On the second day of the Urban Thinkers Campus in Mannheim migrants and refugees where participating in the discussions about the city of the future. The demands of refugees, who participate in the discussions about the city of the future, are clear: they want to integrate quickly, be a part of society, regardless how long they
Currently the session of the Constituent Groups are taking place: discussion groups, in which the guidelines of living together in cities is being developed. Foto: Andreas Henn
In his thoughtful speech the sociologist and social psychologist and director of “Futurzwei – Stiftung”, Harald Welzer points out that a „morphogenesis of the global economy“ is causing problems in city societies. „Our cities today are growing based on the fact that many people have to flee from their homeland. Cities are “social forms”, which therefore gain a
The second day of the Urban Thinkers Campus began with opening remarks of Charles Landry, followed by speeches from Christine Auclair (Projektleiterin World Urban Campaign beim UN-Habitat), Ana Lisa Boni (Generalsekretärin EUROCITIES), Astrid Meyer (Ministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), Richard Stanton (Direktor MigrationWork CIC, London) and Harald Welzer (Direktor von “Futurzwei – Stiftung”). Fotos: Andreas Henn
The wait is over: the URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS has started with opening remarks by Dr. Peter Kurz (Lord Mayor of Mannheim), Helmfried Meinel (Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment), Christine Auclair (UN Habitat Leader World Urban Campaign) and Dr. Eva Lohse (President of the German Association of Towns and Cities and Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen am Rhein). The Keynote Speaker is the Political Scientist Dr. Benjamin
