1. a university inside the city:
challenges and opportunities
• city profile
• university inside the city
what, how, who?
• which are the opportunities
2. a university inside the city: challenges and opportunities
city profile
• second most populous city in the
Center Region of Portugal. NUT II
• capital of
County. 78 500 inhabitants
Baixo Vouga. NUT III. 400 000 inhabitants
• medium-sized city. 40 000 inhabitants
Inhabitants. 2011
3. • strategic location, ease to access
due to the railway, seaport and
highways
Vigo
Porto
Madrid
Aveiro
• economic dynamism, focal point of
an industrially developed region
• growing centre of leisure and
culture
• tradition (eg fishing, salt production or
ceramic industry) along with innovation
Lisbon
(eg research in telecommunications)
Faro
4. • attractiveness of the landscape “Ria
de Aveiro”
• historic districts vs modern city
20th century- art nouveau, deco,
modernism and contemporary portuguese
architecture
• urban sprawl
most of the Portuguese coastline cities
• intense commuting movements link
the surrounding urban areas
22. • image of the studentnoisy, bohemian,
with different habits.
engagement with the
community?
23. • how are the urban
areas attracting the
students?
• how it can be
reshaped to receive
them?
25. a university inside the city: challenges and opportunities
strategy
strategy of city master plan:
• ensuring a territorial model that
reinforces the centrality of urban
areas and its valorization
• stimulate entrepreneurship
• promote a attractive territory from
the standpoint of environmental,
historical, and cultural
• strengthen the accessibility network
as a motor for cohesion
• strengthen the protection and
enhancement of environmental
components
26. a university inside the city: challenges and opportunities
strategy
urban
liveability
mobility
and
accessibility
Aveiro
branding
sea,
ria and salt
entrepreneurship and
knowledge
participation
and
citizenship
environmental
valorisation
energy
sustainability
27. a university inside the city: challenges and opportunities
opportunities
Aveiro is attractive,
welcoming and young
• open mind
• will to join new projects
• innovation, creativity, knowledge
youth rates. 2011
• social and cultural diversity
• integration and closer relationships
in the city center
• positive potential to create new
solutions
• overall education of the student
• student satisfaction
atractiveness rates. 2011
28. Aveiro can provide one of
the best quality living
environment
• easy to combine different modes of
transportation
• less resistance to change
• favorable characteristics
• large scale mobility
• combination with short distances
easy to access
• city size
29. Aveiro needs to use all the skills and resources to achieve its
goals
• living lab, testing sustainable city
• large range of cooperation areas, win-win
• human resources, equipment, spaces can
be used for both interests
• testing new solutions on voids with
growth opportunities
• important research not used can be
applied
• problem based learning, from local to
global
• testing quality markets, from and to
university
Hinweis der Redaktion
Urban channels as main character
Althought it’s history comes from far behind, the control of the sea and estuary waters in the 19 th century represented a big step for its growth. Later on, by 1973, the University of Aveiro was created, and it’s already considered one of the most dynamic and innovative universities of Portugal.
The majority of these trips are made by private car. Plano municipal percentagem meios deslocação
Students are a interested group, open to new ideias
Other then night life
Taking advantage of its unique center, Traditional shops, local businesses
Rehabilitation, requalification, people
Sustainability
Risk assessment
relation to “ria”, landscape, potential to be enjoyed by the people, outdoor activities