The netherlands italy urban sustainability and quality of life

U
RBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE

This booklet will be your guide during the exchange week and we hope you will find every information you will need in the next seven days in order to work and to enjoy yourself.

During the exchange the students will meet in small groups consisting of people who studied similar problems. In these groups they will debate all the propositions handed in by the group-members after the agenda has been drawn up.

As the groups are small the debate will be an open debate led by the chair. The chair makes sure everybody gets the opportunity to speak, and that time in favour and against is equally divided. The chairman is not allowed to take part in the debate of the group, his/her role is just to answer for the correctness and order when the debate is taking place.

All the propositions (from 7 to 9 per group) are introduced into the small groups. Each student will read his/her proposition and will speak in favour.

In the small groups it is decided which proposition is good enough to be introduced into the general meeting. Changes, amendments, merging are strongly recommended during the debate, so that the whole group agrees on the final propositions to be introduced into the general assembly.

Each group has to work out and agree on no more than two propositions, result of the debate, merging or amendments of the propositions presented in the group. Then the two propositions will be introduced into the general assembly.

The debate in a forum can take place according to the following rules:

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   Opening by the chair
   
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   Drawing up the agenda
   
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   Reading out the proposition
   
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   Speaking in favour or against. Changes (amendments ) can be made during the debate
   
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   Voting on the statement
   

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   Repeating points 3 till 5 if there is more than one proposition to be discussed
   
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   Closing by the chair
   

As regards the order of the propositions which are to be discussed the two countries will alternate in the debate

The proposition to be debated is read out. The chair will then set debating time. For example ten minutes in favour and ten minutes against. The chair will open the discussion “all who wish to request the floor, raise your hand”, the chair will then allow the submitter to the floor. The submitter delivers his/her speech, which should not last the entire time set in favour

A copy of all propositions will be given to all members of the assembly.

All the propositions will be introduced by a spokesman appointed by each small group.

The speacker of the restricted sessions group will read out the proposition and the members of his restricted group speak in favour of it for no more than 5 (five) minutes.

Fifteen (15) minutes is the time given to each proposition to be debated and voted.

The chair can allow questions from the other members of the general assembly after which there will be speaking time in favour or against the proposition. Each speech in favour or against cannot last more than 2-3 minutes

Propositions which pass after voting can be formerly sent to members of the European Parliament and to members of the city-council who have our topics of discussion in their portfolio.

DEBATE GROUPS

GROUP AND CHAIRMAN	ITALIANS	DUTCH
Group 1 Meeting room (ground floor) Chairman Riccardo Rigamonti Ecohousing (water, energy, building materials, furniture, etc.); Energy saving in public and private buildings (the role of national and local authorities and public energy companies)	Francesca Bardone Angelo Bottazzi Marcello Gruppo Laura Meriggi Claudia Albarello	Dorian Kerklaan Joost Bekink Vincent Captein
Group 2 Parents comitee room (ground floor) Chairman City waste reduction (national and local authorities, market, citizens, etc.); City waste management; City waste collection	Giacomo Bobbiesi Graziano Quaglini Cristiana Calatroni Iseppi Cesare Comaschi Riccardo Crivelli	Koosje Spitz Nienke Rorije Joost Luijendijk
Group 3 IV B (2nd floor) Chairman Waste as resource: city waste reduction; re-use and energy-production from waste Re-use, exchange (sharing), recycle Waste and potential for energy recovery	Andrea Albini Sebastiaan Calligarich Luca G. Polidori Francesca Coperchini Chiara Marcialis	Kirsten van Dijk Marloes Meerburg Caitlin Lamboo
Group 4 III B (2nd floor) Chairman Alessandro D'Alfonso Do your bit for resource saving; Do your bit while shopping: how people can be eco-conscious in daily life, to buy environmental friendly goods	Marta Frascaroli Giulia Mangiacavalli Laura Marcomin Serena Mezzar	Irene Tomson Carolien Lenselink Stephanie Rullens Anneloor Hoebée
Group 5 CIC room (basement) Chairman Fabio Montagna Do your bit while shopping; Meeting needs locally:preferring local. Traditional goods instead of goods produced at long distance	Irene Aguzzi Manuela Gruppi Tiberio Bariani	Willem Falkenburg Rebecca Laurey Emma Dalhuijsen
Group 6 Video room (basement) Chairman Claudio Sparpaglione Energy and resource saving in public and private buildings (the role of national and local authorities and public energy companies) Energy saving in transports (cars, public transport, bicycles, etc.)	Federico Della Borra Marco Fragassi Enrico Massoni Sarah Gravellone	Eduard Cousin Sofie Dreef Sophie Kluivers
Group 7 Room A (top floor) Chairman Energy saving in transports (cars, public transport, bicycles, etc.) Do your bit while shopping;	Alessandro Baur Selina Fulcini Alina Chiper Marianna Gualdana Flavia Moretti	Annika Greup Esmée de Vries Evelien Backes
Group 8 Room B (top floor) Chairman Cecilia Bottazzi Waste as resource; Re-use, exchange, recycle City waste collection	Lorenzo Maggiori Niccolò Politi Umberto Vercesi Aristide Fattori Giorgio Moroni	Sophie Bosma Margot Pont Marije Koning Thijs Vroegop

TALKING ABOUT ….. DEBATING RULES
Micro-group debating sessions

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  Each debate session will last 3 hours. Therefore the three debate sessions will last 9 hours altogether.
  
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  At the beginning of the 1^st session the chairman will introduce him/herself, remind everybody the debating rules, and fix the agenda. During the session the chairman is the only one entitled to manage the debate and to allow or not somebody to speak. The chairman is not allowed to talk about the subject of the debate.
  
