The Path to City Resilience International Conference
Workshop 2020
TACTICAL INTERVENTIONS TOWARD CIT Y RESILIENCE
key words Reliance Tactical urbanism City complex systems Where to start ?
Communit y
Awareness, Motivation, Inclusion
Interventi ons
Urban, Social, Environmental, Governmental ‌
Think Tank
WHAT Topics covered: Tactical resilience. Cities as complex systems. Rating systems for cities resilience Urban regeneration towards cities resilience
Resilient landscapes: landscape as a tool for survival Socio urban interventions towards community resilience. Water fronts regeneration. Different case studies applications. coastal cities.
WHY... Introduction ​ Better planning and management is imperative to reduce disaster risk and climate change impacts in cities. Efforts to build resilience in urban areas can benefit from integrating climate change adaptation with existing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) efforts and development planning interventions processes. Tactical planning is a raising effective approach that many of countries, organizations are using in which small changes have great impacts. Today, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66% by 2050. Rising sea levels, storm surges, floods and droughts have enormous impacts in urban areas, which are likely to intensify over time. Unfortunately, planning and development of cities has given little consideration to the consequences of climate-related and natural hazards. This requires countries to focus their collective energies to create a safer world for urban dwellers and develop a series of innovative approaches to address these challenges. In this regard, building resilience and adapting to climate change is crucial for cities. This demands new visions, approaches, mechanisms, sets of skills and competencies to ensure increasing public support and political commitment, using more inclusive and creative methodologies towards city resilience.
How The workshop will be based on principles of think tanks; effective and interactive learning methodologies, including demonstrations, practices, group exercises and discussion, brainstorming, presentation of case studies, role play, games and applications. Comprise a combination of content presentations, experts panel discussions, group work exercises to master the use of proposed tools and approaches as well as peer-to-peer learning through sharing of good practices, experiences and lessons learned in the local or country context.
Basic knowledge
Grouping and concentr ation
Developi ng proposals
Defining problems
Tag on ideas
Putting strategies
Brain storming
Setting Goal
Refining solutions
Comprehe nsive creative plan
Who Target Audience : Workshop will be convened to assist students, young professional and academics , city activists in building greater resilience to cities’ problems, and risks by integration different disciplines and approaches together. This would lead to wider city development plans and strategies.
Are you an innovative person? Do you have a lot of ideas that you can’t apply? Do you care about your city? Do you you know about quick design approaches, teamwork, time reliance? Would you like to know more about Resilience, cities challenges, different perspectives, and effective solutions‌. Join Us in..
City Tachtecology ... The urban Think tank Limited seats, apply Now: link We welcome architects, engineers , urbanist, economists, politics, civic society, and student ( seniors, post graduates)
Achievement .. (Output) An interventions map plan to be presented by different groups in a coherent and comprehensive presentable way. A publication booklet will be developed through all participants outputs and ideas with their coordinators ‌...
All Participants will attend conference Keynote speeches
Public speakers, Mentors
Lecturers & Mentors Yazan K. Mahadin, BArch, MLA, Assoc. ASLA Yazan Mahadin is a Jordanian Architect and Landscape Architect. He is the recipient of the American Society of Landscape Architecture (Mississippi Chapter) Honor Award for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture in 2015, three ASLA Merit Awards, three departmental awards from Mississippi State University, and an Award from the Environmental Protection Agency EPA in the US in 2014. In 2019, Mahadin led a team of 6 architects and won the first place of the ManhattanCall Competition in NYC. Yazan Mahadin is currently the CEO of MK Associates, Jordan's first landscape architecture firm since 1987. Mahadin received his bachelors degree in Architecture From Cairo University, and received his masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Mississippi State University. For the last ten years, he has been an advocate of promoting landscape architecture as a tool to protect and enhance the environment. Yazan’s motto is to use landscape architecture as an art for survival
Aya Elkhouly Aya Nazeeh Elkhouly is working as a community development expert, who participated in many international projects and workshops in Egypt, China , Germany, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. She is also lecturer assistant at the department of architecture MSA, and a part-time instructor at the American University in Cairo. For the last ten years, she has been an advocate of promoting inclusive communities that enhance Quality of residence Urban Life. Currently she is a PhD. candidate in the field of Quality of Urban Life, child friendly urbanism Cairo University. She got her master's degree on 2014; discussing The interrelationship between architecture and urbanism in architectural education”. ”and she was graduated from CAIRO University, faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture on 2011. Her fields of research are Quality of Life in urban planning, cities for children, community based development, sustainable planning, brownfields, education development, creativity, and scientific thinking, Design tools. She thinks all these fields are very important for developing her country, as human and resources development are main aspects of her studies.
