footloose economy, business, footloose economy, international competition, international competition, specialisation and co-operationspecialisation and co-operation
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Environmental and urban changes
Uncontrolled urbanization, sprawl, Uncontrolled urbanization, sprawl, expanding networks of expanding networks of infrastructure & service, pollution infrastructure & service, pollution and wasteful consumption of non-and wasteful consumption of non-renewable resources, renewable resources, contamination of soil, water and air, contamination of soil, water and air, climate changes climate changes
Issues & challenges
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The CONNECTED CITY
▪ Variety of connective mechanisms: tactile, functional, information, virtual
▪ Connecting through timespace, character, identity, future and past
The Vision
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The VisionSocial connectivity
Social balance, involvement, multi-Social balance, involvement, multi-cultural richness, connections cultural richness, connections between generations, social between generations, social identity, facilities, servicesidentity, facilities, services
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The VisionEconomic connectivity
Globalisation / regionalisation, Globalisation / regionalisation, competitive advantages, city competitive advantages, city networking: complementary and networking: complementary and co-operation, economic co-operation, economic diversity, mobilitydiversity, mobility
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The VisionEnvironmental connectivity
Input-output, ecosystem approach, Input-output, ecosystem approach, healthy cities, nature, landscape healthy cities, nature, landscape and open spaces, renewable and open spaces, renewable energy, risk and hazard protectionenergy, risk and hazard protection
The VisionCultural connectivity
Urban design, genius loci, Urban design, genius loci, cultural heritage, public cultural heritage, public spaces, local identity, spaces, local identity, personal contacts, aesthetic personal contacts, aesthetic excellenceexcellence
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2. The Vision
Aspects of the CONNECTED CITY
▪ Part of and consisting of meaningful networks
▪ Urban and regional design
▪ Different solutions, cultural richness, enhanced variety
The Vision
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The connected city at different levels
Individual Local Communal /Municipal
Regional National
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Positioning spatial planners
▪ Spatial planning is essential team-work requiring co-operation between planners and other professionals
▪ Spatial planning as an activity in society requiring support and consensus
But, the spatial planners’ approach is specifically distinguished by a stronger orientation on
▪ spatial context and
▪ continuity in time
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Commitments of planners
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Values and objectives for professional planners
when
▪ elaborating and implementing the Vision and
▪ advising politicians and the public
Commitments of planners
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Spatial planners
designer and visionary
scientist
political advisor and mediator
urban manager
always based on strategic way of thinking
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Conclusions
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Through the Vision of the New Charter of Through the Vision of the New Charter of Athens 2003 a new model for the Athens 2003 a new model for the cities of Europe is proposed. cities of Europe is proposed.
The The connected citiesconnected cities are are▪ ▪ both ancient and yet modernboth ancient and yet modern▪ ▪ ready to accept change and make positive use of itready to accept change and make positive use of it▪ ▪ truly connected on many levels virtually and truly connected on many levels virtually and functionally, and with the environmentfunctionally, and with the environment▪ ▪ creative, innovative and productive, offering financial creative, innovative and productive, offering financial security to inhabitantssecurity to inhabitants▪ ▪ ensuring good living and working conditions for all, ensuring good living and working conditions for all, security and a sense of place…security and a sense of place…
‘‘...cities that will connect the ...cities that will connect the past with the future through a past with the future through a vibrant present!’vibrant present!’
¡¡Gracias por su atención!Gracias por su atención!
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