Time: January 18, 2023, at 12:00-16:15 + Tampere City Reseption at 18.00
Place: Lyhty, Tampere University (Kalevantie 4, Main Building)
Registration: By January 06, 2023 using this form.
Programme:
Part 1: The Right to Suburban Space
12:00 Opening words
Päivi Kymäläinen, Associate Professor, Tampere University
Liisa Häikiö, Professor, Tampere University
Jaana Nevalainen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment
12:20 The Right to Suburban Space
Päivi Kymäläinen, Associate Professor, Tampere University
12:35 The Suburban Ethics of Care
Riina Lundman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University
12:50 The Right to Suburban Space or the Right to Justification: A View from the Other Side of the Atlantic
Don Mitchell, Professor, Uppsala University
Coffee break (13:20-13:35)
Part 2: From Visions to Actions and Reflections in Finnish Suburbs
13:35 Turku Suburban Vision – Imagining Together the Suburb of the Future
Vilhelmiina Vainikka, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University
13:50 In Residence for Rest, Learning and Going to School – That’s the Question, Not a Choice
Dr. Tiina Vainio
14:05 Ageing in (Suburban) Place
Virve Repo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University
14:20 The Construction of Social Infrastructure in Suburban Neighbourhoods
Jenni Kuoppa, Postdoctoral Researcher, Tampere University
14:35 Everyday Practice, Precarity and the Negotiations of Suburban Space
Miia Jaatsi, Doctoral Researcher, University of Turku
14:50 Reflections on Finnish Suburban Studies
Dr. Mervi Ilmonen
Short break (15:20-15:30)
Part 3: The Future of the Suburbs
15:30 After Suburbia: Urban Life in the 21st Century
Roger Keil, Professor, York University
16:10 Closing words
Päivi Kymäläinen, Associate Professor, Tampere University
Tampere City Reception
In Tampere City Hall (Tampereen Raatihuone), Keskustori 10, Tampere
18:00 Welcoming words by a Tampere City representative (TBA)
Wine and snacks
The seminar is part of the Right to Suburban Space project of Tampere University. The event is funded by the Neighborhood Program (2020-2022) of the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and organized by the JUSTSPACES research network and the Sustainable Transformation of Urban Environments (STUE) profiling area.
More information:
Associate Professor Päivi Kymäläinen, paivi.kymalainen@tuni.fi