Metropolization to be discussed at Paris Real Estate Week next September
Organised by Reed MIDEM, Paris Real Estate Week will be held in Paris from 14 to 17 September 2020. It will include Propel by MIPIM on 14 and 15 September at the CENTQUATRE and the MIPIM Urban Forum on 16 September at the Seine Musicale (Boulogne-Billancourt).
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will give the inaugural speech at the MIPIM Urban Forum on 16 September at 9am and will share his vision of the city of tomorrow and the challenges of demography and urbanisation.
To kickstart the debate, MIPIM has partnered with industry publication Business Immo to produce an exclusive white paper that examines the issue of metropolisation from different angles. Entitled "Metropolisation: acceleration or deceleration", it is available online at MIPIM Connect.
The key topics to be covered in the conference sessions include the following:
Sustainability and mobility
Due to the ecological transition, people are being forced to question the way they behave in cities and to rethink existing models, particularly with regard to mobility, urban density, infrastructure and land use planning
Climate emergency: time for radical change - 16 Sept. at 2:45pm, Seine Musicale
This panel, co-organized by the C40, will focus on the thorny issue of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which produce 40% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and consume 30% of the world's resources.
The urban mobility equation: challenge & solutions - 15 Sept. at 3:30pm, CENTQUATRE
A panel about the role of urban actors in the transformation of a city and of urban space planning. Key representatives try to find solutions to the current technological, economic, and ecological challenges.
Urbanization vs. ruralization, is the city big enough? - 14 Sept. at 9:15am, CENTQUATRE
A conference exploring the radical transformation of rural areas on a global scale in terms of climate change, migration and preservation.
Governance and economic development
Revisiting governance models - Wednesday, 16 Sept. at 11:00am, Seine Musicale
Representatives from European cities will share the lessons learned from the health crisis and the initiatives implemented to make their cities more resilient in terms of housing, density, planning and infrastructure.
Forum pour la ville, Forum for the city, Wednesday, 16 Sept at 2:00pm. Seine Musicale
This forum dedicated to decision-makers from French local authorities will encourage the sharing of experiences and provide an initial assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on the French real estate situation.
UK real estate in the new normal/post Covid-19 – What next? 16 Sept. at 12:30pm (lunch), Seine Musicale
This special session dedicated to the UK market will discuss the consequences of the health crisis on real estate investments in the UK in a context of economic recession and Brexit.
Planning and infrastructure
Cities will also be analysed from the user point of view. Due to the health crisis, people are being forced to question urban routines and rethink current urban models. Several conference sessions will deal with this topic:
Cities of tomorrow: the new approaches of urban design - 15 Sept. at 11:45am., CENTQUATRE
Addressing tomorrow’s challenges - 16 Sept. at 12:15pm., Seine Musicale
What makes a city great? - 16 Sept. at 4:00pm., Seine Musical
