Abstract

Curriculum components from the 2003 IEP (International Education Program) “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” which was held in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa in August and September 2003.

Documents include agendas, case studies, project summaries, and reference materials. Noted work by Mona Dr. Serageldin includes “Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity,” a background paper for the 2001 Third Global Report on Human Settlements.

Additional contextual documents include:
The “Best Practices 2001” submission for Middledrift, Eastern Cape, South Africa; an executive summary from May 2000 for the “Housing Microfinance Initiative”; a presentation of indicator reports by CUDS “Neighborhood Improvement Program, Neiva, Colombia”; and “Participant Evaluation and Comments” forms for the 2003 seminar participants.

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Project Year:	2003
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	^{Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa (Program Locations) / Brazil (Porto Alegre, Gravataí, Caxias do Sul, Belo Horizonte, Santo André, Rio Grande do Sul, and Fortaleza) / Boston, Massachusetts, USA / South Africa (Middledrift, Eastern Cape; Elim, Western Cape; and Johannesburg) / Bogotá, Colombia / Southwark, London, UK / Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers, France / Ahmedabad, India / Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / Szczecin, Poland}
Reports:	IEP 2003: Cover Page IEP 2003: Workshop Topic Outline IEP 2003: Workshop Schedule, August IEP 2003: Workshop Schedule, September IEP 2003: Handout IEP 2003: Participant Evaluation Comments Form IEP 2003: Staff Bios IEP 2003: Agenda 21 IEP 2003: Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil (Full Report) IEP 2003: Banco Palmas Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil IEP 2003: Boston Neighborhood Partners Initiative IEP 2003: Cities Alliance City Development Strategies IEP 2003: Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity IEP 2003: Economic Revitalization and Integrated Development Middledrift IEP 2003: Elim Development of Infrastructure and Initiating of Sustainable Projects IEP 2003: Housing Microfinance Initiatives, Executive Summary with SEWA and GRAMEEN IEP 2003: Indicators, Bogota IEP 2003: Indicators of Performance for Local Development, Southwark, London IEP 2003: Millennium Development Goals Indicators IEP 2003: Participatory Budget: The Experience in Porto Alegre (December 2001) IEP 2003: Regional Planning Excerpts, Santo Andre IEP 2003: Saint Denis and Plaine Commune IEP 2003: Santo Andre Social Inclusion Regional Planning IEP 2003: SEWAs Participation in Infrastructure Improvement Initiatives in Urban Areas IEP 2003: Successful Institutionalization of Community Based Development in the Commune of Adjame, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire IEP 2003: The Capital Improvement Program City of Szczecin IEP 2003: The Municipal Fund for Public Housing, Belo Horizonte IEP 2003: UNED Earth Summit 2002, Globalization Briefing Papers
Authors:	CUDS team
Sponsors:	^{Center for Urban Development of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design}
Categories:	International Education Program; Education;

ID:	2003_08_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The International Training Programs (ITP) began in 1982, as 2-4 week long summer seminars held by the Unit for Housing and Urbanization (Harvard University) in Cambridge, MA. ITP curriculums were designed to strengthen the decision-making skills of senior professionals in public and private agencies responsible for urban development.

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

Programs included inter-linked modules, lectures, case studies, interactive computer simulation models, site visits to urban projects, discussion groups and networking with professional counterparts from international metropolitan regions. Sessions had a modular format and structured team teaching, taught by a team of senior faculty and guest lecturers. Programs ended with a synthesis presented through a project evaluation exercise. Participants used case projects to examine strategies from the viewpoint of both public and private partners — to assess the feasibility and potential impacts of policies and projects on the community and the city. Presentations by guest speakers representing U.S. and international agencies, NGOs, and community groups were also integrated within the pedagogic framework of each module.

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Executive Training Course 2006: “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development,” Workshop Curriculum with Case Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, 2006

IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2003

IEP 2002: “Strategic Planning for Local Development & Urban Revitalization,” Program Overview, International Education Programs, 2002

Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa, May-June 1999

“Housing Microfinance Initiatives,” Case Study for USAID Microenterprise Best Practices Initiative, 1999-2000

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“City of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,” Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland, 1996

ITP 1994: “Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces,” Upham’s Corner, Dorchester, Boston, South Boston, and New Haven (US); Montpellier (France); and Cork (Ireland) with Case Studies, International Education Programs, 1994

“Introduction to Local Finances,” Teaching Monographs and Case Studies on Finance Management, by Visiting Lecturer David C. Jones, 1994-1999

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Gallery 15 – United States: Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-1997

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A CUDS report on “Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: The Experience of the Participatory Budget In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil” assessed the extent of citizen involvement fostered by participatory budgeting. The report measured the efficiency of resource allocation in local planning and management within Brazilian communities in Rio Grande do Sul.

Documents include a 2001 summary of research on Rio Grande do Sul, and a 2003 final report with accompanying Annexes.

Excerpt: 1.0 Executive Summary, p. 8

The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which participatory budgeting (OP, or Participatory Budget is “Orcamento Participativo,” or Particatory ) is fostering the efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning and management of their localities. The report draws upon extensive field research undertaken by the Center for Urban Development Studies in: Porto Alegre (population 1.3 million), the initiator of the OP in 1989; Gravatai (population 230,000), an industrial city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area; Caxias do Sul (population 360,000) an urban center in a predominately rural area; Belo Horizonte (population 2.1 million), which implemented the first participatory housing budget (OPH); Santo Andre, (population 650,000), in the Sao Paulo metropolitan region, the city which has interlinked its participatory planning and budgeting processes; and, Rio Grande do Sul (population 10.2 million), the only state to have successfully implemented participatory budgeting.”

Excerpt: Table of Contents (Final Report, June 2003)

Project Year:	2001-2003
Project Type:	Research Paper
Geographic Regions:	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Reports:	Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: (Summary, The Experience of the Participatory Budget In Rio Grande do Sul Brazil, (September 2001) Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: (Final Report, June 2003) Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: (Annexes, 2003)
Authors:	^{Mona Serageldin; John Driscoll; Liz Meléndez San Miguel; Mona Serageldin; Elda Solloso; Luis Valenzuela; Consuelo Bravo; Clara Solá-Morales; Thomas Watkin.} ^{In collaboration with Brazilian officials: Yves Cabannes (Regional Coordinator, PGU/LAC); Maria Gezica Baladares (Municipal Housing Secretary); SMHAB, Belo Horizonte; Tarson Núñez (Formerly Director of Regional and Urban Planning, State of Rio Grande do Sul; André Passos (General Coordinator, GAPLAN, Porto Alegre)}
Sponsors:	^{Inter-American Development Bank}
Categories:	Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading

ID:	2001_09_001