Participants
We need to develop a new concept of city that understands the city as a common good Hector Santcovsky
Alexey Novikov Dean of the Graduate School of Urban Studies and Planning in the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia.
Hector Santcovsky Director of Strategic Planning for the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, Spain, a member city of Metropolis. He specializes in local, municipal and large metropolitan development and governance.
Other ambitions raised by a number of participants included:
Technology and innovation Fostering a data driven economy and tackling the digital divide, metropolitan clusters, new production methods (3D printing).
Social inclusion and mobility Reducing social segregation and ensuring equity in access to basic services (particularly public and/or affordable housing and transport), including for migrants.
Yao Yi
Environmental sustainability
Associate Professor of Sociology at the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences in Guangzhou, China.
Creating low carbon eco-cities and reduce urban environmental footprint through new models of urbanization and development, upgrading industrial systems, moving towards energy self-sufficiency, and using renewable energy sources.
Mike Bird Operations Manager at WIEGO, a global network focused on securing livelihoods for the working poor, especially women in the informal economy.
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Tackling inequality Inclusive economic development that supports the livelihoods and decent work of the urban poor and recognizes the economic, social and cultural contributions of informal workers.