The closing ceremony of the third edition of the diary addresses the future of national urban policies
The workshop, organized in partnership Nasuvinsa and the Ministry of Housing and diary , focused on strategic planning for towns and cities and on the goal of ensuring access to housing
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On March 24, the postgraduate program Office postgraduate program University of Navarra hosted the closing ceremony of the third edition of the specialized course “The Future of National Urban Policies: The diary , ” an meeting focused on the future of urban planning in Spain and internationally, as well as on one of the objectives of the diary : ensuring access to housing.
The workshop with a presentation which María Teresa Verdú, Director General of diary and Architecture at the Ministry of Housing and diary ; Gonzalo Lacurcia, attachment Officer attachment UN-Habitat; and Carlos Naya, director the School of Architecture at the University of Navarra, highlighted the importance of urban planning for the creation of good architecture. Naya highlighted the University of Navarra’s expertise in training in urban planning.
During the presentation, Asier Santas, José Ramón Bergasa, and Elena Lacilla—professors of Urban Planning at the School of Architecture the University of Navarra—spoke, noting that the AUE methodology has been applied at the university since its adoption in various courses area , using real-world cases. They then previewed the topic addressed by the first roundtable, which focused on the application of urban agendas. Sergio Serna, partner of the consultancy service Friendly; Carmen Mota, professor of business course focused diary Spanish diary ; and Jorge Arévalo, General Manager business in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, participated in this first discussion.
The second roundtable the scope to address the future of urban agendas and featured the participation of Ángela de la Cruz, an expert in urban planning; José Antonio Marcén, director of Spatial Planning for the Government of Navarre; and José Antonio Carrillo, Deputy Minister of Strategic Planning for Castilla-La Mancha.
To conclude, the event featured a special session on goal 8 of the diary : “Ensuring access to housing.” Architect Berta Uriz, director of department NASUVINSA, explained the main points of this goal, which consists of ensuring access to decent, adequate, and affordable housing for all by promoting the public rental housing stock, rehabilitating existing housing, and preventing gentrification.