IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2003

Abstract

Curriculum components from the 2003 IEP (International Education Program) “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” which was held in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa in August and September 2003.

Documents include agendas, case studies, project summaries, and reference materials. Noted work by Mona Serageldin includes “Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity,” a background paper for the 2001 Third Global Report on Human Settlements.

Additional contextual documents include:
The “Best Practices 2001” submission for Middledrift, Eastern Cape, South Africa; an executive summary from May 2000 for the “Housing Microfinance Initiative”; a presentation of indicator reports by CUDS “Neighborhood Improvement Program, Neiva, Colombia”; and “Participant Evaluation and Comments” forms for the 2003 seminar participants.

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Project Year:	2003
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	^{Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa (Program Locations) / Brazil / Boston, Massachusetts, US / South Africa / Bogotá, Colombia / Southwark, London, UK / Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers, France / Ahmedabad, India / Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / Szczecin, Poland}
Reports:	IEP 2003: Cover Page IEP 2003: Workshop Topic Outline IEP 2003: Workshop Schedule, August IEP 2003: Workshop Schedule, September IEP 2003: Handout IEP 2003: Participant Evaluation Comments Form IEP 2003: Staff Bios IEP 2003: Agenda 21 IEP 2003: Assessment of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil (Full Report) IEP 2003: Banco Palmas Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil IEP 2003: Boston Neighborhood Partners Initiative IEP 2003: Cities Alliance City Development Strategies IEP 2003: Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity IEP 2003: Economic Revitalization and Integrated Development Middledrift IEP 2003: Elim Development of Infrastructure and Initiating of Sustainable Projects IEP 2003: Housing Microfinance Initiatives, Executive Summary with SEWA and GRAMEEN IEP 2003: Indicators, Bogota IEP 2003: Indicators of Performance for Local Development, Southwark, London IEP 2003: Millennium Development Goals Indicators IEP 2003: Participatory Budget: The Experience in Porto Alegre (December 2001) IEP 2003: Regional Planning Excerpts, Santo Andre IEP 2003: Saint Denis and Plaine Commune IEP 2003: Santo Andre Social Inclusion Regional Planning IEP 2003: SEWAs Participation in Infrastructure Improvement Initiatives in Urban Areas IEP 2003: Successful Institutionalization of Community Based Development in the Commune of Adjame, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire IEP 2003: The Capital Improvement Program City of Szczecin IEP 2003: The Municipal Fund for Public Housing, Belo Horizonte IEP 2003: UNED Earth Summit 2002, Globalization Briefing Papers
Authors:	CUDS Team
Sponsors:	Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Education Program; Education

ID:	2003_08_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The International Training Programs (ITP) began in 1982, as 2-4 week long summer seminars held by the Unit for Housing and Urbanization (Harvard University) in Cambridge, MA. ITP curriculums were 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:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

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.

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“Planning for Climate Adaptation Program” for Four Dominican Republic Municipalities: Santo Domingo National District, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macoris, and Las Terrenas, 2015

“National Urban Policies in Arab States,” Regional Assessment and Case Studies on NUPs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, 2014

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

ICLRD: Urban Reconciliation Case Studies for Public Housing Estates in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Study Profile on the Basel Metropolitan Area, 2010-2012

Executive Training Course 2006: “Strategic Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development,” Workshop Curriculum with Case Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, 2006

IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2003

IEP 2002: “Strategic Planning for Local Development & Urban Revitalization,” Program Overview, International Education Programs, 2002

Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa, May-June 1999

“Housing Microfinance Initiatives,” Case Study for USAID Microenterprise Best Practices Initiative, 1999-2000

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), 1998

“City of Szczecin Capital Improvement Program,” Case Studies for Technical Assistance Program, Szczecin, Poland, 1996

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, International Education Programs, 1994

“Introduction to Local Finances,” Teaching Monographs and Case Studies on Finance Management, by Visiting Lecturer David C. Jones, 1994-1999

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Gallery 2 – Côte d’Ivoire: Adjamé, Abidjan, 1990-1995