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  Reading, debating and voting each proposition will take approx. 50 minutes. During the debate the chairman will introduce alternatively the propositions of the two nationalities. The first proposition to be debated in each group will be a Dutch one.
  
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  The mover (author) will read his/her proposition. After that everybody will be allowed to speak in favour or against.
  
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  The scheme for the debate of one proposition can therefore be summed up as follows:
  

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  30 minutes: reading and introduction by the mover, debate, reply by the mover.
  
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  15 minutes: working out amendments, re-writing some parts of the proposition, merging with other propositions. In this case the delegates will work individually or, if they prefer, they can ask the chairman to work in small international groups
  
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  5 minutes: voting the proposition
  

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  The last part of the 3^rd session will be devoted to merging, emending and/or re-writing the propositions that survived the first vote and choosing the two that will be introduced in the GA.
  
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  By the end of the 3^rd session each micro-group will choose one official speaker for each proposition passed to the GA and will put the text in word file according to the format worked out by the organisation.
  

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  The General Assembly will take place on Friday morning (April 11^th) at the Centro Adolescere (Pink Hall, 1^st floor).
  
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  The GA will last 4 hours (from 8.45 a.m. to 1 p.m.) including a 15 minutes break from 10.45 to 11 a.m..
  
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  Each proposition will be read by the official speaker appointed by the micro-group, will be discussed (speeches in favour and against) and will be voted. During the debate the chairmen will introduce alternatively the propositions of the two nationalities. The first proposition to be debated will be a Dutch one.
  
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  Reading, debating and voting each proposition will last no longer than 15'.
  
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  The speaker appointed by the micro-group will start by reading the proposition and giving his/her points in favour.
  
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  After this the chairmen will open the debate. Each argument in favour or against will last no longer than 3'.
  
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  The delegates will vote each proposition by the end of the 15 minutes debate and will then pass to a new one.
  
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  The chairmen are not allowed to talk about the subject of the debate.
  

The basic principle of sustainability, “acting on a local level to change on a global level” stresses the importance of a deeper awareness and a careful control both by the inhabitants and the people involved in the community management, as the real starting point to promote a sustainable lasting development.

1. 
   Preparing the interview.
   
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   Interviewing and evaluating the approach to urban sustainability of the official/institution interviewed.
   
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   Presenting the results of the group work by a Power Point presentation.
   

Presentation of the project (8.15-9.00)

Orienteering (9.00-11.00)

The students will have to find in different places of our town some extracts from “The Invisible Cities” by I. Calvino that will give them hints to carry out the next activity

The students will work in groups and, taking inspiration frm the extracts collected during the first phase, will carry out a creative activity having as a purpose the making of posters with the following painting techniques: decoupage, collage, dripping or other techniques peculiar to the main trends of contemporary visual art and using material found in magazines, newspapers, literary and art reviews.

ORIENTEERING

Aims

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  To find the extracts needed to carry out the Literature project
  
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  Oriented visit of Voghera (Dutch students can get a better knowledge of our town)
  
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  Integration, cooperation and socialization of Italian and Dutch students
  

Organization

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  Groups formed by five students (two Dutch and three Italian students)
  
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  Thirteen different routes leading to important places in our town
  

Material

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  Thirteen colour maps of Voghera
  
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  Sixty-five envelopes with the extracts for the Literature project
  

Implementation

Each group must locate five different places that will be reached on foot. At each place a person

in charge will give them the envelopes with the extracts for the Literature project. The activity

is carried out as a “hunting”, not as a competition.

GROUP	ITALIANS	DUTCH	GROUP	ITALIANS	DUTCH
Group A	Albarello Claudia Bardone Francesca Bobbiesi Giacomo Cerutti Chiara	Sophie Bosma Sophie Kluivers	Group H	Albini Andrea Calligarich Sebastiaan Rossi Fabio	Koosje Spitz Sofie Dreef
Group B	Fragassi Marco Moretti Flavia Spalla Anna	Carolien Lenselink Joost Luyendijk	Group I	Crivelli Riccardo Mangiacavalli Giulia Moroni Giorgio	Esmée de Vries Marloes Meerburg
Group C	Della Borra Federico Massoni Enrico Ruffinazzi Giulia	Emma Dalhuysen Thijs Vroegop	Group L	Comaschi Frascaroli Montagnoli	Rebecca Laurey Marije Koning
Group D	Aguzzi Irene Bottazzi Angelo Di Blasi Carlandrea	Caitlin Lamboo Stephanie Rullens	Group M	Forzani Gruppo Maggiori	Kirsten van Dijk Evelien Backes
Group E	Baur Alessandro Del Vecchio Jacopo Fattori Aristide Fulcini Selina	Annika Greup Eduard Cousin	Group N	Bariani Coperchini Meriggi Polidori	Nienke Rorije Willem Falkenburg
Group F	Gravellone Sarah Gruppi Manuela Marcialis Chiara	Irene Tomson Vincent Captein	Group O	Marcomin Mezzar Politi Vercesi	Margot Pont Anneloor Hoebee
Group G	Calatroni Iseppi Cris. Chiper Alina Gualdana Marianna Magrassi Stefano	Dorian Kerklaan Joost Bekink

VISIT TO TORINO

On 9^th April you will have the opportunity of a one day trip in Torino, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, a real treasure of the European cultural heritage and the basis of the Winter Olimpic games in 2006. We shall spend the afternoon visiting the Lingotto and after that moving around the Old Centre.
In the morning we shall meet some officials from the Urban Development Department who will introduce you to some of the main issues of the urban sustainability plans of Torino.

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