Politecnico di Milano 
May 13, 2025 – 10:00

Speakers:

Johanna Lilius and Viola Schulman (Aalto University)
Markus Laine (Tampere University)
Salla Jokela and Mikko Kyrönviita (Tampere University)
Sampo Ruoppila and Jani Vuolteenaho (University of Helsinki)

The seminar will present part of an ongoing research project (funded by the Research Council of Finland) that investigates the outcomes of prevailing policy ideals of social inclusion in spatial development. These ideals encounter variations of increasingly financialized urban growth machines. The research project focuses on recently implemented, ongoing, and envisioned waterfront developments in six European cities: Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku (Finland); Stockholm; Copenhagen; and Brussels. Waterfront (re)developments are particularly interesting and contested terrains, as land values are high, the conversions are highly public in character, and ideals of inclusion are at play.

Discussants:
Carolina Pacchi (Politecnico di Milano)
Laura Pogliani (Politecnico di Milano)
Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano)