July 14th 2020
Localities & Liveability - Creating better community-driven Neighbourhoods
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This is the first webinar in our series of three international sessions on ‘Liveability’ - capturing and accelerating the positive changes in behaviour that have come from the COVID-19 experience.
With contributors from New York, Copenhagen and London, this virtual event will focus on how we shape successful neighbourhoods, driven by the people and communities; and what we can learn from our Global counterparts.
It has been starkly evident that the environment has reaped huge benefits during lockdown. Virtually overnight, sustainable transport modes have become the major options of choice. Air quality has improved as car use has declined, and people are enjoying local places in a new way. The question is – how do we maintain this progress post-COVID-19? How do we design our places, to create liveable, loveable, neighbourhoods, where people, communities and businesses can thrive in the long-term?
‘Community is king’ - COVID-19 has shown the absolute necessity of community engagement; and this is essential in terms of the physical development of neighbourhoods and the creation of space and public realm. Each neighbourhood is unique and special; and arguably building liveable places, can and should, be driven from ‘the ground up’. Yet, it takes collaboration, through good leadership, to enable this.
The absence of cultural activities over the past three months has demonstrated the pivotal part that cultural experiences play in people’s well-being. Culture is such a powerful way of encouraging people to see, explore and engage within their localities; and to facilitate a truly inclusive dialogue in place-making.
We want to translate tactical changes to permanent measures that provide long-term liveable communities and neighbourhoods. The built environment is the important foundation stone of liveability and this brings with it huge responsibility.
Our eminent and immensely talented panel will draw together all of these elements from the international stage, streetscape and neighbourhood level; and share their ideas and expertise on creating a future that is sustainable, optimises public realm, helps local businesses thrive, and maintains the health and well-being of all.
The discussion will be chaired by Patricia Brown and forms part of the conversation on London 3.0.
EVENT SPEAKERS
Stella Kanu
Executive Director
LIFT
Jeff Risom
Chief Innovation Officer
Gehl (copenhagen)
As Chief Innovation Officer, Jeff is passionate about the relationship between human experience and design and works to apply people-first design principals to communal ecosystems, such as streets, public space, food systems, and energy. Working at the intersection of urban governance, business and culture, Jeff delivers projects that are economically viable and socially equitable, as well as sustainable in terms of using energy, land and time. With degrees in Architectural Engineering from the US and City Design and Social Science from London School of Economics, Jeff’s multi-disciplinary background has shaped his cross-cutting holistic approach to all projects. He has worked with both public and private clients as well as non-governmental organizations in Europe, USA, Latin America, India and China.
Blaise Backer
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Small Business Services (New York)
Tim Stonor
Managing Director and Owner
Space Syntax
Patricia Brown MBE
Director
Central
Patricia runs Central, a niche consultancy advising civic and business leaders on urban change. She has over 25 years of direct experience thinking about, influencing and improving London, and at the heart of many of the initiatives that have been part of the city’s successful evolution.
In the mid 1990s she worked alongside real estate guru Honor Chapman in helping to establish London’s first inward investment body, promoting London as a premier business destination. She became CEO of the Central London Partnership in 1997, leading a cross-sector partnership and agenda set on maintaining the capital’s position as a global world city. At CLP, she led much of the early work to achieve this sustained success through ensuring it was a city that people wanted to be in; a people-focused, liveable city, with improved quality of life and built environment.
Chairperson: Patricia Brown, Director, Central
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