Conferences organised by Carola Hein, Professor and Chair History of Architecture and Urban Planning at Delft University of Technology, holding the UNESCO Chair "Water, Ports and Historic Cities", 2024-2025 research-fellow at the Paris IAS and holder of the "Major Changes" Sorbonne University Chair, about water and heritage.

Open to public. Mandatory registration (see forms below).
Onsite only.

Presentation

At a time of climate change, it is urgent to rethink the relationship of residents and built heritage with rivers, seas, and other water bodies. Ecosystem thinking and value-based approaches can help (re)create livable, sustainable and just spaces in line with historical practices while protecting, adapting and learning from history and heritage.

The histories we write, the designs we make and the heritage we value for living with water today and in the future require attention. Exploring natural and cultural heritage as well as intangible practices can help build new narratives for World Heritage Cities along rivers where growing citizen interest in water and water activities challenges paradigms of the modern, industrial past and invites for better protection of heritage, and the design of sustainable futures. The World Heritage property of Paris, Banks of the Seine is a valuable case study both for exploring both challenges and opportunities for living with water.

Organisator

Carola Hein: Sorbonne University - "Major Changes" Research Chair - Water and Heritage, Professor of the History of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Delft University of Technology, Professor at the University of Leiden and at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, holder of the UNESCO Chair "Water, Ports and Historic Cities", Director of the LDE PortCityFutures Centre.

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Practical information

As a reminder, the sessions will only take place onsite.