Tenth UNECE Conference for Urban and Regional Research
Bratislava, 22-23 May 2006

PROCEEDINGS

Contents

1. Programme and Organization (ECE/HBP/SEM.54/1)
2. Addendum (ECE/HBP/SEM.54/1/Add.1)
3. Detailed programme
4. Opening speech by Mr. Stefan Kuzma, Slovakia's Secretara of State for Construction and Regional Development
5. Opening speech by Mr. Campos, CEMAT
6. Opening speech by Ms. Christina von Schweinichen, UNECE
7. Opening speech by Déjean-Pons, Council of Europe

Preface

DISCUSSION PAPERS

8. ECE/HBP/SEM.54/2 – topic I
9. ECE/HBP/SEM.54/3 – topic II
10. REPORT ECE/HBP/SEM.54/4

RESPONSE PAPERS

Topic I: The city as living environment and a dviring force for development

1. Slovakia, Zuzana Hudekova. Evaluation of sustainability with focus on the current urban trends and problems in concrete Slovak cities
2. Turkey, Koray Cacan, H. Uysal and Turgay Albayak. Response paper topic I.
3. Armenia, Ruzan Alaverdyan. Perponse paper topic I
4. Azerbaijan, A. Khanlarov. General plan as strategy of sustainable development.
5. Republic of Moldova Constantin Andrusceac, The Agency for Regional Development. The City as a Living Environment and Driving Force for Development. Moldova Republic Experience: Capital Chisinau Case Study
6. City of Bratislava
7. Factors incfluencing the performance of cities, historic values vs. geophraphical location and the role of politics - Case of Albania - Doris Andoni
8. Concept of sustainable urban development of Moldova

Topic II: How can polycentric territorial development improve functional integration?

1. Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic "Polycentric concept of settlement development and urban development in the Slovak Republic" Vojtech Hrdina
2. Council of Europe, Spatial Planning and Landscape Division, Maguelonne DEJEANT­PONS. Spatial Planning, Landscape and Urban Zones: Activities of the Council of Europe. (E and F)
3. Luxemburg, Tiemo Esser. The ESPON 2006 programme. Selected findings on policentrism in Europe
4. Arie Romein and Evert Meijers. Developing organizing capacity in polycentric European regions.
5. Krister Sandberg and Evert Meijers. Policentric development: panacea for regional disparities in European countries?
6. Croatia. Jelena Sisinacki. Response paper topic II.
7. Turkey, Koray Cacan, H. Uysal and Turgay Albayak. Response paper topic II.
8. Evert Meijers. The notion of complementarity in urban networks: definition, value, measurement and development.
9. France, Anne Querrien Urban polycentrism and housing policy.
10. Rurality-Environment-Development, Patrice Collignon. A polycentric approach based on urban and rural poles. A stake for a better cohesion of the European continent. (E and F)
11. Judith Ryser, Response paper on topic II on Polycentricity and its Ability to Improve Functional Integration,
12. The Netherlands. Bob Kragt The concept of policentrivity : Sharing responsibility for our region : Redefining the public interest for territorial development .

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS