Naryn urban resilience program
Schedule of workshops June 17-21
Dear residents of the city of Naryn,
On behalf of the NURP team (Naryn Urban Resilience Program), we invite you to a unique series of trainings titled Naryn Social Innovations for Resilience. Especially for you, we have invited Bishkek SILK team (www.silk.kg) to share with you their unique experience and knowledge about the study and improvement of public spaces in Bishkek.
SILK is the Social Innovation Lab of Kyrgyzstan, established at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in 2020 by the faculty, researchers and active residents of Bishkek to work on socially important research and urban development projects.
Our goal is to pass on valuable knowledge and help you unlock your creative potential to become active participants in the process of beautification and greening of the city of Naryn to improve its sustainability and resilience.
If you love your city and consider yourself a patriot of your small homeland, which deserves the brightest and most beautiful future, we invite you to register for our trainings and workshops at this link:
https://forms.office.com/r/hxndPPa2L5
On behalf of the NURP team (Naryn Urban Resilience Program), we invite you to a unique series of trainings titled Naryn Social Innovations for Resilience. Especially for you, we have invited Bishkek SILK team (www.silk.kg) to share with you their unique experience and knowledge about the study and improvement of public spaces in Bishkek.
SILK is the Social Innovation Lab of Kyrgyzstan, established at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in 2020 by the faculty, researchers and active residents of Bishkek to work on socially important research and urban development projects.
Our goal is to pass on valuable knowledge and help you unlock your creative potential to become active participants in the process of beautification and greening of the city of Naryn to improve its sustainability and resilience.
If you love your city and consider yourself a patriot of your small homeland, which deserves the brightest and most beautiful future, we invite you to register for our trainings and workshops at this link:
https://forms.office.com/r/hxndPPa2L5
Schedule, training topics and speakers:
June 17, Monday
Naryn Social Innovations for Resilience
15.00–18.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
Naryn Social Innovations for Resilience
15.00–18.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
- Introduction to urban resilience
- SILK's experience in research and activism for urban resilience: what can small cities do?
- Brainstorming session on the creation of NSIR
Opportunities for cooperation and establishment of the Naryn Social Innovation Laboratory for landscaping and gardening of the city's public spaces, increasing the city's resilience through wide application of nature-oriented solutions.
June 18 – Tuesday
Building resilient ecosystems and applying nature-based solutions to enhance urban resilience
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
Building resilient ecosystems and applying nature-based solutions to enhance urban resilience
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
- Introduction to building resilient ecosystems and applying nature-based solutions for urban resilience
- Contemporary urbanism: How urban planning projects work
- Uniqueness of urban greening in the mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan
- Ecosystem services of riparian forest along Naryn river
June 19, Wednesday,
GIS mapping as a tool for urban resilience
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
GIS mapping as a tool for urban resilience
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
- GIS capabilities to assess the natural potential of the city as well as the socio-economic infrastructure
- Using GIS to analyze urban development
- Google MyMaps: Creating interactive maps
June 20, Thursday
Aesthetic and cultural resilience of cities
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
Aesthetic and cultural resilience of cities
15.00–19.00 with a short break for tea and refreshments, UCA conference room on the 3rd floor
- Introduction to aesthetic and cultural resilience of cities
- Art outside of galleries: Creative interventions into urban public spaces
- Artistic practices and Naryn motives
