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International Conference on Divided
Cities and Strategies for Undivided Cities
Metropolis
Inter Conference

Oil painting by Gerd Cruse-Sondén, Architect,
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg
The Göteborg University
School of Economics and Commercial Law
Vasagatan 1
Göteborg, Sweden
May 25 - 26, 1998 |
Organized by Göteborg City, Göteborg
University, Förvaltnings AB Framtiden
in collaboration with Metropolis Project, Canada
Monday 25th May, 1998
| Time |
Activity |
Presenters/Speakers |
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| 09:30-10:00 |
Registration |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Plenary |
Chair:
Dr. Ingrid Johansson, Göteborg
University, SwedenWelcome
Professor Lars Nordström,
Göteborg University, Sweden
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| 10:30-1 1:00 |
Plenary |
The agenda of the
Metropolis Project - an International Forum for Research
and Policy on Migration and Cities
Mr. Meyer Burstein, Executive Head of the
Metropolis Project, Citizenship and Immigration, Canada
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| 11:00-12:00 |
Plenary |
The Cities in the Global
Economy
Professor Saskia Sassen, Columbia University,
USA
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Health Break
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| 12:30-13:30 |
Plenary |
Estates on The Edge
The Social Consequences of Mass Housing in Northern
Europe
Dr. Anne Power, The London School of Economics
and Political Sciences, UK
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| 13:30-14:30 |
Lunch
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Plenary |
Segregation Dynamics and
Urban Policy Issues in Sweden
Dr. Roger Andersson, Uppsala University,
Sweden
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| 15:00-18:00 |
Working Groups |
Two parallel working
groups; Area-based Policy Issues and Strategies for
Neighbourhood Developments in Stockholm, Malmö and
Göteborg, Sweden
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Group 1:
Chair:
Dr. Roger Andersson, Uppsala
University,
SwedenPresenters:
Dr. Lars-Göran Karlsson, Umei
University,
Sweden
Dr. Per Broomé, BEST, Institute of
Population
Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Sören Olsson, Göteborg
University,
Sweden
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Group 2:
Chair:
Dr. Ingrid Johansson, Göteborg
University,SwedenPresenters:
Dr. Irene Molina, Uppsala
University, Sweden
Dr. Gunnar Alsmark, Lund University,
Sweden
Dr. Urban Herlitz, Göteborg
University, Sweden
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Health Break
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| 18:00-18:15 |
Closing Remarks |
Day One
Ms. Kristine Dösen, Senior Planner, Göteborg
City, Sweden
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| 9:30- |
Evening Surprise |
The Conference Participants meet at
Lilla Bommen by "Börjessons" (across Göteborg
Opera House)
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Tuesday 26th May, 1998
| Time |
Activity |
Presenters/Speakers |
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Plenary |
Chair:
Dr. Sören Olsson, Göteborg University,
SwedenEthnic Segregation in Dutch Cities and the
Policy Agenda
Dr. Ronald van Kempen, Utrecht University, the
Netherlands
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| 10:00-10:15 |
Health Break
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| 10:15-11:15 |
Plenary |
Tenants' Participation and
Empowerment in Social Housing Improvement Schemes; Myths
and Facts in France
Dr. Maurice Blanc, Université Nancy, France
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| 11:30 |
Departure |
Visit to Hjällbo
Chair:
Dr. Sören Olsson, Göteborg University,
Sweden
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| 12:00-16:00 |
Hjälbo |
"Wandering", Lunch,
Presentation, Discussion and Closing Remarks "Wandering"
Dr. Sören Olsson, Göteborg University,
Sweden
Ms. Gerd Cruse-Sondén, Chalmers University of
Technology, Sweden
Mr. Evald Malm, Head of the Investigation
"The Future of Hjälbo", Framtiden Municipal
Housing Group, Göteborg, Sweden
Framtiden Municiple Housing Group drives the
processes
Mr. Sture Wemesson, Developing Manager,
Framtiden Municipal Housing Group, Göteborg, Sweden
Closing Remarks
Mr. Meyer Burstein, Executive Head of the Metropolis
Project,
Citizenship and Immigration, Canada
Dr. Ingrid Johansson, Göteborg University, Sweden
Ms. Kristine Dösen, Senior Planner, Göteborg
City, Sweden
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| 16:00 |
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