Lecturers, Mentors Mohammed Haroun Mohamed Haroun Ismael isa senior architect and urban planner working as a lecturer assistant at Architecture department, faculty of engineering, Cairo Universitysince 2012. He was involved in many Architecture, urban design and planning courses, and international workshops. In addition to his professional experience with local and international organization. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Architecture engineering from the faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. His master's thesis topic was Sustainable urban regeneration of brownfields.He hasaPostgraduate diploma of 'Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularization'from (IHS).He is currently a PhD candidate at Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University with a major on urban planning, his main research and academic interest is urban complexity theories, responsive urbanism, future cities, andurban management.
Rasha Gaber RashaMahmoud Gaber is an architect and urban designer working as an assistant lecturer at the Department of Architecture, MTI University, where she has been a full time faculty member since 2012. Rasha is currently a PhD candidate at Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University with a major on urban design, her main point of research and academic interest is urban resilience theories and applications.Rasha’s interest in urban resilience has developed due to the impacts of growing urbanization trends in cities. Rasha has recently published a number of research papers on the evaluation of urban resilience in local and international jornals, besides participating as an organizer and speaker in various workshops and academic activities in MTI University, the AUC as well as the GUC, including a summer school program on ‘Resilient Cities’ , and a recent workshop on ‘City Branding’.
Lecturers, Mentors Esraa Samir Abdallah Esraa is an Egyptian Architect, working as a Teaching Assistant at Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology. She received her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Faculty of Fine Arts in 2014, Alexandria University and received her master’s degree from the same university in 2020, under the topic of "Informal Settlements Urbanism and SocioEconomic Effects". She surveyed and evaluated Asmarat District as her Relocation Case Study. Esraa's interest is in Urban Social Topics that meet Human Needs
Esraa El- Areef Eng. Esraa Elareef, is a building engineer that currently works as an assistant lecturer at MSA university and as a designer in Connect architects and planners. She has researches in building energy control, building envelope design, artificial lighting and materials performance. Esraa has a strong professional education with a Master's degree focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology - buildings performance and facade engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy in 2019. Yet, her master's study-oriented in investigating the optical properties of interiors and their effect on the circadian rhythm in human beings as well as energy consumption in terms of lighting. Her bachelor was a double degree in architectural engineering from MSA University, Egypt and the University of Greenwich, England with the first honour degree. Besides the professional experience in the consolidation construction management industry throughout various internships and full-based work in Italy and Egypt. She worked as a former architect in Gebhard and gandds studio and DC studio in Milano. She was a lead director of the Egyptian team in a landscape-based workshop in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2017. Also, she was a guest lecturer at Ain shams university, 2020. Nevertheless, she participated in several international and national competitions and won the first award for a food Hub renovation design.
Lecturers, Mentors Darin Tarek She Graduated June 2019 MTI University .Now, she is working as Teacher assistant in MUST University September 2019,MSc Researcher Cairo university urban design September 2019. she won many awards, including Encouragement Award Civilization Rights competition ASRT Academy & BUE University and Farok el baz center December 2019, 3rd place zagazig university campus competition landscape design September 2019, Encouragement Award Quality of life in our eye’s competition May 2019, Encouragement Award Doctor’s Accommodation Competition (Architecture& Interior Design,); Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt, September 2018, ASLA Competition, Participated with a team of 10 in Urban renewal of Ashraf street, Egypt, June 2018, IFLA Competition, Participated with a team of 5 in Urban renewalof Ashraf street, Egypt, June 2018,and finally 1st place in silver category Worship .House Competition, Housing and Building National Research Center HBRC & BUE University and Farok el baz center, Nov. 2017.She published several researches papers, urban regeneration, Conservation of architecture Heritage, Sustainable landscape.
