Urban Allotment Gardens in European Cities COST Action TU1201 4 th Plenary Session and Working Group Meeting 5 th MC Meeting September 4 6, 2014 Workshop Urban Allotment Gardens of 21 st Century September 3, 2014 EVENT PROGRAMME Riga Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Āzenes street 18 Riga, Latvia 1
Programme Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Venue: Riga City Council Hall, Ratslaukums 1, Riga 14:00-17:30 Workshop Urban Allotment Gardens of 21st Century: Approaches from Europe and Latvia 14.00 Workshop Opening by Riga City Executive Director Mr Juris Radzevičs 14.10 Lisbon s Green Plan Actions: Towards a Green City Mr Duarte D Araújo Mata, Landscape Architect Adviser at Green Structure and Energy, Deputy Mayor s Office, Lisbon 14.55 Campaigning to Promote and Expand Urban Gardening Practices: a Case study in London Dr. Silvio Caputo, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building, Coventry University 15.40 Coffee break 16.10 Personalization of Space Dr.Pēteris Šķiņķis, Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia 16.20 Urban Allotment Gardens in Riga and Iecava Ms Laura Arāja and Mr Jevgenijs Duboks, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia 16.30 Planning of Urban Allotments: European Dimension Ms Alisa Koroļova, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Riga Technical University 16.40 Examples of Management of Urban Allotments: project experience Dr Kristīne Āboliņa, University of Latvia 16.50 Panel Discussion: Issues and Challenges for Governance of Allotment Gardens in Latvia 17:30-19:30 Core Group Meeting (Core Group members only) Room 119, Main office of Riga Technical University (Address: Kaļķu 1) which is building directly next to Riga City Hall 2
Thursday, September 4th Faculty of Architecture and Urban planning Riga Technical University, Kipsala, Āzenes street 18 09:30-10:00 Registration and morning coffee 10:00-11:45 Opening Session Welcome Addresses Professor Leonīds Ribickis, Rector of the Riga Technical University Mr Vjačeslavs Stepaņenko, Chair of Riga City Committee of Housing and Environment Introduction Mrs Runrid Fox-Kämper, Chair of COST Action Urban Allotment Gardens in European Cities Keynote: Growing Seeds of Change. Crisis Sows Urban Gardens Ms ElkeKrasny, Senior Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Visiting Professor at the University of Technology Vienna, Curator and Urban Researcher 11:45-13:00 National Presentations Local Cultures of Urban Gardening and Planning in Germany Mr Martin Sondermann, Geographer at Leibniz University Hanover Changing Trends Development of Urban Allotment Gardens in Latvia Ms Lauma Lidaka, Architect,Riga City Development Department 13:15-14:15 Lunch 14:15-14:45 Short Plenary Session Briefing of Working Groups Status of Book Publication by Professor Simon Bell 15:00-18:00 Working Group meetings (parallel) (Coffee break included) 19:30 Social Dinner Restaurant Andalūzijas suns, Elizabetes street 83 3
Friday, September 5th Faculty of Architecture and Urban planning Riga Technical University, Kipsala, Āzenes street 18 09:00-12:30 Working Group meetings (continue) (Coffee break included) 12:30-13:15 Summary and Preparation of Working Groups for World Café 13:15-14:15 Lunch 14:15-15:30 World Café 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-16:45 Closing Plenary Session Conclusions and announcement of the next event 16:45-18:00 5th Management Committee Meeting 19:30 Dinner Restaurant Fazenda, Nometņu street 7 Saturday, September 6th Starting point: 9. 00 Islande Hotel, Ķipsalas street 20 9. 20 - Hotel Astor Riga, Z. A. Meierovica blvd. 10 9:00 Field Trip a) to allotment gardens in Riga (about 3 hours) and b) to allotment gardens in Riga and Cesis -historical town about 90 km from Riga (back in Riga at 20:00) 4
Optional Synergy Wednesday, September 3 16.00-19.00 Everyone is welcome to enjoy the "Harvest Festival" in the culture challet "Esplanāde 2014". You will have a chance to try out new recipes for the winter food stocks, to enjoy and participate in the harvest dance. You will also be welcomed to find out another perspective for the family gardens, proud aging and the future of cities in the local exhibition. The event is organized by "Iesakņotāji" (the Enrooters), a project of the European Capital of Culture Riga 2014, thematic line "Survival Kit"Culture challet "Esplanāde 2014" Accommodation Islande Hotel, Kipsalas street 20, www.islandehotel.lv Location: next to event building Price: SGL 55 EUR; DBL 65 EUR reservation@islandehotel.lv, password: COST RTU Hotel AstorRiga, Z. A. Meierovica blvd. 10, www.astorrigahotel.lv Location: Old Town, 15-20 min walking distance from event building in Kipsala Price: SGL 80 EUR; DBL 90 EUR reservations@astorrigahotel.lv, password: COST RTU Access and Location Map The Airport Express shuttle bus service is a convenient link between Riga International Airport and Riga city centre. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Tickets cost EUR 4.99 one way https://www.airbaltic.com/en/riga-airport-express Bus No.22, has direct services between the airport and the city centre. You will get out straight at the terminal on the 2nd level. To get on the bus at the airport look for bus stop located opposite the terminal behind the car park P1. Frequency 10-30 minutes, journey time to city centre about 30 minutes. A ticket for an unlimited number of trips is valid 24 hours from its first usage costs 2.70 EUR. A regular ticket for one trip can be bought from the bus driver (1.00 EUR), but if you buy it before commencing your trip at the airport services and tourism information bureau "Welcome to Riga", a regular one-way ticket will cost you only 0.71 EUR. Additional information on bus lines and schedules at www.rigassatiksme.lv. 5
7 7 1. RTU Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Āzenes street 18 2. Riga City Hall, Ratslaukums 1 (possible place for the workshop 03.09.) 3. Hotel Islande, Kipsalas street 20 4. Hotel AstorRiga, Z.A.Meierovica blvd. 10 5. Restaurant Fazenda, Nometņu street 7 6. Restaurant Andalūzijas suns, Elizabetes street 83 7. Culture challet Esplanade, Brivibas, Kalpaka and Elizabetes street 6