European Module

13 May 2010

Newcastle

University

Strategic & Spatial

Planning in

Portugal

José Carlos Mota

University of Aveiro - PORTUGAL

jcmota@ua.pt

Brief description of my professional & academic experience– 20 years ago –> graduate in Urban & Regional Planning – Univ.

Aveiro (1990)– First two years worked -> municipality of Metropolitan Area of

Oporto (Vila do Conde)– After –> created & worked in a consultant planning firm with

some colleagues (twelve years)– During this time I did MSc in Urban Planning (1998) in Oporto

University, and I had some responsibilities in the coordination of the Portuguese Spatial Planning Association (1996-1999);

– Six years ago I had the opportunity to come back to my University – as lecture and researcher -> one of the reasons was my disenchantment with spatial planning practice -> the need to find new ways / “reinvent” planning

– These five stories that I will share with you have some of the ingredients -> “reinvention” of planning -> linking theory to practice -> linking spatial to strategic planning

http://www.facebook.com/jcmota

http://amigosdavenida.blogs.sapo.pt/

Email: jcmota@ua.pt & josecarlosmota@gmail.com

http://planeamentoregionaleurbano.blogs.sapo.pt/

http://cicloria.blogs.sapo.pt/

plan

13th May

Part 1

– Challenges for Spatial Planning in Portugal

– Discussion

Part 2

– Sustainable Mobility and Strategic Spatial Planning - Cycling Murtosa

– Discussion

Part 3

– Building foundations for Strategic Spatial Planning -Amigosd’Avenida - an informal civic organization discussing the future of the city of Aveiro

– Discussion