2ND SEMINAR OF THE USINOVERT CHAIR

The UsinoVert Chair organized an international seminar (held simultaneously with Piracicaba, Brazil) on the afternoons of November 27 and 28 in Rouen, on the theme “Planning green infrastructures for industrial cities: international perspectives from practitioners and researchers.”
Registration was free, subject to availability, including the option to participate remotely. Participants were asked to specify whether they were registering for in-person or remote attendance.

All the details (program and practical information) in the attached flyer : Flyer PGIIC Seminar UsinoVerT Chair UniLaSalle 2025
Organizers
Fabiana Fabri chair holder UsinoVert UniLaSalle Rouen
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Loïc Sauvée head of research unit InTerACT (UP 2018-C102) UniLaSalle

Green infrastructures consist of networks of green and blue spaces that provide ecosystem services, enhance biodiversity, and generally promote the sustainability of urban environments. In industrial cities, these challenges are compounded by additional objectives, such as responding to the challenges of densification, territorial fragmentation, land optimization, environmental impacts, and social cohesion in relation to industrial activities. Furthermore, these green infrastructures also offer opportunities for conversion through the redevelopment of brownfield sites and urban innovation. This seminar will explore experiences, innovative methodologies, and sustainable urban transition projects, with a dozen presentations by researchers and experts from Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Japan, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and France.

Oral presentations

PROGRAM DAY 1: 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Presentation of the UsinoVerT chair and of seminar program. Fabiana Fabri & Loïc Sauvée

Introduction: The Research on Green Infrastructures in Industrial Cities Fabiana Fabri & Loïc Sauvée (InTerACT Research Unit, Institut polytechnique UniLaSalle, Rouen, France)

Industrial Ecology as a Lever for Greening Industrial Territories: The Case of Dunkirk Blandine Laperche & Sophie Boutillier (Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale – ULCO, Centre for Research on Innovation and Industrial Strategies – ISI / Lab.RII, Dunkerque, France)

Environmental Justice as a Baseline for Planning and Design of Post-Industrial Urban Spaces Jennifer Foster (Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University, Toronto, Canada)

The Urban Oasis Proposal and the Preservation of Industrial Heritage in Southern Brazil Marcos Antonio Leite Frandoloso & Sulâni Kurtz (Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Brazil)

Circular Landscapes – Rising from Ruins Luís Loures (Full Professor & Rector, School of Biosciences, Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portalegre, Portugal)

Culture, Ecology and Co-Creation in Inclusive Urban Transformation: The Case of Turin Evinç Doğan (Department of Tourism Administration, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey); Luca Battisti & Federico Cuomo (Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Turin, Italy)

Greening Away the Rust: Planning Green Infrastructure for Industrial Cities in Canada and the United States Christopher De Sousa (Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada)

PROGRAM DAY 2: 28 NOVEMBER 2025

Greening the Grey: Unlocking the Potential of Industrial Landscapes Varuni Jayasooriya (School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada)

Balancing Green Spaces and Industrial Development in Metropolitan Areas: Insights from a Contingent Valuation Approach Maureen Pin, Marie-Asma Ben Othmen & Patrice Lepelletier (InTerACT research unit, Institut polytechnique UniLaSalle, Rouen, France)

A Framework for Upgrading Contaminated Urban Land and Soil by Nature-Based Solutions: Possibilities and Challenges Shaswati Chowdhury (Agricultural Landscape Systems, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research – ZALF, Leibniz, Germany)

Evidence-Based Public Management for Circular and Sustainable Transitions in Small and Medium-Sized Industrial Cities Thaís Helena Zero de Oliveira Pereira & Vivian Lara dos Santos Silva (Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil)

Differential Needs and Strategies for Green Infrastructure in Urban and Rural Japan Sadahisa Kato (Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Tottori, Japan)

Differential Needs and Strategies for Green Infrastructure in Urban and Rural Japan Sadahisa Kato (Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Tottori, Japan)

Conclusion: The Many Sustainable Ways to Green Industrial Cities — Future Research Perspectives Fabiana Fabri & Loïc Sauvée (InTerACT Research Unit, Institut polytechnique UniLaSalle, Rouen, France)