Tuesday, 28.01.2025, 15:00-18:00, UZA II, Lecture Hall 2 (2A122) and Eberhard-Clar-Saal (2B204)

As cities are faced with heatwaves which are increasing in frequency and intensity, inclusive, equitable, and just resilience strategies are vital. Accordingly, this VISESS seminar will provide an empowering space to co-create multifunctional strategies that illustrate how social, environmental, infrastructure, and institutional systems can improve their ability to cope with and adapt to the threat of heat waves induced climate change. Such will be accomplished through engaging lectures and an inspiring participatory systems mapping workshop, which both highlight the value in co-developing resilience strategies that are grounded in social and geographical contextual details, and can be holistically scaled through collaborative efforts.

Programme:

• 15:00 Event Welcome & Introduction
• 15:10 Expert Talks & Discussion

·      Dr. Tanja Tötzer, Austrian Institute of Technology Thematic Coordinator Climate-Resilient Urban Pathways: How can we increase our resilience to climate change?

·      Dipl.-Geogr. Dr. Simon Bunchuay-Peth, University of Vienna Department of Geography and Regional Research - Research Group Population, Environment, and Development: What role does local knowledge play in strengthening the resilience capacities in the face of rising temperatures?

·      Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Preiss, City of Vienna Municipal Department 22 (MA 22) - Environmental Protection in Vienna:  Which measures does the City of Vienna take to prevent and mitigate the effects of Urban Heat Islands?

• 16:25 Get-together
• 16:40 Participatory Systems Mapping Workshop
• 17:50 Workshop Reflection and Wrap-up
• 18:00 End

Registration:

• Talks and discussion part: open for everyone, no registration needed
• Workshop part: registration is open until 26.01.2025. Note that capacity is limited - secure your spot now.

Organisers:

Ioanna Evangelou, Alejandra Donato, Daria Tatsii, James Vandenberg, Jannik Kastrup, Kirill Grachev