This is the title of the 1st session of the seminar.

Aims:

• Tackling the issue of mechanisms for change / lack of change
• Describing what must change within a generation and what acts as an obstacle / a brake to us carrying it through.
  

Methodology:

• A brainstorming session in groups of 6 people around the following questions: Within a generation,
• What do I no longer want in my city?
• What do I have to change in my city?
• What prevents change?
• What do I like in my city that I wish to keep?
• Reporting, Discussion, Structuring of ideas

At the beginning of this seminar we encountered the word "Territoire". It is important that we define what we mean by "Territoire" in French because the word territory probably has a very different meaning. It's certainly important that we reach a common definition or understanding.
Does the word territoire define a geographical zone, a physical system, or a cultural zone, or political entity? What are the boundaries of a territoire? Is it an open or a closed system? How does the word region relate to the concept of territoire? How are regions and territoires different?

The 2nd edition of the IMAGINE seminar will focus this year on the following question: How can we change our mindsets by getting inspired from sustainable districts ? Big issue, isn't it? During 3 days, we will explore with a group of 40 people, the processes that make moving towards a more sustainable energy future in our cities possible.
We have in our hands all we need to achieve the necessary changes: technologies, services, regulations, market and tax instruments, financial resources that we are often unaware of, and of course, the intelligence of men and women.
Some initiatives are showing us the way forward, for example the new districts that have come into being over the last few years in cities like Hanover, Freiburg, Helsinki, Utrecht, London and elsewhere. Others are in the pipeline. All are laboratories for our future. They all combine a (very) low energy use with high levels of renewable and decentralised energy supply, and all attach much importance to being pleasant places to live in.
How can we learn from these examples by considering the following issues: what made the decision and construction of such districts possible? What enabled change?

You will find below the basic material of the seminar:
Programme and presentation in English and French
List and short biographies of the participants.