The rise of the Ottoman EmpireĪs the Turks expanded into Southern and Central Europe, the conquest of Constantinople became a crucial objective. They eventually established a foothold in the Balkans, even moving their capital to Adrianople, which they renamed Edirne. "You may call it romantic or idealistic," he said.īefore the main film, a short film produced by Georg Steinböck in collaboration with UNIS Vienna was shown, which explores how Vienna is coping with the challenges and demands of being a growing city, and how it will be implementing the New Urban Agenda which was adopted by Governments at the UN Habitat III (Housing and Sustainable Urban Development) conference, held in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016.Ĭoncluding the discussion, Martin Nesirky, Director of UNIS, noted that we can be happy to live and work in Vienna and that some cities would be happy to have the challenges such as Vienna has.On September 11, 1683, the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth led by John Sobieski defeated the Ottoman forces at the Battle of Vienna, shaking Ottoman hegemony in Central Europe and setting the stage for the reconquest of Hungary and the Balkans.īy the start of the 15th century, the Ottoman Turks, once just one of many Turkic tribes wandering the Anatolian steppe, had expanded steadily westward, mostly at the expense of the decaying Byzantine Empire. Thomas Madreiter said he was inspired to take up his studies in urban planning in the late 1980s because of reading Jane Jacobs' book. He said urbanization will continue as more people move to the cities, but it needs to be carried out in a way that meets the needs of the people living there. Tobias Kettner from UN-Habitat said that it is fascinating 'how up-to-date the movie is'. The well-attended screening, was followed by a panel discussion with Karoline Mayer, Curator and Event Organizer, Architekturzentrum Vienna Tobias Kettner, Outreach and Liaison Officer, UN-Habitat Regional Office, Brussels Thomas Madreiter, Director of Planning, City of Vienna and Marie Grüner, Deputy General Secretary, Urban Forum - Egon Matzner Institute for Stadtforschung, moderated by the Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna, Martin Nesirky.Īll the panellists agreed that the film was very impressive and that the battle Jane Jacobs fought for her city is a great example of what is possible when everyone comes together to fight for a common goal. In recognition of World Cities Day (31 October) with the 2017 theme 'Innovative Governance, Open Cities', the film "Citizen Jane" was shown in cooperation with the UN-Habitat Office for Europe and European Institutions, this human world (THW) Film Festival and Topkino.ĭirector Matt Tyrnauer vividly brings to life Jacobs' 1960s showdown with ruthless construction kingpin Robert Moses over his plan to raze lower Manhattan to make way for a highway, a dramatic struggle over the very soul of the neighbourhood. VIENNA, 6 November 2017 - What happens when engaged citizens stand up for their cities? A film focussing on the visionary activist and writer, Jane Jacobs, who fought to preserve urban communities was shown at this month's Ciné-ONU in Vienna. The Death and Life of Great American Cities: Ciné-ONU Vienna Film Screening of 'Citizen Jane: Battle for the City'
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