The SATURN report

On behalf of the SATURN Project’s units I would like to present the final report “European Standards for Vocational Training in Urban Regeneration”.

The report

A few posts ago I wrote that Aleksandra and I are going to prepare a paper work about EWH’s experience in heritage –led regeneration projects.

 

This time I would like to share with you our presentation which was on the agenda of the 3rd International Urban Regeneration Congress which took place in the beginning of June in Kraków.

The presentation

The REAL CORP conference - the paper work

Although we were not able to attend to the REAL CORP conference I would like to present my colleagues’ paper work.

European Standards for Vocational Training in Urban Regeneration

Krzysztof Jan Chuchra, Marek Bryx, Julia Neuschmid

(MA, MSc Krzysztof Jan Chuchra, Edinburgh World Heritage, 5 Bakehouse Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DD, krzysztof@ewht.org.uk)

(Professor Marek Bryx, Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, mbryx@sgh.waw.pl)

(Mag. Julia Neuschmid, CEIT ALANOVA, Concorde Business Park 2F, 2320 Schwechat, Austria, j.neuschmid@ceit.at)

1.      Abstract

SATURN is the Leonardo da Vinci funded project developed by a partnership of Edinburgh World Heritage, Warsaw School of Economics, CEIT Alanova and IURS (Institut pro udržitený rozvoj sídel o.s.). The project aims to establish a framework for vocational studies in urban regeneration. One of the key questions this project raises is: what range of skills and knowledge professionals should have to enable them to define issues accurately and find the most suitable solutions for urban regeneration? The SATURN project provides a set of manuals and recommendations for students, learners, and professionals in the field of urban regeneration. The real value of SATURN comes from its practical dimension and input from practitioners actively involved in city planning and the processes of urban regeneration.

2.      Background on Urban Regeneration and vocational learning

Currently, there is a strong deficit of specialists with broad interdisciplinary skills needed in urban management (including heritage management in Central and Eastern European countries). Most professionals responsible for this domain are geographers, planners, architects, art historians and conservators. Required are broad skills such as an interdisciplinary approach, management skills, an economic background and knowledge of how to obtain funding from diverse sources. Moreover, investors operating in urban heritage areas need to have knowledge of the historic social values of these sites. The local decision makers, administrators and regulators need to have knowledge of economic and management skills and can also benefit when they can have access to broader international experiences and examples. Anyway, in practice sometimes professional knowledge, management skills, or language skills to work internationally are lacking.

Urban regeneration as a subject for vocational learning and as an academic research discipline is likely to be one of the visionary and developing fields on the horizon over the next 20 years. Projects dedicated to the redevelopment of city centres and brown field sites are becoming a necessity. The issue becomes even more complicated in the old historic cities with a relatively high public involvement. The links between conservation, urban design, coordinative and financial skills are crucial elements of any regeneration project or strategy and are still largely absent in urban heritage management standards. It is important that these problems are addressed to achieve the fastest and most effective outcome.

One of the best ways of learning and teaching is through analysing good practice. Urban regeneration is no exception. However, effective learning is efficient if the process of discovery encourages creative thinking about a problem. European unification and technological development in communication allow the efficient exchange of information between people interested in the subject. SATURN provides a platform for the exchange of views on good practice and standards in vocational teaching. One important aim of the project is to produce a set of manuals focused on examples of good practices in urban regeneration as well as a set of recommendations. The overall object is to provide centres of education with an efficient tool, which will bridge the gap between theory and practice. The SATURN project has been funded the the European Life Long Learning Programme Leonardo between 2012-2014.

3.      Partnership approach

The real value of SATURN comes from its practical dimension and input from practitioners actively involved in processes of urban regeneration. It also involves vocational trainees who are not only one of the key beneficiaries of the project but also participants, which should allow the project to bring the real educational value. Moreover, SATURN involves communities living in partner cities, to ensure an even more practical dimension to the project and to test some of the ideas through a community engagement process. The SATURN blog (http://eurosaturn.blogspot.co.uk/) informs about ongoing activities and results. One outcome of the project are three manuals, focusing on management aspects in urban regneration, social and economic aspects as well as technological aspect. In addition, the main product of the SATURN projects is the formulation of recommendations and standards for professionals and teachers/trainers in the field of urban regeneration. 

 to read more please find the attachment
CORP_2014_SATURN_paper.pdf

European Standards for Vocational Training in Urban Regeneration (SATURN) meeting in Edinburgh on 16th April 2014 at 10:30am in the City Chambers. 

Speakers:

- Malcolm Fraser (Malcolm Fraser Architects and chairman of the Scottish Government's Town Centre Review)
- Krzysztof Jan Chuchra (Edinburgh World Heritage)
- Will Garrett (The City of Edinburgh Council)
- Dr Aleksandra Jadach-Sepioło (Warsaw School of Economics)
- Piotr Popik (Mazovia Development Agency Plc)

http://eurosaturn.blogspot.co.uk/

World Heritage: Shared Heritage Event

prepared by Edinburgh World Heritage
 

World Heritage Day is celebrated around the globe, and offers an opportunity to raise the public's awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it.

Here in Edinburgh we are taking shared heritage as our theme. The event will explore the benefits that World Heritage brings to all members of the community, with contributions from expert speakers and panel discussion.
 
To register and for more information click here

Venue details: 
World Heritage: Shared Heritage
Wednesday 16 April 2014, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ

The event is kindly supported by Historic Scotland.

 




Speakers:

Sue Bruce, Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council
Sue Bruce is Chief Executive of City of Edinburgh Council having been previously Chief Executive at Aberdeen City Council and East Dunbartonshire Council.  Sue Bruce holds an M.Phil. Politics/Government and LL.B (Scots Law) from the University of Strathclyde, a Diploma in Youth & Community Studies from Jordanhill College of Education and Cert. Strategic Public Sector Negotiation  from the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.  She is an Elected Fellow of the RSA (FRSA).
In May 2010 and again in May 2011 Sue received the Prince’s Business Ambassador award from HRH The Prince Charles, in October 2010 received the Scottish Public Sector Leader of the Year Award and in November 2013 she was named Chief Executive of the Year in the Hr NETWORK National Awards.

Lloyd Anderson, Director, British Council Scotland
Lloyd has had a range of senior UK and overseas roles for the Council.  Most recently, he had assignments as Director Georgia and Deputy Director Russia, and previously was Director Science for the British Council globally. In Georgia, he maintained a growing business despite grant reductions, involving fundraising, partnerships and new business opportunities.  In Russia he led his team to develop new partnerships and programmes in innovative areas, and focused on identifying potential partners.  As Director Science from 1998, he gave strategic leadership to the Council’s global work in science, contributed to the Council’s reputation as a world authority, and networked at senior level with the UK science community and government.

REAL CORP 2014: “PLAN IT SMART” Clever Solutions for Smart Cities

19^th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development and Information Society

GeoMultimedia 2014

21-23 May 2014

Austrian Economic Chambers

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, 1040 Vienna, Austria

About REAL CORP Conferences

REAL CORP conferences are held annually since 1996. About 400-500 experts from around the world from the fields of urban planning, transport planning, information and communication technologies, architecture, social and environmental sciences, real estate, GIS, surveying and remote sensing and more meet to discuss the latest tasks and topics on urban planning, regional development and information society in an international and extremely interdisciplinary conference.

About 180 expert lectures, presentations, round table discussions, workshops and small exhibitions will be offered on the conference days, composed by a traditional extensive social programme.

More information available on www.corp.at