CENTRAL THEME
DISCUSSION TOPICS
1) Environmental Governance And Public Polices
o Regulatory framework;
o Territorial planning as an instrument of urban governance;
o Management of risks and disasters;
o Capacity development of local authorities and civil society organizations;
o Public-private/public-public partnerships;
o Economic instruments and tools to improve sustainability;
o Social organization;
o Information production and dissemination for better governance;
o Successful experiences.
2) Territory, Urban Mobility And Transportation
o Sustainable urban transportation systems;
o Models and tools for planning, design and operation of urban transportation;
o Information technology and transportation science;
o Successful experiences.
3) Urban Planning For Climate Change: Prevention, Adaptation And Mitigation
o Land use planning to prevent climatic extreme events;
o Natural hazards mitigation and adaptation;
o Sustainable urbanization: concepts and implementation;
o Standards and codes for sustainable neighborhoods;
o Methods of environmental planning/Strategic impact assessment.
4) Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: Water Supply, Sanitation, Drainage, Energy and Solid Waste
o Sustainable urban infrastructure, green technologies, eco-technologies;
o Innovative methods for urban infrastructure adapting cities to climate change;
o Local and regional environmental sanitation planning;
o Urban wastewater treatment, disposal, reuse and sludge management;
o Solid waste collection, treatment, disposal, recycling, reuse and recovery;
o Energy efficiency, renewable energy technology and requirements
set by a changing climate;
o Urban drainage;
o Soil contamination, brown fields;
o Successful experiences.
5) Water Management
o River basin management and territorial planning;
o Water supply, water treatment, water distribution;
o Regulatory framework;
o Policies and evaluation studies;
o Successful experiences.