Gallery 12 – Poland: Gdansk and Lublin, 1994–1995

Gallery 15 – United States: Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-1997

December 2002July 2025

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

[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) / Latin America / United States
Reports:	Protecting Cultural Heritage: Seminar Overview Protecting Cultural Heritage: CUDS Internal Memo (June 2002) Protecting Cultural Heritage: Institutional Bios Protecting Cultural Heritage: Introduction of Ismail Serageldin Protecting Cultural Heritage: Welcome Remarks by Peter Rowe Protecting Cultural Heritage: Introduction of Conservation and Development Panel Protecting Cultural Heritage: Francesco di Castri Web Talk Protecting Cultural Heritage: Introduction of Balancing Multiple Interests Panel Protecting Cultural Heritage: Col May, Everglades Remarks Protecting Cultural Heritage: Serra do Guararu and Cairucu Project Overview Protecting Cultural Heritage: Melissa Kimble Venice Statement (November 2002) Protecting Cultural Heritage: Mayor Ellen Moyer Annapolis Summary Protecting Cultural Heritage: Valparaiso, Chile Overview Protecting Cultural Heritage: Mounir Bouchenaki UNESCO Address (December 2002) Protecting Cultural Heritage: Ismail Serageldin, Conference Summation (December 2002) Protecting Cultural Heritage: (Conference Program Booklet)
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, 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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Gallery 4 – Chile: Santiago, Concepción, and Talcahuano, 1992-1993

August 2001July 2025

IEP August 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” Pretoria, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2001

Abstract

Curriculum components from the August 2001 IEP “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” held in Pretoria, South Africa from August 27-31, 2001. Additional materials are a workshop discussion guide, case studies and excerpts of CUDS reports used for the seminar. Some materials are repeated or reworked from previous IEP and ITP sessions.

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Project Year:	2001
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Pretoria, South Africa (Workshop Location)
Reports:	IEP 2001: Workshop Discussion Guide IEP 2001: Agenda 21 IEP 2001: Barcelona 2000 Economic and Social Strategic Plan IEP 2001: Business Improvement Districts IEP 2001: Community Based Urbanization and Favelas Rehabilitation Processes (Excerpt, August 2001) IEP 2001: Housing Microfinance Initiatives Executive Summary (Excerpt) IEP 2001: Indicators Examples from the Western Hemisphere Bogota Jacksonville (Excerpt, August 2001) IEP 2001: Juiz de Fora Strategic Plan (Excerpt, August 2001) IEP 2001: Lublin Local Initiatives Program A Success Story (2000) IEP 2001: SEWA Participation in Infrastructure Improvement Initiatives in Urban Areas (Excerpt) IEP 2001: Capital Improvement Program Szczecin (Case Study) IEP 2001: Project Right Boston MA (Case Study)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; Sameh Wahba
Sponsors:	Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Education Program; Education

ID:	2001_08_003

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

May 2001July 2025

IEP May 2001: “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” Eastern Cape, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2001

Abstract

Curriculum components from the 2001 IEP held in Eastern Cape, South Africa, from May 14-18, 2001. The report, titled “Infrastructure Planning and Partnerships for Local Economic Development,” and related documents include case studies and excerpts of CUDS reports used for the seminar.

Excerpt

[Excerpt: Executive Summary, May 2001, p. 1]

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Project Year:	2001
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Eastern Cape, South Africa
Reports:	IEP 2001: Housing Microfinance Initiatives Executive Summary (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Fortalezas Housing and Integrated Community Development Initiatives (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Community Based Urbanization Fortaleza Brazil (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Business Improvement Districts (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Boston Main Streets (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Barcelona 2000, Economic and Social Strategic Plan (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Indicators Bogota, Jacksonville, Southwark, UK (Excerpt May, 2001) IEP 2001 Municipal Service of Environmental Sanitation Santo Andre Brazil (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Participatory Planning and Urban Management Belem Para Brazil (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: The Neighborhood Partnership Initiative Boston MA (Excerpt, May 2001) IEP 2001: Urban Land Management Project Tirana Albania (Excerpt, May 2001)
Authors:	John Driscoll; Emly Costa; Mona Serageldin; Sameh Wahba; Patrick Bodart; Yves Cabannes; Boguslaw Trondowski
Sponsors:	Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Education Program; Education

