[Public Seminar] Hamburg – Hong Kong Dialogue: 21st Century Challenges in Urban Planning – A Comparison

Date/Time
Date(s): 27/10/2015
Time: 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location
Multi-purpose Hall, City Gallery, Central

Language: English

Admission: Free

Event Partner(s):
-HKSAR Planning Department
-Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
-Ministry of Urban Development and Housing

Speaker(s):
-Mrs. Susanne Metz, First Director General, Directorate-General for Regional Planning and Urban Development Hamburg
-Mr. K.K. Ling, Director of Planning Department of the HKSAR Government
-Prof. Tang Bo-sin, Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning and Design, the University of Hong Kong

Supporting Organizations:

• German Consulate General
• Port of Hamburg
• Planning Department of the HKSAR Government
• Environment Bureau of the HKSAR
• Energizing Kowloon East Office
• Civic Exchange
• Designing Hong Kong

Event Description:

Hamburg is a growing city – facing typical urban planning challenges in the years to come: How do we develop urban qualities matching the needs for an age-friendly, smart, green and resilient city? How do we deal with climate change mitigation and economic development prospects? The conceptual approach of “More City in The City” will be displayed – as well as examples for long term developments triggered by brownfield conversion and the re-designing of greater parts of town. Heritage and new technologies have to be complementary, social cohesion, economic growth and ecological awareness are all crucial to sustain and develop the green, inclusive and growing city by the water.

This half-day seminar will discuss more in-depth urban planning challenges in the years to come, among them planning for age-friendly, smart, green and resilient cities, climate change mitigation, and economic development prospects.

This is a CCL event for HKBU students.

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