Sustainable Life In Mediterranean Coastal Cities
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Izmir Mediterranean Academy, will organize an international symposium, titled “Sustainable Living in Mediterranean Coastal Cities” on December 6th and 7th, 2018.
Symposium aims to share the common values and practices of similar settlements in İzmir and the Mediterranean coast, in order to protect these values and to ensure environmental sustainability.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Izmir Mediterranean Academy, will organize an international symposium, titled “Sustainable Life in Mediterranean Coastal Cities” on December 6th and 7th, 2018.
In this symposium, it is aimed to share the common values and practices ??of similar settlements in İzmir and the Mediterranean coast, in order to protect these values and to ensure environmental sustainability. This symposium aims to address the problems in the process of making more livable and sustainable cities in Mediterranean coastal cities, at the same time, it aims to share integrated solutions and create a special platform within the Mediterranean network for collaborative work. Participation and contributions of urban citizens, researchers, experts, decision-makers, non-governmental organizations and representatives to the symposium are expected.
Considering the ecological, historical, economical, cultural and social values and possibilities of the İzmir Gulf and its impact on the Mediterranean Basin, “The strategy of carrying İzmir Gulf into the agenda of Izmirians ” adopted by the İzmir Mediterranean Academy Science Committee, and a number of event ideas were evaluated.
These activities initiated by the end of 2016, following small focus meetings were carried out through a series of panels held under the tittle of on the Coast of Mediterranean,In these panels: “Values of Gulf of İzmir”, “Gulf of İzmir in Historical Perspective” “Marine Culture in the Gulf of Izmir” “Ecological Approaches to Gulf of İzmir” “Port İzmir and Harbor Management”, “ Marine Transportation in Gulf of İzmir”, “Memory of Gulf of İzmir” which were held with valuable contributions by academicians, bureaucrats, non-governmental organizations and specialists from various professions,public involvement has been provided.With the attendance and contributions of the Izmir citizens, these meetings were held with the opportunity to evaluate the common values and problems of Izmir and the other Mediterranean coastal cities.
Mediterranean Basin, surrounded on the east by Asia, on the South by Africa, on the North by European continents includes different cultures and different ecosystems of thecountries, which are coastal or only in the territory of the Mediterranean region. Turkey is the country with its longest coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The most important element connecting these cultures around a closed sea is maritime and the natural ports which are the key essence of maritime.
In this Symposium; “Sustainable Living in Mediterranean Coastal Cities”,it is expected that sustainable, innovative and integrated urban solution proposals will be developed in Mediterranean coastal cities with invited speakers, who will participate and contribute actively from universities, research centers, central and local governmental and non governmental organizations, public and private sectors.
1–Mediterranean Life Style and Memory
Mediterranean life (health, nutrition, culture, space), Mediterranean Memory (history, migration, maritime, trade)
2-Ecological Sustainability
Integrated Coastal Management (coastal zone planning and management, marine spatial planning) Protection Areas (wetland, protected marine areas and habitat), Data Management (evaluation, modelling and smart sytems) , Monitoring and Risk Management(current,water quality safety, adaptation to climate change)
3-Economical Sustainability
Blue Growth( biodiversity, conservation, energy, fishing, tourism, aquaculture, coastal tourism, blue biotechnology, sea transportation), Port-city Interaction (socio-economic contribution, harbor transformation, renewal of the ports, innovative applications), Establishing Mediterranean Network.