ID:	2001_05_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

March 2001July 2025

IEP 2000-2001: Seminar on Urban Planning and Local Economic Development for Romania (UPLED), for Oradea, Iasi and Focșani, Romania, International Education Programs, 2001

Abstract

CUDS developed an International Education Program (IEP) seminar for the Romanian Urban Planning and Local Economic Development Program (UPLED), in 2000 and 2001 in Romania. The programs assisted the three Cities of Oradea, Iași, and Focșani to formulate city development strategies and adopt improved urban management practices in support of local economic development in Romania.

The seminar from September 19-23, 2001 for the City of Oradea was organized in association with the Research Triangle Institute Romania and the USAID Local Government Assistance Program, with support from the Open Society Foundation and Partners Foundation for Local Development.

The seminar from March 20-23, 2001 for the City of Iași, Romania was co-organized by the City Iasi and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Center for Urban Development Studies, in Association with The Research Triangle Institute, and the USAID Local Government Assistance Program.

Documents include these seminar materials, and a letter from the Mayor of Iași to the USAID Mission Director regarding the UPLED seminar, and case studies.

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Project Year:	2000-2001
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Romania (Oradea, Iași, and Focșani)
Reports:	IEP 2000: UPLED Romania (Seminar Report, September 2000) — IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Seminar Introduction, March 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Foreword, March 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Agenda, March 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Participants and Organizers, March 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Linking Economic and Physical Development Strategies) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (City Strategies and Regional Development Romania) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Community Investment Program) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Financial Analysis and Forecasting) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Financing Municipal Utilities Development Programs) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Strategic Reforms Budapest 1990 to 2000) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Paris Regional Plan and New Towns) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Redevelopment of Charlestown Navy Yard Boston) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Program for Reconfiguration of Private Parcels for Public Use) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Preliminary Evaluation of Creditworthiness Manual) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Financial Budget and Performance Indicators) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Medium Term Financial Strategy) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Oradea Development Strategy) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Assessment of Oradea City Development Strategy August 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Oradea Local Budget Evolution) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Oradea Reconfiguration of Public and Private Parcels) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Oradea Public Private Partnership in Financing Rehabilitation of Housing) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Iasi Development Strategy) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Iasi Budget Analysis) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Iasi Capital Investment Plan) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Iasi Mall Area Rehabilitation Project) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Letter from Mayor of Iasi to USAID March 2001) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Iasi Technological Park Technopolis) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Development Strategy) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Local Budget) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Financial Forecasts and Indicators) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Municipal Borrowing from Bank) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Capital Investment Plan) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Rehabilitation of Water Supply System) IEP 2001: UPLED Romania (Focșani Municipal Borrowing Moldova Marketplace)
Authors:	^{David Jones; François Vigier; John Driscoll; Liviu Ianasi, Alexandru Sandu; Georgeta Stirbu; Adrian Cuperman; Cristina Costin; Carmen Grosu; Sorin Caian; Katalin Pallai; Viorica Serbu; Ion Oancea; Mircea Grigorovschi; Victor Giosan; Daniela Olaru; Violeta Balica; Robert Kehew; Oradea Mayor Petru Filip; Tanase Miculescu; Andrei Krausz; Andrei Luncan; Claudia Pamfil}
Sponsors:	RTI International; USAID Local Government Assistance Program; Open Society Foundation; Partners Foundation for Local Developement
Categories:	International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education

ID:	2001_03_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

October 2000July 2025

IEP October 2000: “Seminar on Strategic Planning for Urban Revitalization and Local Development” in Pretoria, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2000

Abstract

Seminar materials represent curriculum components from the October 2000 IEP, “Seminar on Strategic Planning for Urban Revitalization and Local Development” held October 30 to November 3, 2000 in Pretoria, South Africa. Documents include project excerpts and case studies used in the seminar, including a presentation by Dr. Serageldin presented at the HABITAT II Urban Finance Conference in 1995, “Empowerment and Accountability in Local Governance: Adjame’s Community Development Experience.”

