Focus Group on Urbanization
Channel: International Federation for Family Development
Date: 2021-11-19

ONLINE FOCUS GROUP
FAMILIES AND URBANIZATION
Thursday, 18th November 2021

Experts

Gabriel Amitsis (Greece)
Director of Social Administration Research Laboratory of the University of West Attica.

Antonio Franzina (Italy)
Head of Communications Office at the Veneto Region.

Michal Michalski (Poland)
Professor at the Department of Economic Ethics and Director of the Institute for Family and Society Studies Foundation at the University Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan

Zitha Mokomane (South Africa)
Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria in Demography, Health and Society. 

Ignacio Socias (Belgium)
Director of International Relations at the International Federation for Family Development.

Editor
Wilson Levy (Brazil) / Ignacio Socias 
Director of Post-Graduate Smart and Sustainable Cities. UNINOVE University

Moderator
Jose Alejandro Vazquez (USA).

Rapporteur
Coen Vermeij (Netherland).

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. How can urban families be at the center of social integration strategies to face demographic challenges?
2. What are the best ways to address systemic poverty and inequality in urban settlements?
3. How can help reach smaller businesses, informal workers and at-risk sectors to overcome the crisis, while promoting the transition to a greener, more equitable urban economies?
4. What is the main impact of urbanization on intergenerational relations, regarding care and mental health?
5. How should urban morphologies be reconfigured to enhance their resilience and make them more sustainable and productive through inclusive planning?
6. How can flexible and innovative institutional and financial frameworks be developed through a more integrated, cooperative multi-level governance in a post-Covid era?
7. How can local authorities reduce the risks posed to families due to climate change and demographic challenges?
8. Would you like to raise any other issue or challenge?
9. Would you like to mention any other topic?