4- Participation/ Governance
Governance Mechanisms and Experiences (technology friendly governance, citizen participation to decision making processes)
Symposium Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Filibeli (Dokuz Eylül University / Department of Environmental Engineering )
Prof. Dr. Emine İpek Özbek Sonmez (Dokuz Eylül University / Department of City and Regional Planning Urbanism)
Assoc. Dr. Güzel Yücel Gier (Dokuz Eylul University / Marine Science and Technology Institute)
Dr. Gökdeniz Neşer (Dokuz Eylül University / Marine Science and Technology Institute)
Assoc. Dr. Koray Velibeyoğlu (Izmir Institute of Technology / Department of City and Regional Planning )
Melek Demir (Izmir Mediterranean Academy)
Sezer Kızıl (Izmir Mediterranean Academy)
Programme-Sustainable Life in Mediterranean Coastal Cities
SUSTAINABLE LIFE in MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL CITIES
International Symposium Programme, December 6th and 7th, 2018
Thursday 6th December 2018
09:00-10:00 REGISTRATION
10:00-10:30 WELCOMING SPEECHES
Ayşegül Sabuktay [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Director of Izmir Mediterranean Academy]
Yusuf Öztürk [President of Izmir Chamber of Shipping]
Muzaffer Tunçağ [Municipal Council Member of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality]
10:30-11:15 SESSION 1
Izmir as a Mediterranean City
Chair: Koray Velibeyoğlu [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Izmir Institute of Technology Department of City and Regional Planning]
Ayşe Filibeli [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Department of Environmental Engineering- Izmir Mediterranean Academy Scientific Committe Member]
Güzel Yücel Gier [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology- Izmir Mediterranean Academy Scientific Committe Member]
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 SESSION 2
Mediterranean Life Style and Memory
Chair: Serhan Ada [Assoc. Dr., Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication]
Paolo Costa [Prof. Dr., Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Department of Economics- Former Mayor of Venice]
İpek Özbek Sönmez, [Prof, Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Department of City and Regional Planning], “The Future of the Mediterranean Sea as a Medium for “Global Transit” and “Local Trade””
Maria Cerreta [Assoc. Prof. Dr., University of Naples Department of Architecture], “Sustainable Design and Planning in the Port Area”
13.00-14.00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 SESSION 3
Ecological Sustainability-1
Chair: Orhan Uslu [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Department of Environmental Engineering Department (Emeritus Teaching Fellow)]
Erdem Görgün [Prof. Dr., Istanbul Technical University Department of Environmental Engineering], “Siginificance of Integrated River Basin Management”
Athena Mourmorise [Dr., Honorary Director General to Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece], “Sustainable Mediterranean Coastal Cities: Integrated, Intelligent, Adaptive”
Ayşen Erdinçler [Prof. Dr., Boğaziçi University Institute of Environmental Sciences], “Circular Economics in the Scope of Sustainable Ecology: From Waste to Energy in Coastal Cities”
15:30-15:50 Coffee break
15:50-17:50 SESSION 4
Participation/ Governance
Chair: Koray Velibeyoğlu [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Izmir Institute of Technology Department of City and Regional Planning]
Ayşe Oruç [Marine and Wildlife Conservation Program Manager of WWF( World Wildlife Fund) Turkey] Inter-institutional Collaborations in Nature Conservation Studies on our Mediterranean Coasts: Examples of Akyatan (Adana) and Kaş (Antalya)”
Ali Ercan Özgür [Dr., Founder of Needs Map Turkey Online Platform], “Social Innovation in Needs Maps Turkey Online Platform”
Funda Barbaros [Prof. Dr., Ege University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences] – Meneviş Uzbay [Assoc. Dr., Ege University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences] “Olive Academy, Ecological Literacy”
Serdar Şenol [Assoc. Dr., Ege University Faculty of Science Department of Botanic], “Izmir Bioatlas Project-Botanic of Citizens)
19:00 Concert
Friday December 7th 2018
10:00-11.30 SESSION 5
Economical Sustainability
Chair: Gökdeniz Neşer [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology]
Oral Erdoğan [Prof. Dr., Rector of Piri Reis University], “The Contribution of Marine Economy to the Sustainability of Coastal Cities”
Cor Schipper [Senior Advisor to Holland Infrastructure and Water Management Ministry], “Is Green Growth in Port Cities Achievable?”
Hannah Jones [MSc Environmental Technology, BSc Geology, Research Project Manager of Liverpool Institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans (LISCO)], “Land-Sea Interaction: The Case of Crotia”
11:30-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-13:45 SPECIAL SESSION OF IZMIR MODEL
Izmir Model and Izmir Gulf
Chair: Adnan Akyarlı [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology (Emeritus Teaching Fellow)]
Aziz Kocaoğlu [Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality]
13:45-14:45 SESSION 6
Ecological Sustainability-2
Chair: Uygun Aksoy [Prof. Dr., Ege University Faculty of Agriculture (Emeritus Teaching Fellow)]
Şükrü Beşiktepe, [Prof. Dr., Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Sciences], “Effects of Climate Change and Human Activities on Physical and Biological Processes in Izmir Bay”
Levent Kurnaz [Prof. Dr., Boğaziçi University Department of Physics],“Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Cities”
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-15:45 SESSION 7
Spatial Planning and Gulf
Chair: Koray Velibeyoğlu [Assoc. Prof. Dr., Izmir Institute of Technology Department of City and Regional Planning]
İlhan Tekeli [Prof. Dr., Middle East Technical University Department of City and Regional Planning (Emeritus Teaching Fellow)-Advisor to Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality], “On the Pecularities of the Gulf Problem in Spatial Planning”
15:45-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 CLOSING SESSION: FORUM
Reconsidering Izmir Collectively as a City in Mediterranean
Chair: Ümit Erdem [Prof. Dr., Ege University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Landscape Architecture (Emeritus Teaching Fellow)]
Representatives of Civil Society Organizations and Citizens
17:00-17:30 GENERAL EVALUATION AND CLOSING DECLARATION
Sempozyum 6-7 Aralık 2018 tarihlerinde İzmir Ahmed Adnan Saygun Sanat Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilecektir.
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