Yehia Kandil Yehia Qandil is a Teaching Assistant and Nature Inspired Architect. He had his double B.Sc degree in Architectural Engineering from MSA University and the University of Greenwich in London with first class honor. During his studies, he was also a founder of model making cooperation and he led a team of architects in several projects. The last project he had was for a school implementation in the New Capital of Egypt. Yehia is currently working as a Teaching Assistant specialized in Architecture Design, Environmental Design, and Building Technologies and last but not least a part time environmental researcher. Beside his job, he had participated in many international United Nations sponsored competitions. Recently, his project was one of the top 20 shortlisted out of 190 entry from 44 countries. According to Yehia’s interest and passion in Environmental Design, Building Technologies, and human behavior, he was recently motivated to start his latest project “Fanaticism City”.
Lecturers, Mentors Fatma A. Bahgat She Graduated June 2019 MTI University .Now, she is working as Teacher assistant in Al Wady Institute from September 2019, MSc Researcher Cairo university urban Planning September 2019. she won many awards, including Encouragement Award Civilization Rights competition ASRT Academy & BUE University and Farok el baz center December 2019, 3rd place zagazig university campus competition landscape design September 2019, September 2018, ASLA Competition, Participated with a team of 10 in Urban renewal of Ashraf street, Egypt, June 2018, IFLA Competition, Participated with a team of 5 in Urban renewalof Ashraf street, Egypt, June 2018,and finally 1st place in silver category Worship .House Competition, Housing and Building National Research Center HBRC & BUE University and Farok el baz center, Nov. 2017.She published several researches papers, urban regeneration, Conservation of architecture Heritage, Sustainable landscape.
Agenda (1.5 days) DAY 1 10.00-10.30
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
10.30-12.30
OPENING • Welcome Speech • Key Note Speeches • Group Photo
12.30 -1:00
COFFEE BREAK
1:00-2.30
Introduction to workshop Teams, Mentors & tasks, output. Session 1: Resilience BETWEEN CITY CHALLENGES, ASSESSMENT,& INTERVENTIONS APPROACHES. Facilitators: Mohamed Haroun, Rasha Gaber. Topics covered: • Urban Regeneration from renewal to Resilience • Rating system, and indexes Activity, out put: Deep urnderstanding to the conept and applications, assessment, interventions.
2:30 -3:30
Lunch BREAK
3:30- 4:30
Key note speeches COFFEE BREAK
5:00- 6:30
Session 2: Towards costal cities resilience Alexandria as a
case study, Think tank design. Facilitators: Esraa Samir, Aya Alkholy. Topics covered: • Introduction to case study. • Resilience and Quick Design Facing critical Challenges approaches. Activity, out put: Design Plan, site analysis , participats innovations.
4:30- 6:00
6:00 – 8:00
Projects introduction • Projects themes . • Groups work. •
Free group work
Agenda (1.5 days) DAY 2 9:00-9:30
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
9:30-11:00
Introduction to day 2: teams, mentors & tasks, output.
11:00 - 1:00
Session 3: landscape, towards more Resilient waterfronts APPROACHES. Facilitators: Yazan Mahadin , Esraa El-Areef Topics covered: • Landscape Architecture: Art for survival. • Energy based design towards resilient buildings. Activity, out put: Comperesive approch and tactical stratigies.
1:00-2:00
Lunch BREAK
2:00 -3:00
Group work ( finalizing the product)
3:00- 4:30
Session 4: innovative approaches, interventions towards Alexandria –costal city resilience. Facilitators: mentoring committee, organizing team, jurors Topics covered: • Groups presentations. • Discussion and feedback.
4:30- 6:00
Closing Ceremony.
7:00- 9:00
Group outing (optional)
Registration Venue: Alexandria Bibliotheca Date: 21-22 March 2020
Language: English and Arabic Output: A documentary publication report to includes participants. A collective mind map for innovative ideas comprehensive proposal
Application link:
Workshop fee: Workshop costs 750 L.E including ( Materials, keynote speeches, certificates, coffee breaks.) Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, accommodation.
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Think tank
“a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific particular subject and to make suggestions for action, usually political or economic problems.” The Role of Think Tanks. Think tanks play a fundamental role in shaping policy agendas. They mobilize expertise and put forward evidence. ... The role of think tanks is to challenge these patterns by providing a platform to introduce new ideas, expanding the scope of the debate and of the participants. Think tanks reign as the place where scholars, policy makers, government officials, politicians and other folks work to find solutions to public problems. ... Not all think tanks are created equal. Some are concerned with political issues. Others study defense or scientific issues.
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