Lecture:
The Future of Urban Sustainability, Resilient Regions and Decentralised infrastructure
17:00h
Day eight, Saturday 17 September
Bošnjački institut, Sarajevo

 

Dr. Dushko Bogunovich is Associate Professor, Urban Design, Architecture at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, NZ
Dushko Bogunovich has 20 years of experience in teaching, applied research and consultancy in the areas of:
Architecture
Urban design and planning
Environmental planning and policy.

Dushko has (co)authored over 30 architectural and urban design projects, (co)produced over 15 plans, planning studies and reports, published over 40 articles, chapters and conference papers.
Dr Dushko Bogunovich has active enrolment and membership of
 • ISoCaRP - International Society of City and Regional Planners (since 1985)
• UNEP - Mediterranean Action Plan (1989-1991); IETC-CASE (since 2002)
• UNESCO - Man & the Biosphere Programme (1991)
• UN/ECE - Human Settlements in Southern Europe (1985-1989)

Awards
Fulbright Post-Doctoral Research Award (1991)
ITT International Fellowship, under US-Yugoslavia Fulbright Program (1979-81)
Full Postgraduate Scholarship by Government of Cyprus (1979)
Travel grants: The British Council; Manzoni Trust; IKEA Foundation; US Information Agency; Asia 2000; BRAP
Design competition awards:
First Prize: Aotea Precinct (civic centre), Auckland City (2000)
Award of Merit: Waitemata Waterfront, Auckland City (2000)
First Place Award: ACSA/OTIS Urban Housing World Competition for Students (1997)
Gold and Silver Medal: IAKS (Association for Sports and Recreation Buildings) (1988)
Miscellaneous awards in former Yugoslavia (1978-90).

The Future of Urban Sustainability: Resilient Regions and Decentralised Infrastructure
The world is affected by two major megatrends: globalization, fueled by the relentless development and proliferation of ICT, and urbanization, which is threatening to exhaust the planetary sources and damage the planetary sinks beyond repair. Humanity’s future now hinges on whether we find the way to continue the globalization and urbanization without ruining the global ecosystem, or not, and whether we manage to prepare well for the painful transition (peak oil) and the environmental disturbances that are already inevitable (extreme weather; sea level rise). The design and operation of cities will have to go through a major overhaul. A key part of this overhaul is the search for a new model of urban infrastructure. Massive, hard, intensive, centralized system will have to give way to small-scale, soft, extensive, distributed systems. Infrastructure will go ‘green’ and ‘smart’, as low-tech, natural services combine with clean-tech machinery and high-tech automation. Sustainability and mitigation will remain important goals, but resilience and adaptation may become even more important. Cities will have to reduce their dependence on the world and increase their inter-dependence with their own regions, both to enhance their resource efficiency and resource sufficiency. The final outcome will be the ecological, post-industrial city. It will more resemble a farm, than a factory.