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Project Year:	2000
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Pretoria, South Africa (Seminar Location)
Reports:	IEP 2000: A Statewide Strategy for Job Creation and Economic Growth, MA IEP 2000: Barcelona 2000 Economic and Social Strategic Plan IEP 2000: Boston Main Streets IEP 2000: Commonwealth Flats Strategic Plan MPABDD IEP 2000: Community Based Urbanization and Favelas Rehabilitation Processes, Fortaleza, Brazil IEP 2000: Empowerment and Accountability in Local Governance Adjame IEP 2000: Fortaleza Housing and Integrated Community Development Initiatives IEP 2000: From Columbia to Harbor Point IEP 2000: Lublin Local Initiatives Program IEP 2000: Participatory Planning and Urban Management in Belem Para, Brazil IEP 2000: Project Right, Boston, MA IEP 2000: SEWA The Parivartan Slum Networking Program, Ahmedabad, India IEP 2000: Szczecin Local Partnership Program IEP 2000: The Neighborhood Partnership Initiative IEP 2000: Urban Land Management Project Tirana Albania
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; John Driscoll; Sameh Wahba; Boguslaw Trondowski; Patrick Bodart; Yves Cabannes; Emily Costa
Sponsors:	Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Education Program; Education; Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading

ID:	2000_10_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

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August 2000July 2025

IEP August 2000: “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation,” International Education Programs, 2000

Abstract

Curriculum components from the August 2000 IEP, “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation.” Materials include case studies and project summaries from influential offices and agencies from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Many case studies were replicated for later years of the IEP program. Multiple curriculum components are contained in each document. See individual cover pages for full section indexes, or the Program Reference Materials List (Volume 1 Index).

For example:
“Boston Strategic Plans And Community Participation (Case Studies)” contains multiple works:

– A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights (Strategic Development Study Committee; Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston, MA; 2000)

– Private/Public Development of South Station (Center for Urban Development Studies; Cambridge, MA; 1995)

– Boston 400 Guide to Community Participation, (Boston Redevelopment Authority; Boston, MA; Summer, 1999)

– Choosing to Compete: A Statewide Strategy for Job Creation and Economic Growth: Executive Summary (Executive Office of Economic Affairs; Commonwealth of Massachusetts May, 1993)

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Project Year:	2000
Project Type:	IEP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Boston, Massachusetts, US / Providence, Rhode Island, USA / New York Metropolitan Area, USA / Paris, France / Szczecin, Poland / Tirana, Albania / St. Petersburg, Russia
Reports:	IEP 2000: “Linking Economic and Physical Development Strategies” (Lecture Notes, Francois Vigier) IEP 2000: Boston Strategic Plans and Community Participation (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Waterfront Development in Boston (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Harbor Point (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Boston Housing Authority Initiatives (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Federal Government and Housing Initiatives (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Project RIGHT, Inc (Dorchester, MA Case Studies) IEP 2000: Elmwood Neighborhood Proposal to Rhode Island Housing for Neighborhood Revitalization Program IEP 2000: Main Streets Programs in Boston (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Dudley Square (Boston MA) IEP 2000: Regional Plan Association (New York, NY) IEP 2000: Municipal Policy and Finance (Case Studies) IEP 2000: Microfinance Synthesis, Regional Summary for Asia, Latin American and Sub-Saharan Africa with Selected Case Studies IEP 2000: International Case Studies (Szcenzin, Poland and Paris, France) IEP 2000: Introductory Materials: Center Staff and Presenter Bios (List of Reference Materials) IEP 2000: Program Reference Materials List (Volume 1 Index)
Authors:	^{François Vigier; Mona Serageldin; John Driscoll; David Jones; Christopher Rogers; Kath Phelan; Linda Haar; Thomas Nally; Carol R. Johnson; