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Sino-African Orientation Exchange (English Version)
发布时间：2008-11-18
Sino-African Orientation Exchange on Sustainable Urban Development
Shanghai, 9-13 November 2008
On behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH partnered with Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) to jointly implement the Sino-African Exchange on Sustainable Urban Development. The heart of the Exchange took place in a one-week event held from 9 to 13 November 2008 in Shanghai. This event involved some 150 delegates from China and Africa, including government officials, academic experts, students and other built-environment and planning professionals - mostly from the urban development sector.
On 9 November, fundamental views of urban sustainability were explored in an introductory seminar with expert presentations at Tongji University. To set the basis for discussions, urban development experts from China, Africa and Europe shared their experiences, best practices and lessons learnt.
Following the opening seminar, four mixed groups were sent on two-day field visits in the greater Shanghai area to explore the reality of urbanisation in China. The sites and themes were carefully matched with a comprehensive spectrum of urban development issues and particular fields of interest of the delegates in each group.
On the fourth day, after returning from the field visits, further African and Chinese urban development examples were presented in workgroups. These group discussions gave participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding of specific topics, and elaborate further on their conclusions from what they had seen and discussed during the field visits. The members of each group linked their exploratory results to the general theme of the event, and produced a final presentation, i.e. Sino-African perspectives on how to advance urban sustainability through joint initiatives.
The main findings from the groups were consolidated and presented to the plenary on the last day. A “World Café” method of interaction was used to refine the findings. Each group nominated two ‘hosts’ who explained what their major observations and conclusions from the week were, while the rest of the group ‘travelled’ to other groups, confirming, commenting and adding to their specific findings. The feedback from other groups was incorporated into the final presentations.
More information and downloads:
· Background and Approach of the Sino-African Exchange:
· Event Programme of the Sino-African Exchange:
· Case Studies presented during the Sino-African Exchange:
· Outcomes of the Sino-African Exchange:
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Li Xiangning, Dean Assistant of CAUP, Tongji University
