Urban Cultural Landscape and Urban Regeneration

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1 The 6th Asian Culture Landscape Association International Symposium Date : July 22nd (Sat) 24th (Mon), 2017 Venue : Laboratory of Urban and Landscape Design, FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia

2 P r e a m b l e Most of the ancient cultures, especially the Asians in the ancient past ordered the natural world on cosmological principles and shaped harmonious relation with nature, which ultimately resulted into formation of Urban Cultural Landscapes. Mountains and springs, plains and rivers, were sites and channels of sacred power from historical events and timeless sacred forces in evolving the cultural landscapes. And, geographical features were inscribed by human hands to mark their achievement and accomplishments in the frame of built structures and advanced culture of urban world. Such natural and constructed places commonly became centers of advanced human activities and interaction, serving as pivot of harmonizing the world through their inherent message and underpinning meanings ensembles in the Urban Cultural Landscapes, UCL. That is how they require special care for understanding and planning, and also care for maintaining them as nexus of visioning future and fulfilling the SDGs as envisioned by the UNO / UNESCO. The Urgency Cities will dominate the landscape of the future. UN projections indicate that 75% of the human population will be living in cities by The effects of urbanisation and climate change however are converging in dangerous ways. Cities are major contributors to climate change due to housing, transport and various energy consuming activities. At the same time the way cities are organised also make citizens vulnerable to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Especially urban areas in the global South are less equipped to react fast and effective. The most affected populations are the marginalized and poor - i.e. slum dwellers in developing countries who tend to live along riverbanks, on hill slides, near polluted grounds, along waterfronts in coastal areas, and so on. Top-down Solution & Bottom-up Engagement A popular top-down concept is that of the Smart City bringing many technological opportunities for active citizen engagement but used increasingly for top-down monitoring and control. A positive global trend are the growing international networking and connecting initiatives between cities, often on specific themes, and the rise of new international bodies such as the recently established Global Parliament of Mayors. Actually, each city has it owns economic, ecological, cultural and political reality what refers the need to understand the urban landscape and it dynamics each city approach must be build context specific. But citizens, men and women, and their daily life are rarely the starting point at the design table of urban solutions. Inclusiveness is a popular term, but real inclusive urban design and implementation processes are exceptional. Active citizenship promotion, active involvement of urban NGOs, residents associations, social entrepreneurs and community groups are needed.

3 T h e m e s The planned 6th ACLA Symposium 2017 will broadly examine the role of Urban Cultural and heritage Landscapes in harmonizing the world, with emphasis on awakening the deeper sense of regenerative strategies and measures and making policies, drawing upon the perspectives of multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural interfaces, within and beyond the world of Asia. The three broad themes are given below: (A) Urban Cultural Landscape, UCL: Spirit of Place: Evolution of Urban Cultural Landscapes, UCL: historicity and cultural continuity; growth and representation of UCL: symbolism and archetype; cosmological principles: spatiality of time and temporality of space; UCL as nexus of global understanding and harmonizing the world; Assessment and appraisal of UNESCO Reports the issues of UCL and HUL, Historic Urban Landscape; Urban Cultural Landscape as System; Values and images of UCL: archaeological, architectural, historic, scientific, aesthetic, socio-cultural or ecological point of view. (B) Historic Urban Landscape, HUL: Morphology of Urban Landscapes; attributes and representation: tangible and intangible heritages; Regulatory system of UCL and HUL; Ritual landscape as Urban Heritage: ritualisation process, cosmogram and complexity; Architectural approach to urban heritage and cultural landscapes; Sacred city and cosmic order: Issues of UCL and HUL; Strategies for Urban Development; Quality management. (C) Regenerating Urban Cultural Landscape: Urban Conservation; Public Policy and Urban Conservation; Urban Heritage Management: Changing scenario; Approaches to Regenerating UCL; Greening the City: Urban Ecology & Urban Foresty; Management of Urban Environment; Issues of preserving heritage in Urban Century; Use of HUL and UCL in alternative cultural and heritage tourism and City planning; Interfaces and cultural interaction: sharing the experiences of different groups from different parts of Asia, role of NGOs in mass awakening, and public participation in heritage regeneration programmes; Interfaces among urban planners, policy makers, and integrated approach to fulfil SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals; issues of Habitat III and their linkages in planning HUL and UCL.

4 Keynote Speakers Prof. Francesco Bandarin, Asstt Director-General Culture, & Ex-Dir WHC, Unesco, Paris, FRANCE Prof. Dr. Sung-Kyun Kim (President- ACLA); Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA. Prof. Maria E. Ignatieva (Urb-Rural Dev.), LaArk, Swedish Univ. Ag Sc, Uppsala, SWEDEN Prof. Dr. Rana P.B. Singh (Vice-President- ACLA); Banaras Hindu University, INDIA. Programs July 22 nd (Sat) & 23 rd (Sun): 6 Sessions of Focal Symposium July 24 th (Mon): Field Study (the sites will be informed later) Important Dates April 20 th 2017: Abstract Submission Deadline >> Abstract (200 words + 5 keywords, with full affiliation and address), 12pt TNR ft. >> MsWd.-Title, followed with Name, Position and affiliation, Full Address (Mobile, ), Country. >> Curriculum Vitae (CV, updated 2017) May 31 st 2017: Notification of Abstract Acceptance June 30 th 2017: Final Paper Submission >> Harvard style format; max words with Abstract, MSWd) # Proceedings-based book will be published from an internationally reputed publisher. Registration Fee US$ (will cover 4/5-nights stay: 21~25 July 2017, Hotel/ FEFU Guest House stay, all the meals, receptions, Symposium kits and publications, and full coverage of field trip). NOTE: Presently, we are NOT in position to offer/ or subsidized air fare, even economy class.

5 Scientific Committee Prof. Alessio Russo, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, RUSSIA Prof. Evgeny Korzhov, Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, RUSSIA Prof. Vladimir Pavlovskiy, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, RUSSIA Prof. Petr Kuznetsov, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, RUSSIA Prof. Sung-Kyun Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA Prof. Ismail Said, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Sekudai, Johor, MALAYSIA Prof. Rana P.B. Singh, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA Prof. Nodar Elizbarashvili, Chair IGU C16.25, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, GEORGIA Prof. Shangyi ZHOU, Ins. Regional & Urban Planning, Beijing Normal University, CHINA Prof. Francesco Bandarin, Asstt Director-General Culture, & Ex-Dir WHC, Unesco, Paris, FRANCE Prof. Michael Turner, UNESCO Chair in Urban Design & Conservation Studies, Jerusalem, ISRAEL Contact: Convener & Secretary Prof. Dr. Alessio RUSSO, PhD; [Руссо Алессио] Head of the Laboratory of Urban and Landscape Design, School of Arts, Culture and Sports, Far Eastern Federal University, Building G. Office G373, FEFU Campus, Russky Island, Vladivostok , RUSSIA. Tel. +7 (914) ;