{"id":14589,"date":"2024-09-19T18:02:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cedos.org.ua\/?post_type=news&p=14589"},"modified":"2024-10-23T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:34:09","slug":"the-ukrainian-urban-forum-2024-society-and-space-took-place","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cedos.org.ua\/en\/news\/the-ukrainian-urban-forum-2024-society-and-space-took-place\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian Urban Forum 2024 \u201cSociety and Space\u201d took place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 13-14, the sixth Ukrainian Urban Forum<\/a> was held in Chernivtsi. The forum brought together researchers, activists, volunteers, representatives of public authorities, international institutions, and all those interested in the equitable and sustainable development of Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main theme of this year’s forum was “Society and Space<\/strong>“. We talked about the relationship between social and spatial development of Ukrainian cities. The Forum’s overarching themes were the improvement of housing policy and the development of social housing in Ukraine, planning for an inclusive and sustainable urban future, mobility and public transport, and the prospects for the development of education in urban studies and planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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The first day’s events<\/strong> included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The panel \u201cSociety and Space: Present and Future of Ukrainian Cities<\/strong>\u201d outlined the key issues of the Forum. We talked about how different experiences of people during the war affect our society, why, by implementing barrier-free access for veterans with disabilities, we are actually taking care of everyone, and how the issue of access to housing and the need for social housing has become urgent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The second discussion was devoted to urban planning in times of war<\/strong>. The main challenges faced by urban planners are primarily the issue of uncertainty at the strategic level, the current security situation during planning activities, and weak coordination within local governments. That is why the sustainability and flexibility of documents, such as concepts and programs, are at the forefront.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Decolonization and Urban Space: Rethinking the ‘National Heritage’ and Representation of Memory<\/strong>, a panel on why it is important to rethink the colonial past and how the change in the symbolic landscape has intensified with the war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine in 2014, took place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Watch the stream of the first day of the Forum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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