Presentations
You can access the retreat presentations here (for participants only).
Retreat
A retreat follows the conference as a reflective, informal space to consider the discussions at the conference, to present individual research projects, and to collectively work on selected projects of the Network.
The New Metropolitan Mainstream project
In 2013, a special focus will be placed on the New Metropolitan Mainstream project, an international multi-city research, online mapping and book project. The term “new metropolitan mainstream” was developed to decipher a broad range of phenomena that have recently emerged in cities around the world, which have important impacts on urban development and everyday life. Under the conditions of planetary urbanization, cities have become strategic nodes of the global economy and of social life. Increased competition between cities leads to similar strategies for attracting capital investment and highly qualified labour, and similar standards and processes for urban planning and design. A prestigious blend of cultural amenities and offerings for luxury consumption is today part of the standard policy repertoire. Many contemporary cities both in the global North and in the global South are confronted with gentrification and urban regeneration, and have been equipped with skyscrapers, flagship projects, and “star” architecture. The new metropolitan mainstream has multiple faces and exists in many different versions. It is the aim of our project to describe and analyse this diversity. Launched in 2008, the project has involved members of INURA collectively developing a set of indicators and categories to compare cities, and to map these features and effects onto online maps of each city.
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Friday, June 28 |
Saturday, June 29 | Sunday, June 30 | |
| MORNING 9.00-13.00 |
Discussions, insights, and reflections on key themes of the Lisbon conference (1 hour)
10 am. INURA AGM (2 hours) |
7 Presentations / discussions. Themes: Urban irrationalities; Micro-actions building the city (including 20 minutes of break) (all discussions in the end) |
Discussions re NMM project (2)
Discussions re next steps |
| LUNCH 13.00-14.30 |
At hotel | At hotel | At hotel |
| AFTERNOON 14.30-18.00 |
7 Presentations/discussions. Themes: City cultures in a post-colonial context; Research; and Links between research and action (including 20 minutes of break) (all discussions in the end) |
Discussions re New Metropolitan Mainstream (NMM) project (1) | Departure for beach (Praia da Barra) – Bring your bathing suits! |
| DINNER 18.00 |
At hotel | At hotel | Dinner in Aveiro (own cost) – O Mercantel Restaurant (great fish and seafood – about 15 euro/meal) |
| EVENING | Films (from participants) | Optional activities * | Bus brings all back to Curia |
* Options of events for each evening: free walking in nature; free meetings (themes choose by participants; pool or spa visit… And a wine festival occurring in the town at this time!
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