“Arusha Urbanization Strategy and Urban Development Plan,” Development Strategy for Arusha Municipality, Tanzania, 2009-2012

Abstract

The “Arusha Urbanization Strategy and Urban Development Plan” was a comprehensive development strategy completed by I2UD for the East African Community of Arusha, Tanzania in 2012.

I2UD compiled the plan between 2009 and 2012, funded by the Aga Khan University, which has an extensive East African campus. As the designated capital of East Africa, Arusha attracts investments and donor support for development projects, is a prime tourist destination, wildlife region and key node in the African Rift Valley with a wealth of natural and cultural heritage.

Documents include a Planning Proposal draft, a 2009 Inception Report, Second Interim, Summary and Field reports from 2010, followed by Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eight Interim Reports. Finally, a Final Report, Brief and Community Case Studies from 2012 complete the materials on this project.

Project Year:2009-2012
Project Type:Comprehensive Plan
Geographic Regions:Arusha, Tanzania
Reports:
Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Proposal for Planning Project, Draft)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Inception Report, May 2009)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Second Interim Report, February 2010)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Summary Report, March 2010)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Field Report, July 2010)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Third Interim Report, September 2010)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Fourth Interim Report, March 2011)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Fifth Interim Report, April 2011)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Sixth Interim Report, August 2011)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Seventh Interim Report, January 2012)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Presentation to AKU, March 2012)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Final Report, July 2012)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Brief, April 2012)



Arusha Urban Development Plan:
(Community Case Studies)


Authors:Mona Serageldin; Warren Hagist; Caroline Jordi; Richard Kruger; Christa Lee-Chuvala; Kendra Leith; Biorn Maybury-Lewis; Carolina Morgan; Alejandra Mortarini; Natalie Pohlman; Linda Shi; Daniel Tsai
Sponsors:Aga Khan University
Categories:Urban Planning
  
ID:2012_01_001

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Seminar on “Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Western Hemisphere: Lessons from the Past, Looking to the Future,” World Cultural Heritage Convention 30th Anniversary, Conference Materials, 2002

Abstract

The CUDS seminar “Protecting Heritage of Western Hemisphere” was organized as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the World Cultural Heritage Convention, held at Harvard University in December 2002.

The seminar brought together international policy makers, public officials, practitioners, and academics involved in the protection and management of national and cultural heritage sites.

Documents include a substantial list of conference materials, including lecture presentations by guest speakers, memos, conference addresses by participant transcripts of individual panel contributions and a conference booklet containing a schedule and list of participants.


[Excerpt: CUDS Internal Memo, Francois Vigier, June 2002, p. 1]

“Open to the general public, the Seminar [was] attended by senior officials of UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Organization of American States and bring together policy makers, public officials, practitioners and academics involved in the protection and management of natural, archeological and urban cultural heritage sites in the Western Hemisphere.

“Key participants include[d] international organizations and foundations, bilateral and international development agencies and representatives of the major institutions and foundations active in promoting the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage in multiple regions:

Ecuador — Peru National Park — Colombia — Venezuela — Upper Amazon (Peru and Brazil) — Cuna language regions (Central Panama) — Galapagos Islands

“The objective of the Seminar [was] to review past and present experiences. An open discussion of the economic, social and managerial issues in the designation, conservation and use of cultural sites [addressed]:

▪ Disseminate cutting-edge approaches;
▪ Allow an exchange of successful practices; and
▪ Help the participants address emerging challenges in the preservation of the natural and manmade cultural heritage.”

Project Year:2002
Project Type:Conference
Geographic Regions:Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (Seminar Location) / United States (Everglades National Park, Florida and Annapolis, Maryland) / Galápagos Islands, Ecuador / Peru / Colombia / Venezuela / Brazil (Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area, Paraty and Guarujá, São Paulo) / Panama / Valparaíso, Chile
Reports:

Authors:Francesco Bandarin; Mounir Bouchenaki; Orestes del Castillo; Francesco di Castri; Belia Contreras; Maureen Finnerty; Silvana Giaimo; Pamela W. Hawkes; Maria-Valeria Junho Pena; Roberto L. Klabin; Vincent J. Lujan; Claudio C. Maretti;Colonel James G. May; David Maybury-Lewis; William Moss; Bernie Perley; Eduardo Rojas; Peter Rowe; Ismail Serageldin; Bradford H. Sewell; Anthony Stocks; François Vigier;
Sponsors:Center for Urban Development Studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design; United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS); UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Categories:Evaluations and Assessments;
  
ID:2002_12_001

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