Abstract Summary
Our cities are in undergoing significant transitions, encompassing the energy transition, climate neutrality, and CO2 reduction, while concurrently addressing pressing spatial challenges like the housing crisis within tight timelines and ambitious goals. These transitions will profoundly impact the spatial dimension of urban areas, requiring a comprehensive approach to arrive to the most optimal solutions. There is no room for suboptimal solutions that narrowly focus on a single aspect; the time is ripe to explore synergies among diverse city systems (energy, mobility, etc.) to maximize impact and efficiently utilise the scarce available space of the city and resources. The changing role of energy in society, driven by the imperative for a sustainable energy system, underscores the need for careful consideration of energy choices and infrastructure. These decisions wield a major influence on spatial planning and the energy network, encompassing both topsoil and subsoil dimensions that must be addressed as an integrated assignment. To tackle these challenges effectively, collaboration between city makers (urban planners, city officials) and energy engineers (consultants, engineers, project leaders) is crucial. This workshop aims to facilitate dialogues, emphasizing the importance of an integral design approach for the future of our cities. Key questions to be addressed include: How can urban space be designed integrally (topsoil/subsoil)? How can energy planning be integrated into urban planning processes from an early stage? And, crucially, how can city designers and makers collaborate with energy engineers in navigating this intricate assignment? Topics: Energy, Urban Planning, Digital Urban Planning, Area(urban) development, Soil/Subsoil Possible co-hosts per subtopic: Governance & collaboration: Nienke Maas (TNO Vector), Co Verdaas (TUD), Mark Koelman (PhD, University of Utrecht), Bart Stoffels (Coordinator City Deal Openbare Ruimte) Energy planning in urban planning: Andy van den Dobbelsteen (TUD) Soil/subsoil/integral design: Geert Roovers (Saxion University & Antea Group), Joyce van den Berg(Integral Design Public Space-Ingenieurbureau Gemeente Amsterdam), Lotte Bruinsel(Energy Transition-Ingenieurbureau Gemeente Amsterdam) Digital urban planning: Bruno Ávila Eça de Matos (Gemeente Amsterdam) The co-hosts haven't confirmed their participation.
