City Debates 2015 Conference - Other Gentrifications: Urban Change Beyond The Core

MUPP-MUD City Debates 2015Other Gentrifications: Urban Change beyond the Core
Architecture Lecture Hall, Department of Architecture and DesignAmerican University of BeirutThe Graduate Programs in Urban Planning, Policy and Design (MUPP-MUD)In collaboration with the AUB Neighborhood Initiative
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2015[INTRODUCTION COFFEE 4:00 - 4:30 PM]
4:30 - 5:00 PM OPENING SESSION• Dean Makram Suidan (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut)• Robert Saliba (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut). Welcome Note• Mona Khechen (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut). Introduction
5:00 - 6:30 PM KEYNOTE 1Tom Slater (Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh). Planetary Rent GapsDiscussant: Robert Saliba (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut)
[WELCOME RECEPTION]
DAY 2 – THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2015
9:30 - 11:00 AM PANEL 1. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMING OF GENTRIFICATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH• Andrew Harris (University College London Geography, UCL Urban Laboratory). Postcolonialising the Historical Comparativism of Gentrification• Ryan Centner (Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics).• Ebru Soytemel (Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, University of Oxford). From Gentry to Geographies of Displacement: Conceptual Problems and Methodological Difficulties in Gentrification Research in TurkeyDiscussant: Fran Tonkiss (Cities Programme, London School of Economics)
[11:00 - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK]
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PANEL 2. GENTRIFICATION IN BEIRUT• Hisham Ashkar (Department of Urban Planning, HafenCity Universität-Hamburg). The Normative Dimension behind Fostering and Shaping Gentrification: The Case of Lebanon's Law on Rent• Mona Khechen (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut). The Re-Making of Ras Beirut: Gentrification and the Politics of Mobility• Marieke Krijnen (Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University). Capital, Culture and Conflict: Gentrification and Urban Change in Beirut• Bruno Marot (School of Urban Planning, McGill University). Governing Post-1990s Urban Restructuring in Beirut: When Class Interests Intersect with Sectarian DivisionsDiscussant: Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut)
[1:30 - 3:00 PM LUNCH BREAK]
3:00 - 4:30 PM PANEL 3. DISPLACEMENT AND RESISTANCE• Bahar Sakizlioglu (Independent Researcher). Residents' Displacement Experiences in Istanbul• Özlem Ünsal (Independent Researcher). “No Liberty on Your Own”: Grassroots Movements and Urban Politics in Istanbul• Mohamed Elshahed (Forum for Transregional Studies in Berlin, Cairobserver). The “Right to Housing” in Cairo: Resisting Gentrification and the “Neglectful State”Discussant: Khaled Abdulhalem (American University of Cairo)
[4:30 - 5:00 PM COFFEE BREAK]
5:00 - 6:30 PM KEYNOTE 2Mona Serageldin (Institute for International Urban Development). The Dynamics of Neighborhood Transformation Long Term Trends and Immediate Responses to Turmoil and Civil UnrestDiscussant: Ernesto Lopez-Morales (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad de Chile)
DAY 3 – FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 20159:30 - 11:00 AM PANEL 4. STATE-LED GENTRIFICATION(Co-organized with ‘Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs’ as part of the "The Social Justice and the City” Project) • Ernesto Lopez-Morales (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad de Chile). The Several ‘Gentrifications’ in Latin America• Tolga Islam (Department of Planning, Yildiz Technical University). Gentrification and Changing Public Policy in Istanbul• Yahia Shawkat (10 Tooba). Insecure Tenure and Policies of Land Commodification: The Targeting of Vulnerable Communities in EgyptDiscussant: Mona Harb (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut)
[11:00 – 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK]
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PANEL 5. GENTRIFICATION IN HISTORIC CONTEXTS• Khaldun Bshara (RIWAQ). Shifting Trends: The Impossibility of Gentrification in the Palestine Cities’ Context• Aziza Chaouni (Associate Professor, University of Toronto; Aziza Chaouni Projects). A River Runs through It/ The Transformations and Tribulations of the Fez River and its Rehabilitation Project• Wael Salah Fahmi (Department of Architecture, Helwan University). Gentrified Heritage and the Right to Historic Cairo's Contested Bazaar and Cities of the Dead• Ahmed Helmi (Ismailia Development & Real Estate Co.). Discussant: Hana Alamuddine (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut)
[1:30- 3:00 PM LUNCH BREAK]
3:00 - 4:30 PM PANEL 6. RESPONDING TO THE POTENTIALITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF GENTRIFICATION(Organized by ‘Urban Observatory, Institut Français du Proche-Orient’, and ‘Majal, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts’)• Xavier Casanovas (Universität Politecnica de Catalunya; REHABIMED). Barcelona, from Successful Urban Design to Gentrification• Eric Huybrechts (Institut Français D’Urbanisme, Université Paris-Est). Gentrification Mitigations and Gentrification Driven by the Poor• Serge Yazigi (Majal, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts). Strategies to Respond to Gentrification. Case Studies: Mar Mikhael and Zokak el Blat, BeirutDiscussants: Caecilia Pieri (Urban Observatory, Institut Français du Proche-Orient), and Habib Debs (URBI; ArD, American University of Beirut)
[4:30- 5:00 PM COFFEE BREAK]
5:00 - 6:30 PM CLOSING CONVERSATION• Peter Marcuse (Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University), with Fran Tonkiss (Cities Programme, London School of Economics).Moderator: Cynthia Myntti (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut)
