PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE VENUE DEPARTMENENT OF PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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2 PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE VENUE DEPARTMENENT OF PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

3 CONTENTS Venue 4 Welcome from PLPR President 5 Welcome from Local Organizing Committee Chair 6 Local Organizing Committee 7 Keynote Speakers 8 Special Sessions 10 Post - Conference Event 15 Useful Information 20 Notepad 21 Conference Venue, DPRD Building PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 3

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5 WELCOME FROM PLPR PRESIDENT Welcome, dear participants of the Volos conference! The 9 th Annual Conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property rights is about to begin! On behalf of the Executive Committee of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights, I welcome you to Volos. Dick Norton, Michael Kolocek and Cygal Pellach join me in wishing you a wonderful conference experience and productive meetings with many old and new friends! Hosted by the Department of Planning and Regional Development at the University of Thessaly, the Volos conference continues a line of extraordinarily successful conferences: Haifa (2014), Portland, OR (2013), Belfast (2012), Edmonton (2011), Dortmund (2010), Aalborg (2009), Warsaw (2008), and Amsterdam (2007). The quality of the submitted abstracts is evidence of the dedication of the PLPR community to examine global warming or real estate development, land policy or housing, takings jurisprudence or informal land uses: Each topic illustrates new and exciting aspects of the PLPR motto: Planning matters. Law matters. Property rights matter. The PLPR community is particularly grateful to Professor Richard K. Norton, who has organized the review process for the 2015 conference, and to the many anonymous peer reviewers, who have helped us to maintain a high standard of academic quality. We are living in unruly times. All over the world, institutions are needed which help preserve peace and stability, but also experts who can help societies to make the best use of such institutions. Planning, law, and property rights constantly involve institution-building, and the PLPR community includes a growing pool of experts on these issues. Some planners are suspicious of the»legal turn«initiated by PLPR or fear that lawyers only have invented the rule of law to increase billable hours. Some lawyers feel confused by the complexity of spatial planning and, occasionally, by planners, who prefer problem-solving to mere legality. I feel that both aspects respecting the rule of law and solving problems are crucial in order to build fair and efficient institutions. And I am confident that speakers at the 9 th Annual Conference will present ideas on this institution-building. Cygal, Michael, Dick, and I wish you a wonderful time and many stimulating experiences! Kind regards Ben PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 5

6 WELCOME FROM LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIR Dear colleagues, dear friends, welcome to Volos! We are about to start the 9 th Annual Conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights. On behalf of the local hosts, I wish you a great conference, and I want to warmly thank you for your presence here. This conference is the continuation of a tradition of successful conferences, fruitful scientific cooperation, and good relations between peers and colleagues. We are a scientific community inspired by the significance of the relationship between public and private interests in the use of land. Among our main objectives, it is the consideration of planning goals as well as individual rights on land, in resolving conflicts of important social dimension, under the rule of law, and within the framework of social and environmental justice. PLPR association enables exchange of knowledge between colleagues in various countries, supports young academics in their research in planning, law, and property rights, and enriches teaching approaches and methods in the related fields. This cross-national cooperation and the long lasting relations between PLPR members of different national and cultural backgrounds is our response to the urgent need of a troubled world for peace, stability, and democracy. As local hosts, we are happy that in this conference, besides planners and lawyers who traditionally constitute the main PLPR human resources- we also have a dynamic presence of economists dealing with space and property rights. Their participation is evident by a good number of presentations, a key note speech, participation in the organizing committee, and with a number of studentsvolunteers for the conference. We hope for their permanent presence in PLPR. We hope that the present conference will be a great experience for all participants. But for having it materialized, some factors played a key role. We are grateful to Professor Richard Norton, not only for the perfect organization of the abstract review process, but also for the great cooperation with the local hosts. The local organizing committee should also be mentioned, for their willingness, efforts, and good spirit in preparing the conference for almost a year now. The ExCo was always there, to advice, encourage, and help: Ben, Cygal, Michael, Dick, thanks a lot. Finally, many thanks to our young volunteers, our students, for their valuable help: they represent the future, which we wish to believe that will be much better than the present. Have a great conference, and a wonderful time in Volos Kostas PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 6

