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MuSPP participated in UN-Habitat's Expert group meeting on Public Space
MuSPP participated in UN-Habitat's Expert group meeting on Public Space
The Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP) was invited to participate in an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the theme of Public space in the global agenda for sustainable development. The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss UN-Habitat's policy approach and strategy on public space, and to refine a planned Global Toolkit on Public Space.
The EGM took place in Rome from the 12th to the 14th January 2014 and was organized by UN-Habitat in partnership with the Italian National Planning Institute (INU), with the support of the City of Rome and its Department for Urban Transformation. Experts, professionals, administrators, local government officials, community-based organizations and researchers from different disciplines, cultural and geographical backgrounds, contributed and enriched the process of developing the policy/strategy.
The meeting is feeding from past UN-Habitat experience and knowledge in the field including UN-Habitat's cooperation with INU in the drafting of the 2013 Charter for Public Space.
Specific work and past experience and lessons learned from the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme in Kosovo regarding placemaking and the publication of guidelines Turning Spaces into Places also come as background reference in this process.
The "Global Toolkit on Public Spaces" will be presented at the 7th World Urban Forum, to be held in Medellin, Colombia, in April 2014. Kosovo/MuSPP's experience in public space will be showcased in the global toolkit.
The group meeting held at the municipality of Roma capitale. fotocredits: Angelo Larocca/Dipartimento Programmazione e Attuazione Urbanistica - Roma Capitale.
The expert group at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. fotocredits: Angelo Larocca/Dipartimento Programmazione e Attuazione Urbanistica - Roma Capitale.