I2UD Digital Library Study Guide: The Role of Urban Planning and Management in Post-Crisis Reconciliation and Recovery, October 2025

• “Strategy for Technical Assistance and Training: Housing and Land Management in Poland,” Technical Assistance Report by Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 1992_00_001)
• “Framework for Land Management and Urban Development in a Market Economy,” Mission Report with Case Studies Annexes, for Tirana, Albania (Project ID: 1994_00_001)
• “Lublin Local Initiatives Program” & “Lublin Old Town Rehabilitation Project,” Technical Assistance for Urban Upgrading in Lublin, Poland, 1994-2000 (Project ID: 1994_08_001)
• Design Studio 1995: “Urban Regeneration and Housing in a Transitional Economy: Lublin, Poland,” Seminar Curriculum (Project ID: 1995_00_001)
• Design Studio 1996: “Strategic Urban Redevelopment in a Transitional Economy in Gdansk, Poland,” Seminar Curriculum (Project ID: 1996_01_001)
• “City of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,” Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland (Project ID: 1996_06_002)
• “Review of the South African Government’s Grant-Funded Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” Technical Reports, 1998-1999 (Project ID: 1998_08_001)
• “Preserving the Historic Urban Fabric in a Context of Fast Paced Change,” Cultural Heritage Essay by Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 1998_11_001)
• “Szczecin Local Initiative Program,” Urban Improvement Intervention Strategy, USAID Regional Housing and Urban Development Office, Szczecin, Poland (Project ID: 1999_05_001)
• Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa (Project ID: 1999_05_002)
• “Reconnaissance Report: Local Economic Development,” Regional Planning Survey for Bucharest, Romania (Project ID: 2000_02_001)
• IEP October 2000: “Seminar on Strategic Planning for Urban Revitalization and Local Development” in Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2000_10_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,” Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_08_003)
• “Svishtov: A Community-Based Investment Program for Municipal Development,” Technical Assistance for Capital Investment Strategy in Svishtov, Bulgaria (Project ID: 2002_03_001)
• ICLRD: Annual Conference Reports on Urban Planning for the Island of Ireland, 2004-2017 (Project ID: 2004_05_001)
• “Cooperation and Capacity Building for Promoting Cultural, Natural and Built Heritage in Transylvania,” Technical Assistance Report, Romania (Project ID: 2004_09_001)
• “Continuity and Change” by Mona Serageldin, Topic Paper for 48th World Congress, International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) (Project ID: 2004_09_002)
• “Romania Local Governance Bridge Program – Metropolitan Planning and Cooperation in Romania,” USAID-ROMANIA Report (Project ID: 2005_07_001)
• ICLRD: Spatial Strategies for Peace and Reconciliation on the Island of Ireland – Collected Reports by the International Centre for Local & Regional Development, 2006-2013 (Project ID: 2006_06_001)
• “The Atlas of the Island of Ireland: Mapping Social and Economic Change,” Publication by ICLRD, 2008 and 2015 (Project ID: 2008_00_001)
• “Shaping and Managing Cross-Border Development,” ICLRD Executive Training Program Materials for Irish Border Cities, 2010-2014 (Project ID: 2009_00_004)
• ICLRD: Urban Reconciliation Case Studies for Public Housing Estates in Ireland and Northern Ireland, 2010-2012 (Project ID: 2010_05_001)
• “Borderlands: The Journal of Spatial Planning in Ireland,” ICLRD Publication, 2011, 2013 (Project ID: 2011_00_001)
• “Technical Assistance to Lesedi Local Municipality,” Design Framework for South Africa’s Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant, Gauteng Province, South Africa (Project ID: 2011_08_001)
• ICLRD Briefing Papers 2012-2016: “Implementation of River Basin Management Plans,” “Fit for the Future: Organisational Change and Development,” and “Applying the Functional Territories Concept: Planning Beyond Borders” (Project ID: 2012_00_001)
• “The Unplanned Areas Upgrading and Employment Enhancing Programme in Egypt,” Needs Assessment and Activity Design Study for Informal Settlements, 2011-2016 (Project ID: 2012_10_004)
• World Bank MNA Urban Action Plan, Policy and Strategy Papers: “The Evolving Regional Urban Agenda: Key Challenges and Opportunities” and “From Spring to Renaissance: Repositioning the Arab Cities” (Project ID: 2013_01_001)
• UN-Habitat Spatial Regional Plan and Assessment for the Kurdistan-Iraq Region Housing Program (Project ID: 2014_06_001)
• “Economy of Historic Preservation” in Erbil, Kurdistan: Strengthening Urban & Regional Planning (SURP), UN-Habitat (Project ID: 2014_06_002)
• “World Migration Report,” Background Papers on Displacement, Migration, and Resettlement in MENA, International Organization for Migration (Project ID: 2014_09_001)
• “National Urban Strategy for Governorates in Iraq,” Development Strategy for Phase II of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Iraq Ministry of Planning Local Area Development Programme (LADP II), 2014-2018 (Project ID: 2014_11_001)
• Keynote for City Debates 2015, American University of Beirut: “The Dynamics of Neighborhood Transformation: Long Term Trends and Immediate Responses to Turmoil and Civil Unrest,” Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 2015_03_001)
• “Habitat III Regional Report for the Arab Region,” for UN-Habitat (ROAS) and United Nations (ESCWA), 2015-2016 (Project ID: 2015_10_003)
• “Integrated Development Plan in Support of the Socio-Economic Integration of Former Burundian Refugees in Tanzania,” Technical Assistance (Project ID: 2015_11_001)
• “Local Aspects of Humanitarian Response to Transit Migrants and Refugees in Croatia” (Project ID: 2016_01_001)

