City Case Studies

#121 Designing Excellent Cities and Public Places

Design Matters (Slides)
Ferdinand S. Johns, Oak Harbor, WA, USA

Learning from the Rudy Bruner Award (Paper and Slides)
Anne-Marie Lubenau, Cambridge, MA and Robert Shibley, Buffalo, NY

The Role of Public Places in Making Cities Livable (Slides)
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Portland, OR, USA

The Language of Change (Slides)
George Ferguson, Bristol, UK

#120 Multi-functional Squares

Public Space in Santa Fe, Past, Present and Future (Slides)
Mayor Javier Gonzales, Ken Hughes, Matthew O'Reilly, and Thomas Leatherwood, Santa Fe, NM

A Return to the Town Square (Paper and Slides)
Stephanie L. Rouse, Anoka, MN

Thresholds of Piazzas (Paper and Slides)
Jassen Callender, Jackson, MS

Square Roots: Fundamental Design Concepts for Successful Urban Squares (Paper and Slides)
Kyle L. Campbell, Cincinnati, OH

#117 Urban Design for Physical Activity and Active Living

Planning for Mobility in Freiburg, Germany (Slides) 
Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Freiburg, Germany

Neighborhood Design, Physical Activity, and Wellbeing: Applying the Walkability Model (Paper)
Adriana A Zuniga-Teran, Tucson, AZ

Landscape Devices for Healthy Lifestyles in Metropolitan Areas: The Piers Project (Paper and Slides)
Cristina Imbroglini and Lucina Caravaggi, Rome, Italy

Health and the Built Environment (Paper)
Frank Pendrell, Denver, CO

#115 The Ottawa Story

Number of presentations – 8, including:

Panel Presentation: Infill and Intensification (Slides)
Alain Miguelez, Ottawa, ON, CANADA

Panel Presentation: Infill and Intensification (Slides)
David Wise, Ottawa, ON, CANADA

Redevelopment of Lansdowne Park (Slides)
John Smit, Ottawa, ON, CANADA

Panel Presentation: Public Health (Slides)
Theresa Tam, Ottawa, ON, CANADA

#97 Urban Regeneration

Number of presentations – 6, including:

Achieving Healthier Cities Through Regeneration of Abandoned Monumental Buildings    (Paper and Slides)
Pier Francesco Cherchi, Professor, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ITALY.

A Green Approach of Reducing and Eliminating Private Property Abandonment    (Paper and Slides)
Rex LaMore, Professor, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA.

Rapid Neighborhood Regeneration and the Challenges of Inclusion    (Paper and Slides)
Scott Sernau, Professor of Sociology, University of Indiana, South Bend, IN, USA.

#93 Green and Blue in the Healthy City

Number of presentations – 7, including:

Ljubljana: 2016 European Green Capital    (Slides and Video)
Tjaša Ficko, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

52 Everyday Walks – Developing an Outstanding, Continuous Green Urban Structure and a Contribution to Public Health    (Paper and Slides)
Torgeir Esig Soerensen, Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger, NORWAY.

Blue Urban Life. How Waterscapes Contribute to a Better Living in Zurich    (Paper and Slides)
Ladina Koeppel Mouzinho, Projektleiterin, and Christine Bräm, Executive Director, Office of Parks and Open Spaces, City of Zurich, SWITZERLAND.

#90 Bicycling and Walking in the City

Number of presentations – 11, including:

Freiburg's Experience with Bicycle Planning   (Slides and Video)
Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Dr., former Freiburg Mayor and Governor, State of Süd-Baden, Freiburg, GERMANY.

Shared Space Street Design    (Slides and Video)
Ben Hamilton-Baillie, Urban Designer, Movement Specialist, Bristol, UK 

Shaping a Healthier Birmingham (AL) through Enhanced Connectivity    (Paper and Slides)
John Pittari, PhD, Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA

#89 Defining Livable Cities

 

Number of presentations – 11, including:

Remembering Henry Lennard. A Lesson from Venice    (Video)
Edoardo Salzano, Emeritus Professor & Dean of Urban Planner, Venice University, Former Assessori di Urbanistica, Venice, ITALY

Principles for Achieving Green, Healthy Cities    (Paper, Slides, and Video)
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.), Co-founder and Director, International Making Cities Livable Conference, Portland, OR 

Making Bristol Green and Healthy for All    (Slides and Video)
Mayor George Ferguson, CBE, PRIBA, RWA, City of Bristol, UK

#86 Building a Healthy City and Suburb

Number of presentations – 10, including:
 

Building a Healthy City Center: Carmel, IN  (Slides)
James Brainard, Mayor, Carmel, IN, USA    

Connecting Inner Queretaro  (Paper and Slides)
Ruben Garnica-Monroy, Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus ITESM, Queretaro, MEXICO

Scotts Run Station – Suburban Transformation in Tysons Corner, Virginia   (Slides)
Merrill St. Leger, Principal, and Sven Shockey, Principal, SmithGroupJJR, Washington, DC, USA   

#82 Reshaping Suburbia - Case Studies

Number of presentations - 16, including:
 

Creating Healthy Suburban Neighborhoods: Freiburg, Germany (Slides) Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, former Freiburg Mayor and Governor, State of Süd-Baden, Freiburg, GERMANY

Proposal for Urban Regeneration of the Suburb ZEN, Palermo, Italy (Paper and Slides) Ettore Maria Mazzola, Professor of Traditional Urbanism, Architecture and Building Techniques, The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, Rome, ITALY

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