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2 Programme 20 September Morning Welcome back Obstacles to Realising Just Cities Session IV: Re-thinking Urban Governance Health Break Session V: Re-thinking Urban Knowledge Session VI: Re-thinking Urban Change Introduction to Breakout Session 2

3 Programme 20 September Afternoon Vegetarian Lunch Breakout Session Health Break and Conclusion of Ideas Presentation of Breakout Session 2, by Room Leaders Final Discussion Reflections

4 Obstacles to Realising Just Cities Lars Lilled Senior advisor, Mistra Urban Futures Dr. Nazem Tahvilzadeh Researcher, Multicultural Center in Botkyrka

5 #JustCities2016

6 Session IV: Re-thinking Urban Governance Illustration: Graham Samuels

7 Session IV: Re-thinking Urban Governance Prof. Beth Perry Director of SMLIP, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mikael Cullberg Director of GOLIP, Sweden Dr. Margareta Forsberg Head of Coordination, Socially Sustainable Gothenburg, Sweden

8 Gothenburg A sustainable city open to the world Economic sustainability Social sustainability Ecological sustainability A SUSTAINABLE CITY OPEN TO THE WORLD

9 Political goal Gothenburg shall be an equal city A SUSTAINABLE CITY OPEN TO THE WORLD

10 #JustCities2016

11 Session V: Re-thinking Urban Knowledge Illustration: Graham Samuels

12 Session V: Re-thinking Urban Knowledge Chair: Prof. Stephen G Agong, Director of KLIP, JOOUST University, Kenya Speakers: Prof. Tapio Salonen, Malmö University, Sweden Prof. Tim May, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Mark Atherton, Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub, United Kingdom

13 What is Urban Knowledge?

14 Urban knowledge? Projects Products, Services Technological R&D IPR SPIN UNIT? STANDARDS Systems Processes Innovation Networks Using Novel Integrated Transformation Training; Controls & Best Practice, Sustainable development

15 be brave think big longterm

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18 #JustCities2016

19 Session VI: Re-thinking Urban Change Illustration: Graham Samuels

20 Session VI: Re-thinking Urban Change Chair: Mark Burton, Manchester Metropolitan, University, United Kingdom Speakers: Liza Cirolia, University of Cape Town, South Africa Ass. Prof. Hans Abrahamsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

21 Co-optation or `leading by obeying : under what conditions can diverse interests be aligned in the process of urban transformation?

22 Point of Departure: Human Settlements CityLab Urban Public Finance Systems in Kisumu and Cape Town We Cannot Reassemble an Unjust City on Critique Alone Cape Town Urban Public Finance Money and management Kisumu Place-Based Socio-technical Practices The particular Can we co-produce a Critical Socio-technical Place-based Understanding of Public finance (Re)configurations in African cities? Financialization In cities Structural critique

23 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS

24 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change

25 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned

26 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why?

27 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why? What?

28 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why? What? How?

29 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why? What? How? Who?

30 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why? What? How? Who? Follow up!

31 TACKLING COMPLEX ISSUES REQUIRES CO-CREATION AND A TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE BASED UPON COINCIDING INTERESTS Complex issues; context specific, disputed causes and effects in constant change The need for co-creation: Problems can only be formulated, measures identified and implemented by those affected and concerned Why? What? How? Who? Follow up! Empowering the powerless for a transformative dialogue: * Visualize disagreements and underlying perceptions shaping patterns of action and thought * identify possible coinciding interests

32 #JustCities2016

33 Breakout Session 2 Question Session V: What is Urban Knowledge? Question Session VI: Co-optation or `leading by obeying : under what conditions can diverse interests be aligned in the process of urban transformation?

34 Final Discussion Magnus Johansson Director of SKLIP Ena Sredanovic Chalmers University Johanna Selin University of Gothenburg Jakub Dvorak Chalmers University

35 #JustCities2016

36 Reflections Ann-Sofie Hermansson Mayor of the City of Gothenburg David Simon Director of Mistra Urban Futures

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