EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - Cabernet 2009 3rd International Conference on Managing Urban Land

Cabernet 2009 3rd International Conference on Managing Urban Land - Saint Etienne, 13-15 May 2009

13-05-2009

Introduction

The 3rd International Conference on Managing Urban Land is being organised by CABERNET and the Etablissement public foncier de l’Ouest Rhône Alpes (EPORA) in Saint-Etienne, France. EPORA is a public land management authority, created in 1998 heading brownsite regeneration work in liaison with the local authorities and planners of the Rhône-Alpes region, namely Saint-Etienne. CABERNET, Europe’s sustainable brownfield regeneration network, aims to share good practice and the develop cross-disciplinary shared understanding essential to cost effective, socially desirable and environmentally benevolent regeneration

Description

Conference themes

Integrated land management policies
Economics of brownfield regeneration
Environmental dimensions of land management policies
Ctizen participation in policies and projects
Regulation, governance and legal issues
Public – private partnerships
Best practice case studies
Brownfield rehabilitation in European programmes
North-American and international experiences
Professional certification and development
Training and education
International case studies

Call for papers

Short abstracts (200 words) or suggestions for special sessions should be are requested by 31 October 2008. The programme committee is particularly interested in case studies representing best practices that are transferable to other regions and countries. Short papers/ extended abstracts will be published.

Trade Exhibition

A trade exhibition offers the opportunity to bring your products and services to our delegates attention.

Participants

CABERNET conferences are aimed at all - professionals or not - engaged in brownfield regeneration: international specialists, decision-makers, public and private players involved in economic and urban rehabilitation meet to pool skills, know-how, experiences and visions for the cities of tomorrow. Delegates include:

planners, engineers, scientists and architect
consultants to local authorities
representatives of North American and European
national, regional and local authorities
land and estate professionals
investment, banking and insurance professionals
researchers and academicians
legal advisors
representatives from citizens’ associations and non-governmental organi sations

Programme

Please email paul@lqm.co.uk for more information. Details of the 2009 programme will follow soon and will be published at www.cabernet.org.uk.

Location

Saint-Étienne is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles) southwest of Lyon. Located in in the Massif Central, Saint-Étienne is the capital of the Loire département of the Rhône-Alpes région. The Saint-Etienne Congress Centre offers state of the art, stylish facilities and delectable cuisine.

Files

Click here to read the pre-announcement of the CABERNET Conference in French (PDF, Fr, 280 kB)

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