• EU & International,
• Interdisciplinary

• Infectious Diseases,
• Economics & Business,
• Spatial development,
• Traffic & Transport,
• Nature & Environment

Changing Values and the Role of Metropolitan Authorities

30 september – 2 oktober 2020 (online & Live in Lyon)

The current pandemic has shown its seismic character, bringing our activities to a standstill, almost overnight, with long-lasting consequences for the economy and most probably for our lifestyle. The ‘freeze’ also shifted our focus towards the opportunities that come with having experienced close Proximity opposite the concept of Globalisation in the last decades.
Many answers and actions addressing climate change are already being developed on a metropolitan and local level. The current situation is an opportunity to understand better how to find a sustainable AND resilient balance in our behaviour: the necessity to travel, the distance between locations of food production and consumers, etc. And behavioural change often is preceded by changing values: e.g. how do we value the proximity of work, the importance of a local social network, access to services, etc. It is an opportunity to reset our thinking and our plans.
In Lyon we will explore new structures in life; we will focus on the concept of proximity in housing, workplaces, food and health, and consequences/opportunities for the Role of the Metropolitan Regions.