http://www.eukn.org/finland/News and meetings from FinlandenEUKNFri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/news/2010/03/treaty-EMF_1012.htmlPolicymakers are debating whether a proposed 'European Monetary Fund' would require changes to the EU's Lisbon Treaty, as predicted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The EU executive believes it would, while politicians on the margins say it would not.NewsThu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/news/2010/03/London-landmark-building-will-generate-8--of-its-energy-needs_1010.htmlPeering down 148 metres from the top of the latest addition to London's skyline, the traffic-clogged Elephant and Castle roundabout and its notorious neighbour, the Heygate estate, below feel an unlikely location for a world first. But next week, this new skyscraper, nicknamed "the Razor", will take a crucial step towards becoming the world's first building with wind turbines built into its fabric.NewsMon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/news/2010/03/interview-ralf-brand_1011.htmlA wall separating a Catholic from a Protestant community in Belfast. A logo of the Amal militia spray-painted on a wall in Beirut. Or a police station right next to a mosque in Amsterdam. These are all signs of perceived or real polarisation in today’s urban world. Both shocked and fascinated by what he had seen in the city while working in Belfast, Ralf Brand, lecturer at the University of Manchester, initiated a research project on the interrelation between the urban environment and societal polarisation. Exploring the local situation in Belfast, Beirut, Berlin and Amsterdam, he found that polarisation and radicalisation can have a significant impact on the built environment and vice versa. What to do with that knowledge?NewsMon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/news/2010/03/Brabantstad-EUROCITIES-newest-member_1009.htmlBrabantStad Metropolitan Area, an economically thriving region in the south of The Netherlands, is one of EUROCITIES’ newest members. What’s unique about BrabantStad is that it is an alliance of cities formed by Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond, ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg and the local government of Brabant. The alliance aims to achieve sustainable growth in all aspects of the city’s economic, spatial, social and cultural life. Collaboration is focused on addressing important regional development issues that the cities and province, alone, would have been unable to achieve.NewsThu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/news/2010/03/Dutch-led-renewable-energy-venture-sets-standard_1008.htmlDutch authorities were initially sceptical about funding the Minewater project, but with strong local support this unusual renewable energy initiative succeeded in securing EU regional money and went on to become a blueprint for similar models elsewhere in Europe.NewsMon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/meetings/2010/03/ecpr-joint-session-of-workshops-2010_1001.htmlBetween 22 and 27 March 2010, the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) will organise its annual Joint Session of Workshops. The main aim of the workshops is the participation and equality of endeavour between advanced students, younger and newer members of the profession and well-established professors. This year's workshops include discussions on partnership working, electoral change and network governance.  MeetingMon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/meetings/2010/03/LINK-conference_1003.htmlOn the 30th of March 2010 LINK, the European forum on intermodal passenger travel organises a conference based on the theme:'Strengthening innovation and efficiency in passenger transport through the further integration of transport modes'. The conference will take place at the Committe of the Regions in Brussels.MeetingTue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/meetings/2010/04/The-Sustainable-City-2010_1000.htmlThis Conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. The meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions.MeetingWed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/meetings/2010/05/scupad-2010_1003.htmlSCUPAD is an independent, non-profit, international network organisation of planners and development specialists based in Austria that was set up in 1965. Every year the organisation organises an international conference. The 2010 edition 'Bringing Production Back to the City' will focus on the various means of urban production ranging from manufacturing to the emergence of green sustainable industries and urban farming. The conference will explore how these activities provide jobs for the diverse populations that reside in cities and influence the form, patterns of circulation, architecture, urban design and planning of cities.MeetingThu, 6 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/finland/eukn/meetings/2010/05/Healthy-Parks-Healthy-People-Congress-2010_1002.htmlWith the increasing recognition of the value of nature to human health and wellbeing worldwide, Parks Victoria will host the first International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress in 2010. This will be a unique opportunity to bring together 1000 delegates from relevant sectors (i.e. planning, community development, physical and mental health, tourism, climate change, education, recreation, ecology and park management) to explore how we can take better advantage of the way nature significantly contributes to our wellbeing and broader societal benefits.MeetingTue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200