Agglomerations and communities: the role of local initiatives in sustainable development

Session

Hall 3

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The aim of the session is to discuss challenges and opportunities within the concept of sustainable development using the examples of agglomerations, local communities, medium and small cities. Sharing ideas and examples of successful integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into planning and management will ensure economic growth, social equity and environmental well-being.

The main topics to be discussed in the session are:

Applicability of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated in 2015 by the UN not only to megacities, but also to small cities and regional centres, as well as suburbs and rural areas.
Interconnection of different spheres of ESG sustainability (environmental sustainability in the context of urban and rural areas, economic sustainability and inclusive growth, social sustainability and community development) in the context of competing agglomerations and local community development.
Discussion of cases of successful implementation of sustainable development principles, urban transformation and harmonious development of territories (examples of urban infrastructure and transport development, strengthening of sustainable education and social support systems, cultural heritage issues) in the SCO, BRICS, CIS and OIC countries.

Eleonora Alfredovna Galimova

Head of educational projects of the Academy of Youth Diplomacy

Moderator

Speakers

Maxim Sergeyevich Vikulin

First Deputy Director of the State Budgetary Institution ‘Institute of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Tatarstan’
Valeria Marshalova

Director of COMANDA Agency, expert in strategic management and sustainable development
Elchin Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

Member of the Youth Commission of the International Union of Architects (UIA), member of the Board of the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan, Professor of Western University, urban scientist
Sercan Kara (Turkey)

Head of Urban Design Department, Urban Reconstruction Department, Eskişehir Municipality
Tahmina Turdialieva (Uzbekistan)

Chairman of the Association of Young Architects of Uzbekistan, founder of TATALAB architectural studio
João Paulo de Oliveira (Brazil)

Director of the Department of Bilateral International Relations of the City of São Paulo
Robert Irikovich Khairullin

Expert in strategic consulting and operational management, General Director of Kapital-Trust-Invest Management Company
Olga Alexandrovna Vasilchuk

Head of the Sustainable Development Department at Samolet Group of Companies