19th World Conference of Historical Cities
in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 12 to 14 November 2024.
Main Theme: Creating a vibrant walkable city centre through sustainable urban mobility
November 12th (Tuesday) Day 1
8:00 – 9:45: Registration: Center Rog, Trubarjeva cesta 72
10:00 - 12:00: Opening Ceremony of the 19th World Conference
- Opening Remarks by Dejan Crnek, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana, Member of the Board of Directors of the League of Historic Cities
- Welcome address by Koji Matsui, Chairperson of the League of Historical Cities, Mayor of Kyoto
- Keynote Speech by Prof. Janez Koželj, former Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana
12:00 - 13:30: Lunch (Center Rog)
13:30 - 15:00: Session I: Walkability as a factor in the quality of attractiveness of historic urban areas
- Enhancing Walkability to Increase Attractiveness of Kyoto as a Global City, Koji Matsui, Kyoto, Japan
- Regeneration of the Historical Zandiyeh Complex: Increasing Livability and Walkability of Public Spaces, Mohammadhassan Asadi, Shiraz, Iran
- Restoration of humanity through urban walking, Gi-chang Kwon, Andong, South Korea
- Walkability in Himeji City, beginning with one main street, Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Himeji, Japan
- Introduction to the experience of pedestrian planning and construction in the historical urban area of Zhengzhou, Lu Guojun, Zhengzhou, China
- Examples and best practices with focus on historical city of Masouleh, Youssef Niroee, Masouleh, Iran
15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00: Session II: Challenges and ways to implement sustainable mobility in historic cities
- How sustainable urban mobility plans can enhance walkability in historic cities – from walkable to drivable to liveable, Friederike Christian & Barbara Pauli, Cologne, Germany
- Strategies from Şanlıurfa about preservation and transportation, Mehmet Kasım Gülpinar, Sanliufra, Turkey
- Promoting the walkability in the historic cities: insight from Vienna, Christoph Singelmann, Vienna, Austria
- Challenges and Approaches for Implementing Sustainable Mobility in the Historic City of Corinth, George Bagakis, Corinth, Greece
- Historical and Cultural Walking Routes of Konya, Serdal Baran, Konya, Turkey
19:00: Welcome Dinner (Ljubljana Castle)
November 13th (Wednesday) Day 2
10:00 – 10:30: Youth Program: Opening of the exhibition (Center Rog)
10:30 – 12:00: Expert Meeting: Sustainable mobility as a safeguard against the deterioration of cultural heritage
- Asst. Prof. Rok Žnidaršič, deputy Mayor of Ljubljana and Matevž Čelik Vidmar, State Secretary at Ministry of Culture of Slovenia
12:00 - 13:30: Lunch (Center Rog)
13:30 – 15:00: Group 1: Board Meeting of the LHC Directors 2024 (Center Rog)
13:30 - 17:00: Group 2: Excursion to Škofja Loka
18:00: Dinner (Jezeršek)
November 14th (Thursday) Day 3
10:00 - 12:00: Official City Tour: featuring the walkable city centre & works of arch. Jože Plečnik
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (Center Rog)
13:30 – 14:15: General Assembly of the League of Historical Cities 2024, Report of the Board Meeting of Directors
14:15 – 15:30: Closing Ceremony of the 19th World Conference
- Signing Ljubljana Declaration
- Closing Remarks by Dejan Crnek, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana and Koji Matsui, Chairperson of the League of Historical Cities