International workshop Venice - March 11-12 1999 Concepts and Paradigms of Urban Management in the Context of Developing Countries
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Programme

Thursday, March 11

9.00-9.30 a.m. - Registration of participants

9.30-9.45 a.m.- Opening address

Prof. Marino Folin, Dean, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia

Plenary session

Chairs: Peter Herrle, Fachbereich 8 Architekture, Technische Universität Berlin, Michael Mattingly, Development Planning Unit,University College, London

9.45-10.15 a.m.

"Current concepts and paradigms of urban management in developing countries"
Alain Durand-Lasserve, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, ESF Network Convenor

coffee break

10.45-12.00 a.m. - Keynote papers

"Conceptual cycle in urban development"
Forbes Davidson, Institute for Housing Studies, Rotterdam, Han Verschure, Post Graduate Center Human Settlements, Katolieke Universiteit, Leuven, Marc Gosse, Institut Supérieur d’Architecture de la Communauté Française de Belgique, La Cambre, Bruxelles

"Changing thinking about poverty and service delivery in urban management"
Alan Gilbert, Geography Department, University College, London

"Decentralisation, local government and governance. A European perspective"
Marcello Balbo, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Jean-François Tribillon, Ecole d’Architecture de Paris La Villette, Serge Allou, Groupe de Recherche et d’Echanges Technologiques, Paris

"Are there specific concepts and models of urban management in/for the South?"
Yves Cabannes, Urban Management Programme-Latin America, Quito, Jean-Pierre Elong M’Bassi, Municipal Development Programme, Dr. Mohamed Soumare, ENDA-TM, Dakar

12.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. - General discussion

Chair: Marie-Therese Manchotte, Consultant, Brussels

3.00 p.m.-6.00 p.m. - Thematic workshops

Workshop 1
Chair: Jurgen Oestereich, Trialog, Ratingen
"European bilateral cooperation in the urban sector: characteristics, motivations and trends. A synthesis of country monographs on United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France"
jointly prepared by ESF Scientific Committee members and the N-Aerus core group.

Workshop 2
Chair: Gareth Jones, Department of Geography, University of Wales, Swansea
"Urban management issues in developing countries: driving role or hegemony of the World Bank and the United Nations organisations? What room for other approaches?"
papers by Gareth Jones, Peter Herrle, Emiel Wegelin, Jurgen Oestereich.

Workshop 3

Chair: Anita Larsson, Architecture Development Studies, Lund University, Lund
"Setting up a concerted urban management approach: the role of researchers and practitioners"
papers by Serge Allou, Jean-Claude Bolay, Michael Mattingly, Anita Larsson, Marc Gosse.

Friday, March 12

Plenary session

Chair: Geoffrey Payne, Consultant, London

9.30-10.30 a.m. - Presentation of thematic workshops conclusions

coffee break

11.00-12.00 a.m. - The European Urban Strategy Paper

Papers from Michael Parkes, Patrick Wakely, Emiel Wegelin.

11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. - General discussion

Chair: Yves Cabannes, Urban Management Programme - Latin America, Quito

3.00-5.00 p.m. - Round table

"Defining the key elements of a European urban management approach for the developing countries"

Chair: Han Verschure, Post Graduate Center Human Settlements, Katolieke Universiteit, Leuven Michael Parkes, Expert to the European Commision, Directorate-General VIII, Carole Rakodi, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, Pietro Garau, United Nations Centre Human Settlements (Habitat), Jean-Pierre Elong M’Bassi, Coordinator, Municipal Development Programme, Office for West and Centre Africa

5.00-5.30 p.m. - Workshop conclusions

Alan Gilbert, Geography Department, University College, London, N-Aerus, Alain Durand-Lasserve, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ESF Network Convenor, Marcello Balbo, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia

7.00 p.m. - Farewell cocktail