Coffee and changing cities

Can cafés remain inclusive in rapidly changing neighborhoods—or even counterbalance urban pressures? We’ll explore Rotterdam’s unique urban dynamics, identify areas most at risk, and discuss solutions to ensure the city remains equitable for everyone.

Donagh Horgan is an academic and practitioner in the field of regenerative placemaking and socio-spatial transformation. He is a senior researcher at Inholland University of Applied Sciences and lab lead of the Urban Leisure and Tourism lab, as well as a lecturer on Master's porgrammes with Breda University of Applied Sciences. His work crosses various research areas and touches upon, among other things, urban tourism; smart cities and open decision-making; and geospatial and transformative technologies for settlements. His research looks at social innovation in the built environment with a focus on quality of life and urban commons.

This talk is in English.

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