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The Dynamic CityCities are changing. So must we!
One Whitehall Place, London OverviewGLA Economics' second international conference – The Dynamic City – explored what it means to be a dynamic city in the 21 st century. The conference featured three keynote speakers – Saskia Sassen (USA), Christian Lefevre (France) and Bridget Rosewell – and six workshops dealing with issues ranging from the environment, transport and infrastructure, skills, people and communities, research and innovation, and retail. Royal Mail sponsored the post conference reception, while Thames Waters, the University of East London, KnowledgeEast and the Learning and Skills Council all sponsored workshops. Thanks to the Environmental Agency, Crossrail and the London Development Agency who all had exhibition displays at the conference. Keynote speakersThe conference featured three keynote speakers: Bridget Rosewell, GLA Economics Cities allow people to have better lifestyles, companies to achieve higher outputs and more jobs. Put simply, we need successful cities. Bridget discussed why cities are vital for the UK economy. The important role cities play in innovation and growth was stressed. Bridget highlighted the need for investment in infrastructure, transport systems and the environment. Bridget Rosewell's presentation PDF Professor Christian Lefevre, University of Paris Christian compared modes of governance in London, Paris, Madrid and Rome and the effect these different modes have on public policy. Relations between local governments, the existing metropolitan authority and the state and private sectors were considered. Christian focussed on the GLA area for London, the Ile-de-France for Paris, the autonomous region of Madrid and Greater Rome. Christian Lefevre's presentation PDF Professor Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago Saskia explored policy challenges for cities given recent unsettling trends: terrorism, volatile economies, unstable geopolitics and dramatic technological transformations. WorkshopsSix workshops covering a range of themes were held in the afternoon of the conference. Green City
Examined the environmental effectiveness of cities, climate change and London, and London's environmental economy. Green City presentation PDF Accessible CityLooked at the relationship between accessibility, infrastructure and economic development. Accessible City presentation PDF Skilled City
Explored issues such as poverty, low-pay, skills, women and part-time work. Skilled City presentation PDF Knowledge City
Examined how research and innovation drives development and the role of universities. Knowledge City presentation PDF People CityDiscussed the development of new communities, the housing and job mix and used the Thames Gateway Bridge as a case study. People City presentation PDF Retail CityLooked at retail and examined how London's congestion charge has impacted on this important sector. Retail City presentation PDF Royal Mail post conference reception
Following the conference, Royal Mail sponsored the post conference reception. The reception was attended by 100 delegates, speakers and key stakeholders who enjoyed an evening of networking. FeedbackIf you attended the conference you can complete an event evaluation form: |
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