In nearly ten years of Metropolitan Seminars, many written outputs have been produced, but they were scattered and not easily accessible to the public. It therefore became necessary to consolidate all the intellectual productions into booklets. A common framework for reading and analysis across all these booklets was established through a fruitful collaboration between an academic approach (UPC) and a professional one (Avitem). This methodological rigor now makes all the work understandable for a professional audience, researchers, students, or simply informed citizens. The six completed booklets represent a rich resource for sharing, which will continue to follow the same model for other metropolises studied in future seminars. A dissemination strategy on the internet and the creation of an initial scientific community are concrete steps towards sharing this work.
Every year since 2014, AVITEM has recruited and hosted 25 participants, professionals in urban planning and territorial development, from various Mediterranean countries to participate to the Metropolitan Seminars. These seminars serve as a training exercise, analyzing new approaches to city-making, with the aim of better understand the transformations taking place in metropolitan areas in the Mediterranean, and sharing strategic visions and common references for action. The seminars allow professionals working on urban and territorial development (practitioners, elected officials, civil servants, etc.) to share strategic visions and action plans on issues related to metropolitan development (governance, economic development, mobility, housing, etc.). More than 25 seminars have been organized so far, providing opportunities to debate and exchange ideas addressing thematic related to ecological transition projects in metropolitan regions and sustainable development in the Mediterranean. Now has come the time to consolidate and disseminate the knowledge produced during this seminar and to share it with a broad audience, both professional and general public.