7. THE EUROPEAN METROPOLIS AND GLOBAL COMPETITION

Chair: Kimmo Kurunmäki, coordinator, Dr. Tech. (Urban Planning), Network for Urban Studies, Dept. of Social Policy, University of Helsinki, firstname.lastname(at)helsinki.fi

Chair: Markus Laine, acting research professor, Dr. Soc. Sc. (Adm.), City of Helsinki Urban Facts, firstname.r.lastname(at)hel.fi

“The European Metropolis and Global Competition” is a special session of urban studies professors and other invited speakers. The focus is on different international and comparative aspects on urban economic phenomena.

Currently, much emphasis in territorial economic structures is placed on the role and function of larger urban nodes and metropolitan units. Development prospects seem to re-emphasise the importance of these “motoric units” of innovation, creativity, and general societal development. The session sheds light on such questions as which structures develop and processes prevail in the thriving “archipelagos” of the new economic geography, and in turn, which impact do such developments have on core-hinterland relations? The session targets the questions at global, European and Baltic levels and raises a variety of comparative approaches on cities and city regions. Metropolitan development scenarios and programmes, metropolitan discourses and city competitiveness, governance structures, as well as social and spatial developments and urban modelling are examples of the approaches in the session.

The session is organised by the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Network for Urban Studies www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/kaupunkitutkimus, and the language of the session is English.

Thursday 3.5.2007 at 14:00-17:00

Discussions and roundup opened by Prof. Ian Gordon, LSE.

14:00-14:05
Kimmo Kurunmäki, Markus Laine: Opening of the session, day 1

14:05-14:30
Peter Ache: In Search of the Finnish Metropolis
10 minutes discussion

14:40-15:05
Rainer Kattel: The rise of neomercantilism: city innovation and competitiveness strategies in the 21st century
10 minutes discussion

15:15-15:30
Coffee break

15:30-15:55
Matti Kortteinen & Mari Vaattovaara: The Nordic Welfare State and Inner-City Decay in the Helsinki Area
10 minutes discussion

16:05-16:30
Anssi Joutsiniemi: Planning the Metapolis – on centres, neighbourhoods and other classical sources of misunderstanding
10 minutes discussion

16:40-17:00
Roundup of the presentations

Friday 4.5.2007 at 9:00-11:00

Discussions and roundup opened by Prof. Ian Gordon, LSE.

9:00-9:05
Kimmo Kurunmäki, Markus Laine: Opening of the session, day 2

9:05-9:30
Eero Holstila: How a Science Region could be governed? – The case Helsinki
10 minutes discussion

9:40-10:05
Juha Kostiainen: In the search of self-renewal capacity for cities
10 minutes discussion

10:15-10:40
Emilia Palonen: Discourses on the metropolis: Budapest and London
10 minutes discussion

10:50-11:00
Roundup of the presentations


ARKISTO 2007 Takaisin aloitussivulle		7. THE EUROPEAN METROPOLIS AND GLOBAL COMPETITION Chair: Kimmo Kurunmäki, coordinator, Dr. Tech. (Urban Planning), Network for Urban Studies, Dept. of Social Policy, University of Helsinki, firstname.lastname(at)helsinki.fi Chair: Markus Laine, acting research professor, Dr. Soc. Sc. (Adm.), City of Helsinki Urban Facts, firstname.r.lastname(at)hel.fi “The European Metropolis and Global Competition” is a special session of urban studies professors and other invited speakers. The focus is on different international and comparative aspects on urban economic phenomena. Currently, much emphasis in territorial economic structures is placed on the role and function of larger urban nodes and metropolitan units. Development prospects seem to re-emphasise the importance of these “motoric units” of innovation, creativity, and general societal development. The session sheds light on such questions as which structures develop and processes prevail in the thriving “archipelagos” of the new economic geography, and in turn, which impact do such developments have on core-hinterland relations? The session targets the questions at global, European and Baltic levels and raises a variety of comparative approaches on cities and city regions. Metropolitan development scenarios and programmes, metropolitan discourses and city competitiveness, governance structures, as well as social and spatial developments and urban modelling are examples of the approaches in the session. The session is organised by the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Network for Urban Studies www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/kaupunkitutkimus, and the language of the session is English. Thursday 3.5.2007 at 14:00-17:00 Discussions and roundup opened by Prof. Ian Gordon, LSE. 14:00-14:05 Kimmo Kurunmäki, Markus Laine: Opening of the session, day 1 14:05-14:30 Peter Ache: In Search of the Finnish Metropolis 10 minutes discussion 14:40-15:05 Rainer Kattel: The rise of neomercantilism: city innovation and competitiveness strategies in the 21st century 10 minutes discussion 15:15-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-15:55 Matti Kortteinen & Mari Vaattovaara: The Nordic Welfare State and Inner-City Decay in the Helsinki Area 10 minutes discussion 16:05-16:30 Anssi Joutsiniemi: Planning the Metapolis – on centres, neighbourhoods and other classical sources of misunderstanding 10 minutes discussion 16:40-17:00 Roundup of the presentations Friday 4.5.2007 at 9:00-11:00 Discussions and roundup opened by Prof. Ian Gordon, LSE. 9:00-9:05 Kimmo Kurunmäki, Markus Laine: Opening of the session, day 2 9:05-9:30 Eero Holstila: How a Science Region could be governed? – The case Helsinki 10 minutes discussion 9:40-10:05 Juha Kostiainen: In the search of self-renewal capacity for cities 10 minutes discussion 10:15-10:40 Emilia Palonen: Discourses on the metropolis: Budapest and London 10 minutes discussion 10:50-11:00 Roundup of the presentations

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