PORTS AS NEW MAGNETS FOR URBAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
I.S.C.E.C. Malta Meeting (May 24-25, 2012)
Auberge de France
Birgu, La Vallette – Malta
The goals of the workshop in Malta on “Ports as New Magnets for Urban Sustainable Development” are
•to seek for appropriate indicators and research tools for mapping out the performance of new port area/cities development initiatives
•to identify principles that would reconcile the different objectives and initiatives of a multiplicity of distinct stakeholders
•to identify the necessary conditions for the design of the creative sector and sustainable developments in port areas/cities
•to seek for a balanced development of – and cooperation between – the various stakeholders’ interests regarding port areas
•to map out learning modes based on good practices or experiences in various parts of the world.
Keynote speakers:
Francesco Bandarin (Unesco)
Ray Bondin (Unesco)
Peter Nijkamp / Karima Kourtit (Free University of Amsterdam)
Joe Ravetz (University of Manchester)
Francesca Medda (University College London)
Luigi Fusco Girard (University of Naples Federico II)
The call for paper:
Abstract deadline: 15 April, 2012
Final paper deadline: 30 April 2012
•Contacts and Conference Secretariat:
Dipartimento di Conservazione beni Architettonici ed Ambientali
Università di Napoli Federico II
Via Roma 402
Fax: + 39 081 2538649
Web site : www.conservazione.unina.it