Meetings
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EUKN 2010 Conference: Effects of demographic change on urban structures - Budapest, 13-14 September 2010
17 Jun 2010The third annual EUKN conference will feed into the High-level Conference on demographic change which will be organised by the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union. EUKN's two- day conference will give an overview of the different forms of demographic change, from ageing to migration, and the effects of both shrinking and rapid growth on cities and urban regions. The conference brings together stakeholders, policy makers and experts (EU, national and regional) for an interactive exchange of strategies, experiences and hands-on knowledge. Interactive workshops and visits to projects in Budapest will give you a deeper insight in concrete instruments which might further strengthen the effectiveness of your own policy initiatives. The conference will also offer many informal opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking, including a boat tour with dinner on the Danube river.
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Urban Renewal International Conference, 24 November 2010, Budapest
30 Sep 2010The conference is organised by the Department of Urban Planning and Design and the Foundation for Urban Architecture (Faculty of Architecture - Budapest University of Tehcnology and Economics).
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Following Transition: Urban Restructuring in Eastern-Europe, 27 November 2010, Budapest
16 Nov 2010The conference is organized by the College for Social Theory (Társadalomelméleti Kollégium).
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AENEAS Final Conference, Committee of the Regions – Brussels, 8 April 2011
An increasing part of the European population reaches retirement age, while birth rates remain low. This will have an impact on cities and regions including all aspect of daily life. Policy makers on different levels address these challenges, for example by the “European Year for Active Ageing 2012” initiated by the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment and the increased funding opportunities in this area. Future urban mobility policies will have to maintain older people’s individual mobility on the one hand while encouraging them to travel sustainable on the other hand. This means nothing less but reversing the current trend of a car generation growing old, focusing on one mobility option only. In order to convince this generation of active and sustainable mobility behaviour, a set of integrated mobility measures will be necessary. But what can policy makers and local actors do in order to enable active ageing and sustainable mobility? During its three years lifetime, the AENEAS project had a close look at soft measures to improve the mobility of older people. The partners initiated innovative activities ranging from travel training over individualised marketing to assistance and awareness raising. The AENEAS Final Conference will point out the challenges of demographic change, show how these activities fit into advanced urban mobility policies and demonstrate how other cities can apply innovative soft measures developed by the five AENEAS cities.