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ERASMUS Intensive Programs 2014 at the University of Bologna (Italy)

ERASMUS Intensive Programs 2014 at the University of Bologna (Italy)


Group photo: Internationally composed student group of the participating universities from France, Italy, England, Romania, Netherlands and Germany. Group photo: Internationally composed student group of the participating universities from France, Italy, England, Romania, Netherlands and Germany. Group photo: Internationally composed student group of the participating universities from France, Italy, England, Romania, Netherlands and Germany.
International group of students from the participating universities in France, Italy, England, Romania, the Netherlands and Germany.

As part of the "Lifelong Learning" program, the EU funded a joint intensive seminar of the spatial planning departments at the universities of Hannover, Bologna (Italy), Bristol (England), Oradea (Romania), Nijmegen (Netherlands) and Tours (France).

From March 5 to 16, 2014, six students from each of the participating universities addressed the topic "Spatial Planning and Housing Policies: Creating Community Living Spaces." Together, at the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna (Italy)they critically reflected on the role of spatial planning in housing policies. The focus was on the economic, environmental and social aspects in order to develop innovative proposals for the creation of community living spaces for the case study "Caserma Masini" in Bologona. The design of a livable city requires integrated spatial planning approaches and includes issues such as safety and health, environmental sustainability, the quality of social interactions, opportunities for local recreation, culture and leisure, promotion of the local economy, innovative forms of open space use. The students were therefore asked to develop innovative solutions for the conversion area, taking into account the principles of livable and sustainable urban development, as well as the community-oriented and integrated approach to promoting housing policy.

In doing so, the internationally composed student groups received support from the lecturers of the different disciplines (urban planning, environmental planning, applied geography, urban design) of the spatial planning departments of the participating universities. On the part of the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape, the supervisors Dipl.-Ing. Kirsten Aleth and Dr. Pia Steffenhagen were on site.

Photo: Group of students in front of an aerial view of the city of Bologna. Photo: Group of students in front of an aerial view of the city of Bologna. Photo: Group of students in front of an aerial view of the city of Bologna.
Group of students in front of an aerial view of the city of Bologna (Photo: Pia Steffenhagen)
Photo: Presentation of the students on sustainable neighborhood development using the example of Freiburg-Vauban. Photo: Presentation of the students on sustainable neighborhood development using the example of Freiburg-Vauban. Photo: Presentation of the students on sustainable neighborhood development using the example of Freiburg-Vauban.
Presentation of the students on sustainable neighborhood development using the example of Freiburg-Vauban (Photo: Pia Steffenhagen)
Photo: View of the case study: the conversion area "Caserma Masini". Photo: View of the case study: the conversion area "Caserma Masini". Photo: View of the case study: the conversion area "Caserma Masini".
The case study: the conversion area "Caserma Masini" (Photo: Uta Hennig)
Photo: At the Urban Center in Bologna. Photo: At the Urban Center in Bologna. Photo: At the Urban Center in Bologna.
At the Urban Center in Bologna, citizens can find out about urban development projects. It served as a "workplace" for the students.
Photo: Canal di Reno. Photo: Canal di Reno. Photo: Canal di Reno.
Canal di Reno. Under the city is a widely ramified system of canals. Today, most of the canals are covered. In Via Piella, there is an inconspicuous window behind which this view is hidden. (Photo: Uta Hennig)
Photo: Bed of the Urban Gardening project in Bologna. Photo: Bed of the Urban Gardening project in Bologna. Photo: Bed of the Urban Gardening project in Bologna.
Urban Gardening project in Bologna (Photo: Pia Steffenhagen)