7 LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Web: plpr2015.prd.uth.gr Chair of Local Organizing Committee: Konstantinos Lalenis Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Governance, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly The members of the Organising Committee are: Alex Deffner, Professor of Urban and Leisure Planning, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly Pantelis Skayannis, Professor of Infrastructure Policy, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly Paschalis Arvanitidis, Assistant Professor of Institutional Economics, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly Evi Adamaki, Architect, Urban Planner MSc, Region of Thessaly Nancy Kapoula, Civil Engineer, Urban Planner MSc, President of Technical Chamber of Greece-Regional Department of Magnesia Katerina Kaltsogianni, Architect, Urban Planner MSc, Technical Chamber of Greece- Regional Department of Magnesia Ioannis Papatheocharis, Urban Planner MSc, DPRD, University of Thessaly Fotini Zygouri, Lawyer, Urban Planner MSc, DPRD, University of Thessaly Dora Papatheochari, Urban Planner MSc, DPRD, University of Thessaly Fotini Nasioka, Economist MSc, DE, University of Thessaly George Giannikis, Software Developer, DPRD, University of Thessaly Evi Dragoidou, Secretary, DPRD, University of Thessaly PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 7

8 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Philip Booth Topic: Planning and the Rule of Law Philip Booth was until his retirement in 2011 Reader in Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield. Trained in the first instance as an architect, he spent almost his entire life in town planning, and much of it as an academic. His early work focused on the public control of private development, but he became increasingly interested in international comparison, particularly between Britain and France. An early realisation was that one important explanatory variable of difference between the two countries planning systems was the different legal framework in the two countries, and more recent work has explored the impact of the culture of law on planning. Publications have included two books Controlling development: certainty and discretion in Europe, the USA and Hong Kong (1996: UCL Press) and Planning by consent: the origins and nature of British development control (2003: Routledge). He is currently working on a book on the way in which English common law has shaped planning in the United Kingdom. Dimitris K. Melissas Topic: Recent developments in planning legislation in Greece Professor of Public Law, specializing in Urban Planning Law, Spatial Planning and Environment Law in the School of Architecture National Technical University of Athens. He teaches Urban Planning Law, Spatial Planning and Environment Law at undergraduate and postgraduate level at the Faculty of Surveying Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens. He has studied Political Science and Law in Greece and Germany and has written articles and books on urban planning, regional planning and the environment. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 8

9 Edward J. Sullivan Topic: Infrastructure Exactions and Unconstitutional Conditions in the United States Michael S. Zouboulakis Topic: Property Rights in Classical Political Economy Edward J. Sullivan is an owner in the Portland office of Garvey Schubert Barer, and specializes in planning, administrative, and state and local government law. He also teaches planning law at Northwestern College of Law at Lewis and Clark College, Willamette University College of Law and Portland State University and has written numerous law review articles on land use and administrative law. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the American Planning Association Amicus Curiae Committee and has also served as Chair of the American Bar Association Section on State and Local Government Law, and currently chairs the Section s Comprehensive Planning Subcommittee. Mr. Sullivan has been assistant county counsel ( ) and county counsel ( ) for Washington County, Oregon. From , he was Legal Counsel to the Governor of Oregon. Since 1978, Mr. Sullivan has been in private practice and is City Attorney for Oregon City, Rivergrove and Island City, Oregon. Michael S. Zouboulakis is a Professor of Methodology and History of Economic Thought at the Faculty of Economics, (University of Thessaly) of which he was Vice-Rector of Financial Planning (1/9/ /12/2012) and is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Council. He has taught as Visiting Professor at the Universities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Brescia and Montpellier 1. His publications include the books: La science économique à la recherche de ses fondements (1993, Presses Universitaires de France), Method Problems in Economics (2007, University of Thessaly) and recently The Varieties of Economic Rationality: From Adam Smith to contemporary Behavioral and Evolutionary Economics (London, Routledge, 2014). His areas of expertise and research are: a) History and Methodology of Economics, b) Economic Institutions, c) Economic History. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 9

