Symposium: Future Cities

Välkommen till detta symposium som handlar om hur vi bör utforma våra framtida städer för att främja hälsa och social och ekologisk hållbarhet. Under förmiddagen får vi ta del av forskning från Nya Zealand och USA och vi får även en kort introduktion till vilka utmaningar Uppsala står inför. Därefter följer ett panelsamtal om hur forskningen kan bidra till att bygga bättre och mer hållbara städer – designade för människor och klimat.

Symposiet hålls på engelska, men det går bra att ställa frågor på svenska.

Program

10.00 Welcome addresses
Anders Hagfeldt, Vice-Chancellor at Uppsala University
Nils Hertting, Head of Department, Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF)

10.10 Urban planning for people and climate
Thomas Fisher, Architect and Professor of Urban Design at the University of Minnesota

Thomas Fisher will discuss how cities can be designed to be resilient, inclusive and sustainable in the face of climate change and rapid urban growth. Drawing on examples from community development projects in the United States and international collaborations, he will highlight how urban design can strengthen local communities, reduce environmental risks, and create cities that work better for both people and the planet.

10.40 Building Neighbourhoods for Health, Wellbeing & Belonging: A Community-Grounded Framework and Process for Inclusive Urban Development
Erica Hinckson, Professor at Auckland University of Technology and Leader of the Global Observatory for Healthy and Sustainable Cities

Uppsala’s next phase of growth creates a rare opportunity: to build a new neighbourhood that does not simply accommodate population expansion, but actively supports health, wellbeing, inclusion, and long-term resilience. In a city already committed to sustainable development and ongoing dialogue between inhabitants and planners, the challenge is not whether participation matters, but how to do it in ways that meaningfully shape outcomes.

This presentation shares the Te Hotonga Hapori - Connecting Communities engagement framework and process, developed in Aotearoa New Zealand as an approach to community-driven neighbourhood development.

11.10 What challenges does Uppsala face?
Mattias Öhman. Associate Professor and Researcher in Economics, Institute for Housing and Urban Research

11.30–12.15 Panel discussion: How can research contribute to better cities?

Participants:
Thomas Fisher
Erica Hinckson
Erik Pelling, Chair of Uppsala Municipal Board
Erik Grönqvist, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economic Research, Uppsala University

Moderator:
Susanna Hedborg, Postdoctor, Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF)

12.15–13.00 Networking lunch
Outside Humanistiska teatern

Om symposiet
Symposiet arrangeras inom ramen för forskningsprogrammen Urban Lab vid Institutet för bostads- och urbanforskning (IBF) och Healthy Cities vid Centrum för hälsoekonomisk forskning (HEFUU).

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