[BCMA] Revitalizing the Downtown Core: A Success Story - September 27

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

I am a program coordinator in the Division of Continuing Studies at the 
University of Victoria; part of my job involves planning and delivering 
community education courses in the arts. From 7 to 9 pm on September 27 
we are offering a session entitled Revitalizing the Downtown Core: A 
Success Story. This session is being taught by Shari Khadem who holds a 
Master of Architecture and Urban Design degree from the University of 
Science and Technology, Iran (see session description below).

We were wondering if it might be possible to post a notice about this 
presentation on your listserv. We believe that the topic would be of 
great interest to your members and we would be very grateful if you 
could help to get the word out.

Here is the full description:

*Revitalizing the Downtown Core: A Success Story*

This presentation provides an example of community planning in the city 
of Isfahan, one of the most significant historical cities in Iran. This 
experience in Isfahan illustrates a combination of heritage 
conservation, urban planning and community involvement strategies 
designed to revitalize the downtown core, with remarkable parallels to 
North American experience.

Starting with the history of the downtown area of Isfahan over 800 years 
ago, we will trace the expansion of the city into the suburbs, while the 
core area declined. With services like water supply, gas and hydro 
already existing in the centre of the city, the challenge was to attract 
people back to downtown through improved living conditions and 
revitalized neighbourhoods. This success story from another culture 
provides thoughtful lessons for our local urban context.

/Instructor:/ Shari Khadem, Master of Architecture & Urban Design, 
University of Science & Technology, Iran

/Course Code:/ ASHA077 2012F C01

/Date:/ Thursday, September 27: 7:00 to 9:00 pm, 1 session

/Fee/: $21 plus $2.52 HST

To register for this session, please call 250-472-4747 or visit our web 
site 
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/Course/Revitalizing-the-Downtown-Core-A-Success-Story/ASHA077/

Thank you very much.


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