10 SPECIAL SESSIONS The Time Factor and Planning Instruments Organizers: Thomas Hartmann, Rachelle Alterman, Willem Korthals-Altes The time factor in planning is there all the time, yet is rarely the focus of research. Landowners and spatial planners are in a fraught relationship (Needham 2006). The relation is between the regulator and the recipient of governmental action or in other words: between a market party and a governmental agency. Many tensions between the two are intensified by the factor time in the process of governmental interventions: How long does it take to expropriate? What is the duration of various steps of land readjustment? How long does it take from the beginning of a planning process until the planning gain is available? These are all very critical questions regarding the interplay between spatial planning and property rights. But the importance of the time factor goes beyond the pure description and the way time impacts planning and planning instruments. Issues that are at stake are the slow responsiveness of planning, both in relation to thinking and policy setting and the timing of procedures. The concept of planning blight (long time uncertainty about future development results in underinvestment) is about time and can be connected to long term uncertainties about property rights. A relevant aspect is also the time horizon of (binding) plans. Is zoning for eternity of for the next decade? This special session wants to explore such questions and invitess academics to think about the time aspect of the implementation of planning processes, and how these affect property rights. We ask (A) for papers on facts and figures on how long procedures take or (B) on the impact of time on issues of one or more aspects of planning, law and property rights. Maritime Spatial Planning/Exclusive Economic Zones Organizers: Elias Beriatos, Marilena Papageorgiou Coastal and maritime areas are in most need for the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) imposed by the increasing density of use, the climate change impacts and the growing interlinkages between land and sea use. From the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, to multi- or bi- lateral agreements for the management of sub-regional seas and even to licensing of particular uses, e.g. for fisheries and aquaculture, coastal and maritime governance is greatly facilitated by a clear institutional and legal framework, namely by establishing maritime zones such as the PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 10

11 Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). It is generally accepted that seas where EEZs have been proclaimed or are likely to be proclaimed are more suitable for MSP/ICZM. According to the first results of ENPI-CBCMED MARE NOSTRUM project dealing with the legal/institutional issues in coastal management, the main factors impeding implementation of ICZM and MSP are complex institutional structures and fragmentation of authorities. Current governance structures lack mechanisms for coordination and cooperation among the multiple institutions that deal with coastal and maritime issues. While most countries have done so, there are still countries that haven t established extended jurisdictions, leaving the resources in their coastal water vulnerable in different types of exploitation such as the Eastern Mediterranean and especially the Aegean sea. There is also a substantial variation in terms of the type and effectiveness of the regimes that coastal states have established in order to manage the activities taking place in their EEZs. This special session invites authors to reflect on such issues and share their expertise in coastal states rights in their EEZs, EEZ delimitation and legal status, settlement of disputes and relevant customary law. Contested Lands Organizers: Konstantinos Lalenis, Pantoleon Skayannis What are the property rights of peoples who have been forced off their lands? How does the answer differ with different causes, like war and political turmoil, natural disasters, or deliberate persecution of minorities? How have legal acts altered property rights to benefit the dominant group, or to return property rights to the dispossessed? More recently, what are the cases in which legal interventions have led to reclaimed property rights, what are the national and supranational policies in formation, and what is their significance for other international instances? There are numerous examples of this important issue in Greece alone: cases against the Turkish State regarding land properties of Greeks who were forced to leave Istanbul in the 50s and 60s, property rights claimed in Greek territory by people of Albanian origin (Tsamis) who were forced to leave after the German occupation, as well as claims by political exiles of the civil war ( ) who fled Greece to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and still are not allowed to repatriate. Legal disputes were also raised by the Muslim minority in Western Thrace about the administration of waqfs in the region. Moving beyond Greece, countries throughout Europe and beyond have responded differently to the legal claims raised by Jews dispossessed during World War II, and their descendants. Greek Cypriots originating from the northern part of the island and Turkish PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 11

