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Considering the impact of the 1st and 2nd seminar and the importance
of these spaces of reflection and exchange, the General Directorate
of Historic Centers, dependent on the Undersecretary's office of
Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture of the Government of the
City of Buenos Aires, is organizing the 3rd International Seminar
on Experiences of Revitalization of Historic Centers to be held
on 27 and 28 June this year.
The 1st and 2nd seminars were held in November 2003 and June 2005,
with the valuable contribution of the representatives of the Governments
of Barcelona, Spain, Santiago, Chile, Montevideo, Uruguay, Bogota,
Colombia, Quito, Ecuador, Pachuca, Mexico, Malaga, Spain, Lima,
Peru, Oeiras, Portugal, Salto, Argentina and the Universities of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Milan, Italy and Porto Alegre, Brazil,
all these participations were enriching and inspiring to the activities
from the public management and the academic environment.
The main objective is to continue with the organization of these
meetings where representatives and assistants can share experiences
on common issues in historical cities such as: transport, security,
sales, use of public space, social conflicts, etc., from the implementation
of Specific Plans of Revitalization that take into consideration
and provide specific solutions to these situations. It is also aimed
at establishing links between cities and universities that directly
approach subjects related to the safeguard of Historic centers.
This year, we open the debate to nonGovernmental Organizations,
in order to experience how these topics are dealt with from the
private sector.
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