1st IRUN Symposium on Urban Systems

Healthy and Liveable Cities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Date: 4 and 5 Nov. 2010

Time: 13:00 (4 Nov.) – 14:00 (5 Nov.)

Location: Zeche Zollverein (Halle 6), Essen, Germany

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Metropolitan regions are characterized by multifaceted and, to a large degree, interdependent economic, ecological, social and cultural demands and developments, which – according to a comprehensive understanding – must include the interactions of urban agglomerations with their surrounding regions.

The conference will be hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen's Main Research "Urban Systems", a closely knit interdisciplinary network of academics and research groups across virtually all faculties of the university. In accordance with our self-conception as a multidisciplinary research platform, our research engagement with urban systems includes, in addition to the examination of constructed environments and their technical infrastructure, the analysis and explanation of the political and social, cultural, economic and ecological conditions, requirements, problems and consequences of urban living. It is only by leveraging the insights from multiple disciplines that valid indicators of the quality of life for the inhabitants or urban living spaces on all levels can be developed, which in turn serve as the starting point and basis for the development of strategies for lasting urban development. Through close interdisciplinary cooperation among all the faculties as well as through cooperation with other economic, social, academic and political actors, the Main Research Area “Urban Systems” aims to make a visible and substantial contribution to the study of the complexity of urban systems.

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