PortCityFutures

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Mina Akhavan will present and discuss some of the findings of her MSCA-funded project RePortFlows - (Re)Connecting Maritime Ecosystems: Geospatial Mapping of the ‘Spaces of Flows’ in Port-City Regions (https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2). 📅 10:00 - 10:45, 26 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Francesca will present and discuss some of the findings of her MSCA-funded project "Contested Port Cities: A Global Geography of Community Struggles" (https://lnkd.in/efc2Dc7G). 📅 11:15 - 11:45, 26 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

Join us tomorrow during our first PCF Talk of the academic year! On Sept 20th, Lieselot Bisschop discusses corporate crime through PFAS pollution, while Kelly Shannon and Bruno De Meulder highlight socio-ecological design strategies for the Mekong Delta. Ideal for those passionate about environmental justice and sustainable urban planning. Hybrid event: Join in person (@ the Resilient Delta office in Rotterdam) or online via zoom. Full agenda and zoom link here: https://bit.ly/4euznN8 #PCFTalks #environmentalcrime #corporatecrime #urbanism #longdurée #systemsthinking

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Yvo Saanen is the Managing Director and Founder of Portwise (formerly called TBA), a leading terminal design and simulation company based in the Netherlands. With over two decades of expertise, Yvo has spearheaded the design, planning, and optimization of container terminals across the globe, including cutting-edge automated terminals in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Long Beach. His groundbreaking work focuses on revolutionizing port operations by embracing digitization, automation, and artificial intelligence, all while reducing the footprint of ports in urban areas. In this keynote, Yvo will explore how modern ports are transforming to meet the demands of city life—densifying their operations, minimizing environmental impacts, and automating jobs to remain attractive to future generations. With ports moving away from cities and technology reshaping port jobs, Yvo will outline the critical steps to fully digitize port operations and create sustainable, technologically advanced hubs that enhance both port efficiency and urban life. 📅 9:20 - 9:50, 27 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speakers: Chiara Nifosì is an Assistant Professor in Urban Design at DAStU, Politecnico di Milano. With over two decades of experience in teaching and research, her work focuses on urban regeneration, public space, and large-scale infrastructure. Chiara has led numerous collaborative projects with public and private stakeholders, including ongoing research on coastal regeneration and port-city interfaces. Francesca Pintus is an Associate Director and Senior Urban Designer at One Works. With over 10 years of international experience, Francesca specializes in sustainable urban design, working on diverse masterplans across residential, commercial, and public spaces. She is passionate about creating resilient urban frameworks that foster healthy communities and environmental harmony. This session explores the challenges and opportunities of integrating ports and urban spaces, specifically focusing on the Western Ligurian-Sea Ports System, including Genova, Savona, and Vado Ligure. The discussion will highlight innovative strategies from the ongoing drafting of a new Port Regulatory Masterplan aimed at redefining port boundaries and fostering collaboration between Port System Authorities, municipalities, planners, and citizens. The goal is to balance port operations with public access and urban life, ensuring sustainable growth and better urban-port integration. 📅 10:15 - 10:35, 27 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Vittorio Lagomarsino is an architect and urban port planner with over ten years of experience at the City Port Authority of Genoa. A graduate from the University of Genoa, his work focuses on infrastructure planning, port sustainability policies, and liaising between public and private sectors to drive port development. Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure ports are crucial maritime hubs for northern Italy’s manufacturing sector, contributing €12.8 billion to the national GDP and generating 30% of the country’s VAT revenue from imports. Vittorio will discuss how the Ports of Genoa lead in the Mediterranean, thanks to a €3 billion infrastructure investment plan addressing key transport-logistics challenges, with a strong focus on clean energy and sustainable development. 📅 15:30 - 15:45, 26 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Alain Thierstein recently retired as a full professor of urban development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), School of Engineering and Design. He earned his master's and doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. With a focus on urban and metropolitan development, Alain has extensively researched the spatial impacts of the knowledge economy, rail infrastructure, and the role of architecture in city development. In his keynote, he will present the maritime economy as a complex, innovation-driven system crucial to European regions. Ports, like airports and train stations, are hubs within a functionally networked society. He will discuss how technological advancements and spatial relationships are transforming these hubs and their surrounding urban areas. 📅 9:45 - 10:15, 26 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Merten Nefs is a spatial planner and analyst at the Erasmus Centre for Urban, Port and Transport Economics, Rotterdam. After earning his architecture degree from Delft University of Technology, he worked for five years in São Paulo, Brazil, and later spent 12 years with the Deltametropolis Association. Merten frequently teaches at Erasmus University and the Amsterdam Architecture Academy and recently completed his PhD on the landscapes of trade and logistics in the Netherlands. Merten will explore the unequal distribution of logistics benefits and burdens in hinterland regions, framing logistics planning as a spatial justice issue. He will discuss the role of local democracy in addressing these inequalities and the potential of the circular economy to reshape logistics more fairly. 📅 10:40 - 11:00, 27 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Barbara Bonciani, a sociologist and Vice President of RETE Italia, who also lectures on the Sociology of Development at the University of Pisa. Barbara’s work focuses on the challenges and opportunities for women in the traditionally male-dominated port and maritime sectors. In this session, she will explore her groundbreaking project, “Women in the port and maritime sector, why not”, which brings visibility to female workers in Livorno's port through a photographic exhibition. Despite advancements in technology and a growing demand for skilled professionals in areas like environmental management and digitalization, women remain underrepresented and often invisible in the industry. Barbara’s project aims to shift this narrative by sparking conversations among stakeholders and advocating for women’s greater participation in both operational and leadership roles within the port sector. 📅 15:00 - 15:15, 26 - 27 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn

🌊 Join Us for the International Research and Policy Symposium! 🌍 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows and LDE PortCityFutures invite you to explore the sustainable future of port-city regions. 🔊 Meet our speaker: Paul Van De Laar is a professor of urban history at Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in the comparative history of port cities. His research examines the complex role of ports in global transitions, focusing on Rotterdam as a maritime center and innovation hub. In this session, Paul will explore Rotterdam's rise as a global leader in maritime innovation, from automated container systems to cutting-edge energy transition strategies like hydrogen.While Rotterdam continues to lead in port innovation, Paul raises critical questions about whether the city's focus on maintaining its current maritime dominance might limit the development of alternative, more resilient economic strategies for the future. Join this thought-provoking session to learn more about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the Port of Rotterdam. 📅 15:15 - 15:30, 26 September 📍 Berlage room, TU Delft Organised by Mina Akhavan, Carola Hein, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, Marie Curie Alumni Association This event is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions RePortFlows ( https://lnkd.in/e293jQZ2) and the Resilient Delta Initiative (https://lnkd.in/dsyJRz9y) 👉 Register now for this public event! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3zgp7cn