Schedule

Green Cities Calendar

  1. September 27 – Course Overview and Major Concepts | Vision
  2. October 4 – Economy and Society | Biodiversity
  3. October 11 – Ecological Footprints | Modeling Cities on Ecosystems
  4. October 18 – Sense of Place
  5. October 21 – Field Trip & Workshop
  6. October 25 – World Planning Congress, Portland
  7. November 1 – Empowerment and Participation | Public Hearing Simulation
  8. November 8 – Partnerships | Sustainable Production and Consumption
  9. November 15 – Mechanical/Systems & Planning Models | Governance and Hope
  10. November 22 – Trends, Projections, Predictions | Video Presentations
  11. November 29 – Video Presentations
  12. December 6, 2:45pm – Final Exam

Young Planning Professionals Workshop and World Planning Congress

October 20th, Friday
Evening:
– Arrive
– Attend informal meeting at the University Place Hotel

October 21st, Saturday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00 Take bus to Oregon City
– 09:45 Start Willamette Falls Tour

Afternoon:
– 11:45 Walk from the Falls to 12th & Main, Oregon City
– 12:00 Meet-up with University of Oregon students at 12th & Main, Oregon City [see Resources for Google Maps]
– 12:00-12:30 Brown-bag Lunch
– 12:30 Board bus and start McLoughlin Corridor Tour
– 15:15 Arrive at Park Avenue Station, short 10′ walk, meeting with Ms. Ms. Amy Koski
– 15:30 Start North Milwaukie Industrial Area (NMIA) Tour with Ms. Amy Koski
– 17:00 Finish NMIA Tour and return to University Place Hotel by light rail (from Park Avenue Station)
– 17:30-19:00 Reflections on field visits and general information about the workshop agenda at University Place Hotel with University of Oregon students.

Evening:
– 19:00 Dinner and discussion

October 22nd, Sunday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-10:00 Form groups
– 10:00 Start Work in groups
– 10:00-11:00 Dialogue with representatives of Local communities
– 11:00-12:30 Work on analysis /understanding of the context, formulation of the design/planning problems for each location
– 12:30-13:30 Lunch

Afternoon:
– 13:30-16:30 Draft the first conclusions regarding the problems / potentials seen at the site(s)
– 16:30-17:00 Break
– 17:00-18:00 Early dinner

Evening:
– 18:00-18:30 Present first (rough) conclusions to the representatives of the City and Local Communities
– 18:30-18:45 Q&A with the City
– 18:45-19:00 Q&A with the Local Communities
– 19:00-19:30 Introduction to the UNESCO Event with Ms. Hawa Deme

October 23rd, Monday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-12:00 Attend the Special ISOCARP / UNESCO Event
– 12:30-13:30 Lunch

Afternoon:
– 13:30-18:00 Continue design charrette. Optional: additional visit to the locations; draft the ideas and the (TOD) development visions.

Evening:
– 18:00-18:30 Break
– 18:30-19:30 Dinner
– 19:30-20:00 Present the ideas, discussions and feedback

October 24th, Tuesday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-12:30 Develop /draft the final version of the solutions
– 12:30-13:30 Lunch

Afternoon:
– 13:30-18:00 Discuss /choose the final versions and make the posters and presentation
– 18:30-18:30 Break

Evening:
– 18:30-19:30 Dinner. Option: World Affairs Council of Oregon Portland “Dinner with American Family”
– 19:30-20:30 Finalize the presentation slides and posters. Make poster print-ready

October 25th, Wednesday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-12:30 Print out posters and present preparation
– 12:30-13:30 Lunch

Afternoon:
– 13:30-17:00 Installing the exhibition, definitive version presentations

Evening:
– 17:30 Participation in the Congress: Congress Reception
– 18:30-19:30 Dinner at hotel
– 19:00 Pub Crawl & Trivia

October 26th, Thursday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-12:30 Presentation ready and rehearsed
– 12:30-13:10 Lunch Presentation at the Congress

Afternoon:
– 13:30-17:00 Participate in the Congress

Evening:
– 19:00 Dinner Reception at Congress

Friday 27th, Friday
Morning:
– 08:00 Early breakfast at hotel
– 09:00-10:00 Keynote Speech
– 12:30-13:30 Present the YPP workshop results and discussion at Metro

Afternoon:
– 13:30-17:00 Participate in the Congress

Evening:
– 19:00 Farewell dinner at hotel

October 28th Saturday
– Depart