12 Cypriots from the southern part claim property rights for lands which they were forced to abandon after the 1974 military coup, and the invasion of the Turkish army that followed. There are issues in Israel, concerning the legal status of abandoned Arab properties, and the implementation of land use plans for lands on which Bedouins claim property rights. Disputes about property rights have been on the rise in post war situations as in the former Yugoslavia, and in Sri Lanka where the government has seized land and property held by the Tigers, but refused to return it to Tamil families who previously owned them, and were earlier forced to give them up to the Tigers or face death. The tools used to legally alter property rights have included annexations, confiscations, and expropriations, as well as change of land uses, and are sometimes complemented by planning policies aiming to solidify a new identity of such lands, suitable to the new establishment. Recently though, under the auspices of national and most frequently supra national judicial bodies, cases appear where stripped away property rights are reclaimed, and rights to official recognition of traditions and cultures of minority groups are reestablished. Canada, Australia and the US all hold examples of legal cases rectifying acknowledged historic violations of minority property rights, for the First Nations, Aborigines and Indians, respectively. Nevertheless, there are still numerous claims which can take decades to work themselves through the court system. This session aims to shed light to the cases and legal issues affecting property rights on a collective basis. An empirical, evidence-based, and unbiased approach will formulate a framework of analysis which will accommodate other important dimensions, of particular significance for PLPR fields of interest, such as planning for human rights and social justice, issues of governance, and protection of cultural heritage. We invite presentations describing and analyzing either the theoretical framework of the above issues or specific cases focusing on property rights and related planning policies. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 12

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15 POST CONFERENCE EVENT (SATURDAY 28 TH FEBRUARY 2015) A walk through Tsalapatas Brick & Tiles Museum & Cultural Complex The N. & S. Tsalapatas Rooftile and Brickworks Factory was founded in Its total area covered 22,000m 2 (236,806ft 2, or approximately 5,44 acres) and the installed power of its equipment was 300HP. It was an important productive unit, whose products were known throughout Greece. During the peak of its activity, it employed 250 people. Up to 1978, when it stopped operating, the fires of the famous Ηοffmann kiln went cold only during the German Occupation ( ), and twice more during the devastating earthquakes of that shook Volos. In 1995, the Municipality of Volos bought the complex in the context of the URBAN Programme. Over the period , the factory's buildings were rehabilitated, with a view to creating a multipurpose cultural venue. In 2004, the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation accepted the undertaking of creating a model Rooftile and Brickworks Museum in the factory's main facilities (5,000m 2, or 53,820 ft 2 ). The project was completed in Today, the venue includes cultural, recreational and retail areas as well as the Industrial Museum which exhibits the infrastructure and the mechanical equipment of the old tile factory. Its uniqueness is proved by the maintenance of all the elements of the machinery and the equipment through the whole production, from the steam until the use of the electrical current, while it is preserved at an excellent condition the Hoffman furnace at its first form in which coal was used. The block is thought to be tenable according the Ministry of Civilization. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 15

16 A walk to the City Museum of Volos In 2014, the Museum of Volos at 17 Ferron St. opened its doors to the public. The unique contemporary building presents an exhibition entitled Volos-Nea Ionia: so close and so far away. The building was designed by Theophilos Vasiliadis. It has 3 levels, with a total exhibition area of 765 square meters. Its premises are showing about 120 exhibits as well as 900 minutes of video and audio recordings, representing the modern history of Volos. The exhibition is designed to commemorate 90 years since the creation of the refugee settlement Nea Ionia on 28 December It starts with the urban scenes that the Greek refugees from Ionia in Asia Minor found when they came to Volos in 1922, and then it goes on to show the urban spaces they created following years of work in their new homeland. The exhibition is split into several thematic sections. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 16

