Please find the presentations of the conference in the programme below. The videos will be uploaded in the following days. Download the conference programme including the short CVs of the speakers in pdf (EN, CAT).
Photos of the conference Press Release Conference Report Monday, 13 June 2016 | 09.15 | Official opening panel and key messages of the EPSA 2015 Mercè Conesa, President, Provincial Council of Barcelona Marga Pröhl, Director-General, European Institute of Public Administration, EIPA | 10:00 | Keynote address: Designing cities with a focus on wellbeing and health Marcus Grant, Deputy Director of the WHO Collaboration Centre for Healthy Urban Environments and Professor of the University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) Presentation | 10.45 | Urban environment and health: An inter-disciplinary perspective. Presentation of the EPSA 2015 cross-cutting award winner Introduced and chaired by Alexander Heichlinger, Expert and Manager, EIPA Barcelona Presentation
Cati Chamorro, Head of the Department of Public Health, Provincial Council of Barcelona Eloi Juvillà, Section Chief of Facilities and Public Space, Provincial Council of Barcelona Presentation,
Questions and Answers | 12.00 | City Panel: Innovation, leadership and participatory governance for health and wellbeing – Three cities, three models Introduced and chaired by Furio Honsell, Mayor of Udine (IT) and Vice-President of the Italian WHO Healthy Cities Network Presentation, Video Sandro Petruzzi, Director of Planning and Management of Infrastructure, Metropolitan City of Turin (IT) Presentation, Video Bas Akkers, Programme Manager, Economic Department, City of Utrecht (NL) Erlijn Mulder, Communication Strategist, City of Utrecht (NL). EPSA Best Practice Presentation, Video Ramazan Korkmaz, Policy Officer for Energy and General Affairs, Department of Nature Conservation, Green Spaces and Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (DE) Presentation, Video
Questions and Answers | 15:30 | The European vision for urban environment and health Video message by Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Brussels | 15:45 | Panel: Learning from European Green Capitals Introduced and chaired by Josep Mompin, Head of the Department of Urban Landscape and Environmental Development, City of Mollet del Vallès (ES), European Green Leaf (EGL) City 2015 Presentation, Video Green Vitoria-Gasteiz: A lively city-nature network Luis Andrés Orive, Director of the Environmental Studies Centre, City of Vitoria-Gasteiz (ES) Presentation, Video ESSENtials - changing the way we act Matthias Sinn, Head of the Environmental Agency, City of Essen (DE) Presentation, Video
European Green Capital 2016: towards a green, clean, safe and friendly city Simona Berden, Senior Adviser, Development Projects and Investments Office, City of Ljubljana (SI), EPSA Best Practice Presentation, Video
Questions and Answers | Tuesday, 14 June 2016 | 09:00 | Working in partnership for healthier cities: The cross-cutting model of the Barcelona Provincial Council Laura Martínez, Deputy Councillor of Public Health and Consumer Affairs, Provincial Council of Barcelona Josep Ramon Mut, Deputy Councillor for Urban Development and Housing, Provincial Council of Barcelona | 09:30 | Panel: Designing healthy cities by facilitating active mobility Introduced and chaired by David Donaire, Researcher of the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) Presentation, Video Cycling as sustainable and healthy urban mobility experience Simona Arletti, President of the Italian Healthy Cities Network WHO and City Councillor of the City of Modena. Presentation, Video Inclusive and healthy mobility: The case of free public transport in Tallinn Allan Alaküla, Head of Tallinn’s EU Office, City of Tallinn (EE). EPSA Best Practice Presentation, Video Promoting walkability in the Barcelona region Jordi Cavero, Manager of the Department of Sports, Barcelona Provincial Council (ES) Presentation, Video
Questions and Answers | 11:30 | Panel: Housing vulnerability Introduced and chaired by Coque Claret, Researcher, Vallès School of Architecture, and of the EU-funded Project RELS (“Rénovation Energétique des LogementS”), Video Energy Poverty in the UK: Liverpool’s experience Neil Johnson, ECO Framework Project Manager, City of Liverpool (UK) Presentation, Video From theory to practice: The example of St. Cugat del Vallès’ housing and energy policies Daniel Calatayud, Architect Professor ETSAV – UPC, on behalf of Sant Cugat del Vallès (ES). EPSA Winner Presentation, Video Local housing policies to reduce energy poverty and homelessness in Ghent Joris Beaumon, Manager OCMW Ghent, City of Ghent (BE). EPSA Best Practice Presentation, Video
Questions and Answers | 14:30 | Panel: Buildings and spaces contributing to healthy living Introduced and chaired by Felipe Pich-Aguilera, Architect and President of the Green Building Council (GBC, Spain) Presentation, Video Integration of architecture into the natural and urban space at the designated development area (ZAC) “La Courrouze” in Rennes Charles Dard, Landscape Architect, Professor at the Brittany National College of Architecture, Rennes (FR) Presentation, Video Creation of “leisure-time space” by multiple use of urban space Marlies Fellinger, Project Coordination for Multiple Usage, City of Vienna (AT), EPSA Winner and Best Practice Presentation, Video
Questions and Answers | 16:00 | Keynote address: Transforming cities into healthier places through urban planning Isabela Velazquez, Urbanist Architect, Gea21, Madrid (ES) Presentation, Video | 16:45 | Concluding remarks and summary of the results of the conference Harrie Scholtens, Seconded National Expert and EPSA Category Leader, EIPA Maastricht (NL) | 17:00 | Official Closure Meritxell Budó, Vice-President for the Area of Citizen Affairs, Provincial Council of Barcelona and Mayor of La Garriga Dionís Guiteras, Vice-President for the Area of Territorial Affairs and Sustainability, Provincial Council of Barcelona and Mayor of Moià Alexander Heichlinger, Expert and Manager, EIPA Barcelona |
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