In collaboration with the SAFE project, the University of Ljubljana and the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia hosted an International Week titled “Enhancing Community Resilience for Current and Future Challenges: Prioritizing Vulnerable Groups and Accessibility.” The main challenge and question of the week was whether our interdisciplinary group of scholars and future experts could identify, highlight, and propose necessary changes regarding vulnerable groups and accessibility. This encompassed physical accessibility, active citizenship, service access, aging, urban poverty, violence and abuse, urban migration, addiction, inequality, and health. The participating institutions were: the University of Bologna – Department of Architecture, HafenCity University Hamburg, University for the Built Environment and Metropolitan Development, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover – Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Malmö University – Department of Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano – Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, RS Urban Planning Institute, Université Paris-Est-Créteil – Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris, and the University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Architecture. Students engaged in an analytical and project-based process focusing on six specific urban areas in the city of Ljubljana. The workshop began with an analytical phase, helping students gather more information and impressions of the areas. Later they continued with role-playing and future scenario exercises. The work week ended with an exhibition and group presentations of twelve different proposals, which sparked several important discussions on how to further develop urban spaces for all.
The event turned out to be a great opportunity to present and disseminate the outcomes of our SAFE project.

You can see some highlights from the International Week in the gallery below and explore the results under the Activities tab, Work package 5 – Handbook and Case Studies, T.5.3.2.