INTERAKCIJE 2024

Radman, A. (Member of programme committee)
Kousoulas, S. (Member of programme committee)
Sohn, H. (Member of programme committee)

Theory, Territories & Transitions

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Description

The 4-day intensive event hosted lectures, discussions and a workshop for master, and postgraduate students, researchers, and emerging practitioners engaged with creative practices across diverse fields such as architecture, design, arts, digital technologies, psychology, social and natural sciences, and all other applicants from any field/background who feel that could contribute to this topic. Interakcije 2024 were held at the Department of Visual Communication Design at the Arts Academy, University of Split (Croatia). The workshop outcomes will feature on the Erasmus+ European project Speculative Urban Futures (SUrF) website.

Period	5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024
Event type	Workshop
Location	Split, CroatiaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Documents & Links

Today, it is difficult to find a place with a cultural or natural heritage in the Mediterranean that is not under great pressure from the unstoppable tourism that is changing the way of life in this part of the world. Most of the fetishized tourist destinations in the Mediterranean irreversibly depend on only one service sector – tourism. In the 21st century, the outcomes of tourism are widely visible and critically discussed, from the relocation of the local population from the historic city centres, along with the gentrification and Disneyfication of the same, the increase in the cost of living for the local population, to extreme pressure on the local infrastructure, turning the local population into 2nd class citizens. In the post-Covid world, we witness daily examples of the outcomes of excessive tourism, from mass protests in Palma de Mallorca, Venice entry fee, to this summer’s closure of the Acropolis in Athens due to queues combined with extreme heat. In addition to “tourist disasters”, climate changes are inevitable, which will be especially strong in the European part of the Mediterranean, with rising air and sea temperatures, which will bring extreme changes to the sea and coast, irreversibly changing one of the most desirable climates and natural parts of Europe.