In memoriam Bengt Turner (Monday 25 June: 9.30-10.15)
Refreshments: (10.15 – 10.35)
Welcome and Opening
• Peter Boelhouwer (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Jacob Fokkema (Rector Magnificus Delft University of Technology, The
Netherlands)
1. Sustainable development in The Netherlands (Monday 25 June: 10.35-11.35)
Chair: Peter Boelhouwer (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Leon van Halder (Director-General for Housing, Communities and Integration,
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Netherlands)
• Dominic Schrijer (Alderman Municipality of Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
D. DEBATE: Demolition: solution of what? (Monday 25 June: 16.15-17.15)
Chair: Ronald van Kempen (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
• Jürgen Friedrichs (University of Cologne, Germany)
• Merijn van Giessen (Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the
Environment, The Netherlands)
• Christine Lelévrier (Paris - XII University, France)
• André Thomsen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Richard Turkington (De Montfort University /Housing Vision Consultancy,
United Kingdom)
2. The essentials of social housing (Tuesday 26 June: 9.30-10.30)
Chair: Michael Oxley (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Keynote speech: Hugo Priemus (Delft University of Technology, The
Netherlands)
• Discussant: Peter King (De Montfort University, United Kingdom)
3. A) Transformation of the city in relation to new and old harbours
(Wednesday 27 June: 14.00-15.00)
Chair: Han Meyer (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Keynote speech: James Wang (The University of Hong Kong, China)
• Keynote speech: Ruurd Gietema (KCAP Architects & Planners, The
Netherlands)
B) The transformation of rural-urban relations (Wednesday 27 June:
14.00-15.00)
Chair: Andreas Faludi (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Keynote speech: Nick Gallent (University College Londen, United Kingdom)
• Keynote speech: Frank van Dam (The Netherlands Institute for Spatial
Research, The Netherlands)
4. Social and economic strenght of cities (Thursday 28 June: 11.00-12.00)
Chair: Talja Blokland (Erasmus University Rotterdam/Delft University
of Technology, The Netherlands)
• Keynote speech: Alan Harding (University of Manchester, UK)
• Discussant: Wim Hafkamp (NICIS Institute, The Netherlands)
Closing (Thursday 28 June: 12.00-12.30)
• Peter Boelhouwer (Chairman Organizing Committee)
• David Silke (Organizing Committee ENHR 2008 in Dublin)
• Iván Tosics: Results slide competition