UN-HABITAT Spatial Regional Plan and Assessment for the Kurdistan-Iraq Region Housing Program, 2014

Abstract

In 2014, I2UD provided an analysis and overview of the Kurdistan Iraq-Region Housing Program, which proposed an investment into meeting the housing needs of lower-income households in three Iraqi governorates.

Documents include a Synthesis Paper and presentation on capability enhancement solutions for refugees in Baghdad, Iraq, and case studies on housing programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia for workshop for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Additional materials include training program notes, presentations on spatial regional planning, preliminary assessments and case studies.

See related I2UD projects below

Project Year:2014
Project Type:Local Development Strategy
Geographic Regions:Southern Kurdistan, Iraq / Baghdad, Iraq / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Georgia
Reports:

Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Preliminary Assessment (Draft, February 2014)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Training Program (Case Studies, June 2014)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Training Program (Synthesis Paper, June 2014)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Training Program (Presentation, October 2014)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Spatial Regional Plan (Presentation, December 2014)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Preliminary Assessment (Presentation, June 2015)



Kurdistan Iraq Region Housing Program:
Preliminary Assessment (Draft, June 2015)


Authors:Mona Serageldin; François Vigier; Daniel Tsai; Sheelah Gobar; Maren Larsen; Barbara Summers; Warren Hagist;
Sponsors:UN Habitat
Categories:Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading
  
ID:2014_06_001

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