Livestream from Nordic City Stories

Watch the livestream from Nordic City Stories!

 

On November 24th researchers, NGOs, activists and practitioners, come together to explore how we get people to discover and understand their city in order to ultimately recreate it. A sustainable city for and by the people who live there.

 

 

 

Nordic City Stories November 24th at 09.00-12.30

Moderator: Helle Søholt, founding partner and CEO Gehl

 

09.00-09.15: Welcome and introduction to the day

Marcus Horning, chairman Nordic City Network

 

09.15-09.45: Reflections on the project Nordic City Stories 2018-2020
Louise Vogel Kielgast, associate Gehl

 

09.45-10.00: Short break

 

10.00-11.00: Key notes on democracy, dialogue & participation in urban planning & development in the Nordics.
Reflections on power, democracy and scaling up regarding dialogue & participation in urban planning.

– Nazem Tahvilzadeh, researcher urban and regional studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
– Zakia Elvang, partner and democracy advisor, We do democracy
– Emma Terämä, expert adviser on urban policy topics, Ministry of Finance in Finland
– Marie Karlberg, senior advisor, department for Growth and Climate, Nordic Council of Ministers

 

11.15-11.30: Short break

 

11.30-12.15 Round table discussion on democracy, dialogue & participation in urban planning & development in the Nordics.
Reflections on power, democracy and scaling up in the everyday reality of Nordic municipalities.
– Paul Natorp, cofounder Sager der Samler
– Emil Sandström, urban planner, Umeå municipality
– Peder Baltzer Nielsen, city architect, Aalborg municipality
– Anu Hämäläinen, participation planner, Helsinki Urban Environment
– Lisbeth Iversen, Senior Advisor, Arendal municipality

 

12.15-12.30 Concluding remarks & Nordic cooperation 2021
– Kjell Nilsson, Nordregio
– Marcus Horning, Nordic City Network
– Patrik Faming, Nordic Council of Ministers task force on sustainable cities