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.

• “Planning for Climate Adaptation Program” for Four Dominican Republic Municipalities (Project ID: 2015_10_002)
• “National Urban Policies in Arab States,” Regional Assessment and Case Studies on NUPs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan (Project ID: 2014_08_001)
• “Arusha Urbanization Strategy and Urban Development Plan,” Development Strategy for Arusha Municipality, Tanzania (Project ID: 2012_01_001)
• ICLRD: Urban Reconciliation Case Studies for Public Housing Estates in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Study Profile on the Basel Metropolitan Area (Project ID: 2010_05_001)
• Executive Training Course 2006: “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development,” Workshop Curriculum with Case Studies, Pretoria, South Africa (Project ID: 2006_11_001)
• IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa (Project ID: 2003_08_001)
• IEP 2002: “Strategic Planning for Local Development & Urban Revitalization,” Program Overview (Project ID: 2002_01_001)
• “Indicators of Performance for Local Development,” Case Study on the LITMUS Programme by the Borough of Southwark, London, 2001 (Project ID: 2001_09_003)
• Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa (Project ID: 1999_05_002)
• “Housing Microfinance Initiatives,” Case Study for USAID Microenterprise Best Practices Initiative (Project ID: 1999_00_001)
• 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)
• “City of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,” Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland (Project ID: 1996_06_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)
• “Introduction to Local Finances,” Teaching Monographs and Case Studies on Finance Management, 1994-1999 (Project ID: 1994_07_002)
• “Regularizing the Informal Land Development Process,” International Case Studies for the USAID Office of Housing and Urban Programs, Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 1990_10_001)

• “Strategy for Technical Assistance and Training: Housing and Land Management in Poland,” Report by Mona Serageldin (Project ID: 1992_00_001)
• Design Studio 1995: “Urban Regeneration and Housing in a Transitional Economy,” Lublin, Poland (Project ID: 1995_00_001)
• Habitat II Conference: “Leadership and Best Practices,” Mona Serageldin, Istanbul, Turkey (Project ID: 1996_06_001)
• International Education Program (IEP) 2000, Lublin Local Initiative Program (Case Study) (Project ID: 2000_10_001)
• International Education Program (IEP) 2000, Szczecin Local Partnership Program (Case Study) (Project ID: 2000_10_001)
• “Lublin Local Initiatives Program” & “Lublin Old Town Rehabilitation Project,” Urban Upgrading in Lublin, Poland, 1994-2000 (Project ID: 1994_08_001)