Denkraum – Good Life & Sustainable Cities
Denkraum – Good Life & Sustainable Cities is the second event in the 2020 Denkraum series, hosted in three European cities and organized by the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt in collaboration with Impact Hub.
These events explore a positive vision of the future: Sustainable cities by 2030, in which a good life plays an essential part. Denkraum brings together leaders from the private, public, and civic sectors to explore how European cities can address environmental, economic, and social challenges.
Athens was always looked at as a hub for social innovation due to the challenges of the last few years; from the financial to the refugee crisis, from the increasing unemployment to environmental disasters with the wildfires.The positive forces that aim to the reconstruction have planted the seeds, have changed the narrative; it is time now to enter with more force, with stronger partnerships, with scalable solutions and open dialogue in order to establish good life & sustainability conditions in our city.
Sustainable cities by 2030, in which a good life plays an essential part. Denkraum brings together leaders from the private, public, and civic sectors to explore how European cities can address environmental, economic, and social challenges.
Challenge:
How can we transform empty cultural heritage buildings in sustainability motors for society & economy?
The sustainable reuse of buildings is a challenge for the whole world. There are historic buildings everywhere and in many parts of the world rules and legislation try to protect them. However, each case is different, as the economic, legal and social environment (beyond the political, technological and environmental environment) varies. The case of Greece, then, is not only particularly interesting and probably beneficial for the country if discussed, but also with clear international implications. This challenge revolves around the sustainable reuse of historic buildings. How do we maintain the values of built heritage while we reuse it and render it as a sustainable integrated resource for both the cities and the countryside? We are interested to examine the ways in which we can preserve our country’s built heritage without the need for continuous external investment in its maintenance.
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