Abstract

In 2007, the Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD) organized a 4-day Executive Training Program workshop, “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Human Settlements,” held in Pretoria, South Africa.

Topics included: 1) Globalization and local development; 2) Meeting the challenge of development in Africa; 3) Promoting sustainability in human settlements; 4) Building sustainability in housing projects; 5) Local revenue generation; 6) Financing local capital improvements; 7) Partnerships for local development; and 8) Indicators of local development.

Documents feature a workshop schedule, followed by detailed case studies on development projects around the globe:

• “Development Corridors and Urban Development Strategies” — Mona Serageldin, Presented at UNCTAD XI-URBIS, São Paulo, Brazil, 2004. Printed in Cities: Engines of Economic Development, UN-Habitat: Kenya, 2005
• “Improve Your Neighborhood Program” — Cuenca, Ecuador
• “SEWAs Participation in Infrastructure Improvement Initiatives in Urban Areas” — Ahmedabad, India
• “Municipal Fund for Public Housing” — Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• “Economic Revitalization and Integrated Development” — Middledrift, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• “Development of Harbor Point” — Boston, MA, USA

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