17 A walk through the narrow streets of Nea Ionia city centre Fountouli, 2011 The history of founding of the city of Nea Ionia is directly linked to the arrival of 1,300,000 refugees in Greece after the Asia Minor catastrophe and the exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey at After the formation of the new settlement by refugees, the area was named Nea Ionia, after Ionia in Asia Minor, their original homeland. Fountouli, 2011 The area that defines today's Nea Ionia is an area north of Volos, bounded by the streams of Krafsidonas and Xerias. The area was called Xirokampos and was a flat, bare and treeless place with few fields and orchards. The location was chosen by the Ministry of Transport and the building of the infrastructure started right away. The creation of the settlement was based on successive decrees for expropriation of private land and disposal of public land. The construction of the settlement proceeded in successive phases and in each phase different types of houses were created. PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 17

18 A drive to the ROMA settlement in Neapoli neighborhood KEKPA - DIEK The settlement was established in Neapoli neighborhood of Volos in the late 80 s. It is situated along the stream Xerias, close to the wastewater treatment facilities on the southern entrance of the city. It consists of 50 families who came from Halkida, engaging in floriculture. Until today, the population of the area ranges between 86 and 150 people of whom many are registered residents of Volos. The percentage of migrant population is low but existent. People are living in makeshift temporary shacks of sheet chipboard and plastic material. There is no electricity (some use generators) and wood stoves are used for heating. There are 2 communal taps, one on each side of the river from which they draw water. KEKPA - DIEK PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 18

19 Tour at the traditional villages of Portaria and Makrinitsa on Mount Pelion Portaria is one of the most picturesque and famous villages of Pelion known as both winter and summer tourist destination. It is built at an altitude of 650 meters with cobbled roads and traditional mansions that characterize the village and attest to its history. Portaria has been the greatest -in terms of commercial growth- village in Pelion, prospering in most phases of its history. It is built on the western slopes of Pelion, north of Volos, in a green hillside with flowing waters and panoramic view of Pagasitikos Gulf and the surrounding villages. Makrinitsa is one of the most popular destinations in Pelion. The lush vegetation, the preservation of traditional Pelion architecture, and the panoramic view of Pagasitikos gulf and Volos explain its popularity. Incrementally built on a steep west slope of Pelion mountain, with its houses looking like hanging from the mountain, this traditional village is only 17km away from the city of Volos. At 1980 it was officially declared as a traditional village of high protection. The unique architecture is seen everywhere as all buildings maintain their traditional local architectural style. Makrinitsa is also characterised as the balcony of Pelion. From there, one can enjoy panoramic views towards Pagasitikos gulf and the city of Volos. * In case of bad weather, the visit at Mount Pelion will be replaced by a visit at the Archaeological Museum in Volos ** Light food will be available for everyone on the bus. Late lunch is scheduled in Makrinitsa (self paid). PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 19

20 USEFUL INFORMATION University of Thessaly (UTH) University of Thessaly is a new and dynamic Institution of Higher Education. It has followed a rapidly ascent path within less of 25-year span and nowadays enjoys a highly rated position in the Greek and international map of the scientific research. It was founded in 1984 and has elected the first Rectorate Board in Its administrative and academic centre is in the city of Volos. Since 1984 and onwards University of Thessaly has been gradually growing with new Departments in the four biggest cities of the region of Thessaly, Volos, Larissa, Trikala and Karditsa. Its present academic structure consists of sixteen (16) Departments, and four (4) Faculties. Today, University of Thessaly has undergraduate students, postgraduate students and PhD students. It also has 560 members of teaching and research staff, 98 members of teaching staff with a temporary teaching contract, 308 members of administrative staff and 57 members of Special Technical Laboratory Staff. It is a University with its own identity and with a prominent position in our national educational system, known for its quality in teaching, research, human resources, spirit of cooperation at all levels and a dynamic presence in the society. The Department of Planning and Regional Development (DPRD) has a sound knowledge in the fields of urban and regional issues. The European and international dimension of the DPRD is also enriched by the participation in a series of research programs with broader European and international content. Although comparatively new, DPRD has international distinctions, among which, an AESOP award for the best published paper (2008), an AESOP award for excellence in teaching (2010). Contact Phone Numbers Konstantinos Lalenis: Dora Papatheochari: Evi Dragoidou: Useful Phone Numbers Taxi: Bus station: Train station: PLPR 2015 CONFERENCE INFO + NOTEPAD Page 20

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