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Add to my Calendar City Debates 2015 Conference - Other Gentrifications: Urban Change Beyond The Core MUPP-MUD City Debates 2015Other Gentrifications: Urban Change beyond the Core Architecture Lecture Hall, Department of Architecture and DesignAmerican University of BeirutThe Graduate Programs in Urban Planning, Policy and Design (MUPP-MUD)In collaboration with the AUB Neighborhood Initiative THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2015[INTRODUCTION COFFEE 4:00 - 4:30 PM] 4:30 - 5:00 PM OPENING SESSION• Dean Makram Suidan (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut)• Robert Saliba (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut). Welcome Note• Mona Khechen (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut). Introduction 5:00 - 6:30 PM KEYNOTE 1Tom Slater (Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh). Planetary Rent GapsDiscussant: Robert Saliba (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut) [WELCOME RECEPTION] DAY 2 – THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2015 9:30 - 11:00 AM PANEL 1. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMING OF GENTRIFICATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH• Andrew Harris (University College London Geography, UCL Urban Laboratory). Postcolonialising the Historical Comparativism of Gentrification• Ryan Centner (Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics).• Ebru Soytemel (Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, University of Oxford). From Gentry to Geographies of Displacement: Conceptual Problems and Methodological Difficulties in Gentrification Research in TurkeyDiscussant: Fran Tonkiss (Cities Programme, London School of Economics) [11:00 - 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK] 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PANEL 2. GENTRIFICATION IN BEIRUT• Hisham Ashkar (Department of Urban Planning, HafenCity Universität-Hamburg). The Normative Dimension behind Fostering and Shaping Gentrification: The Case of Lebanon's Law on Rent• Mona Khechen (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut). The Re-Making of Ras Beirut: Gentrification and the Politics of Mobility• Marieke Krijnen (Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University). Capital, Culture and Conflict: Gentrification and Urban Change in Beirut• Bruno Marot (School of Urban Planning, McGill University). Governing Post-1990s Urban Restructuring in Beirut: When Class Interests Intersect with Sectarian DivisionsDiscussant: Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut) [1:30 - 3:00 PM LUNCH BREAK] 3:00 - 4:30 PM PANEL 3. DISPLACEMENT AND RESISTANCE• Bahar Sakizlioglu (Independent Researcher). Residents' Displacement Experiences in Istanbul• Özlem Ünsal (Independent Researcher). “No Liberty on Your Own”: Grassroots Movements and Urban Politics in Istanbul• Mohamed Elshahed (Forum for Transregional Studies in Berlin, Cairobserver). The “Right to Housing” in Cairo: Resisting Gentrification and the “Neglectful State”Discussant: Khaled Abdulhalem (American University of Cairo) [4:30 - 5:00 PM COFFEE BREAK] 5:00 - 6:30 PM KEYNOTE 2Mona Serageldin (Institute for International Urban Development). The Dynamics of Neighborhood Transformation Long Term Trends and Immediate Responses to Turmoil and Civil UnrestDiscussant: Ernesto Lopez-Morales (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad de Chile) DAY 3 – FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 20159:30 - 11:00 AM PANEL 4. STATE-LED GENTRIFICATION(Co-organized with ‘Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs’ as part of the "The Social Justice and the City” Project) • Ernesto Lopez-Morales (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad de Chile). The Several ‘Gentrifications’ in Latin America• Tolga Islam (Department of Planning, Yildiz Technical University). Gentrification and Changing Public Policy in Istanbul• Yahia Shawkat (10 Tooba). Insecure Tenure and Policies of Land Commodification: The Targeting of Vulnerable Communities in EgyptDiscussant: Mona Harb (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut) [11:00 – 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK] 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PANEL 5. GENTRIFICATION IN HISTORIC CONTEXTS• Khaldun Bshara (RIWAQ). Shifting Trends: The Impossibility of Gentrification in the Palestine Cities’ Context• Aziza Chaouni (Associate Professor, University of Toronto; Aziza Chaouni Projects). A River Runs through It/ The Transformations and Tribulations of the Fez River and its Rehabilitation Project• Wael Salah Fahmi (Department of Architecture, Helwan University). Gentrified Heritage and the Right to Historic Cairo's Contested Bazaar and Cities of the Dead• Ahmed Helmi (Ismailia Development & Real Estate Co.). Discussant: Hana Alamuddine (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut) [1:30- 3:00 PM LUNCH BREAK] 3:00 - 4:30 PM PANEL 6. RESPONDING TO THE POTENTIALITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF GENTRIFICATION(Organized by ‘Urban Observatory, Institut Français du Proche-Orient’, and ‘Majal, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts’)• Xavier Casanovas (Universität Politecnica de Catalunya; REHABIMED). Barcelona, from Successful Urban Design to Gentrification• Eric Huybrechts (Institut Français D’Urbanisme, Université Paris-Est). Gentrification Mitigations and Gentrification Driven by the Poor• Serge Yazigi (Majal, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts). Strategies to Respond to Gentrification. Case Studies: Mar Mikhael and Zokak el Blat, BeirutDiscussants: Caecilia Pieri (Urban Observatory, Institut Français du Proche-Orient), and Habib Debs (URBI; ArD, American University of Beirut) [4:30- 5:00 PM COFFEE BREAK] 5:00 - 6:30 PM CLOSING CONVERSATION• Peter Marcuse (Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University), with Fran Tonkiss (Cities Programme, London School of Economics).Moderator: Cynthia Myntti (Neighborhood Initiative, American University of Beirut) [facebook event] Organizer 2015-03-04 02:00:00 2015-03-04 02:00:00 [email protected] Asia/Beirut public
Start/End Date and Time
أربعاء, 04/03/2015 - 2:00am
Countries:
Lebanon
Event Location:
American University of Beirut, Bliss st.
Lebanon
LB
Event Type:
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