Abstract
These documents represent a survey of International Training Program (ITP) materials between 1982-2000, including a list of modules, a history summary, ITP Archives Brochures from 1993-2000, and case studies on the Boston Charlestown Navy Yard, New Market in Roxbury, and London’s Docklands on the Isle of Dogs. See A History of ITP and IEP Seminars below for more information on ITP work.
Modules below represent a range of topics, some repeated for later years of International Training Programs:
- Strategic Planning and the Financing of Urban Development;
- Financing Infrastructure and Urban Services;
- Urban Environmental Improvements Through Community Empowerment;
- Accessing Resources for Community Development;
- Economic and Financial Assessment of Urban Projects;
- Financing Affordable Housing and Infrastructure Planning.
See related I2UD projects below
| Project Year: | 1982-2000 |
| Project Type: | ITP; Education |
| Geographic Regions: | Boston, USA / London, UK / Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador |
| Reports: | — Brochures, 1993-2000:
Case Studies: |
| Authors: | François Vigier; Victor Karen; Barry Shaw |
| Sponsors: | Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
| Categories: | International Training Program; Education |
| ID: | 1982_00_001 |
Related I2UD Projects
A History of ITP and IEP Seminars
Beginning in 1982, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design hosted International Training Programs (ITP), an annual series of 2- to 4-week summer seminars 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:
- ITP 1988: “Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure” with Boston Redevelopment Authority Site Visit and Documentation (Project ID: 1988_00_002)
- ITP 1991: Development Strategies for Urban Regeneration of Old Urban Fabric: Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 1991_07_001)
- ITP 1994: Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces: Upham’s Corner, Dorchester, Boston, South Boston, New Haven (USA); Montpellier (France), Cork (Ireland), Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 1994_07_001)
- ITP 1995: “Linking Economic and Physical Development Strategies Intergovernmental Responsibilities in the Context of Decentralization” (Project ID: 1995_06_001)
- ITP 1997: “South Boston Metropolitan Area Community Housing,” Case Studies and Curriculums (Project ID: 1997_00_002)
- ITP 1998: “The Role of Public/Private Partnerships in Urban Improvements,” with Case Studies on Kreuzberg, Berlin (Germany), GIS Mapping on Cape Cod (US), and the Maarouf Quarter of Cairo (Egypt) (Project ID: 1998_07_001)
- ITPs 1982-2000: Survey of Modules and Curriculum Materials, 1982-2000 (Project ID: 1982_00_001)
The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when the Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as International Education Programs (IEP) from 2000-2004:
- IEP 2000: “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation,” Case Studies and Curriculum (Project ID: 2000_08_002)
- IEP October 2000: “Seminar on Strategic Planning for Urban Revitalization and Local Development” in Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2000_10_001)
- IEP 2000-2001: Seminar on Urban Planning and Local Economic Development for Romania (UPLED), for Oradea, Iasi and Focșani, Romania, 2001 (Project ID: 2001_03_001)
- IEP May 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” Eastern Cape, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_05_001)
- IEP August 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_08_003)
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.
Related by: Work in Boston, Massachusetts
- ITP 1988: “Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure,” with Boston Redevelopment Authority Site Visit (Project ID: 1988_00_002)
- 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 (Project ID: 1994_07_001)
- Reuse Plans for Boston’s Navy Yards and Military Bases: “Balanced Growth Reuse Strategies for Military Base Conversions” (Project ID: 1996_12_001)
- City of Boston’s “Neighborhood Partnership Initiative” & “Main Street Program,” Urban Revitalization for Roslindale and West Roxbury (Project ID: 1997_05_001)
- ITP 1997: “South Boston Metropolitan Area Community Housing,” Case Studies (Project ID: 1997_00_002)
- IEP August 2000: “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation” (Project ID: 2000_08_002)
- Seminar on “Partnerships and Urban Development in Older Neighborhoods in Paris and Boston,” with Centre de Recherches sur l’Habitat (CRH) (Project ID: 2004_00_001)
- ITP 1982-2000: Survey of Modules for International Training Program Seminars (Project ID: 1982_00_001)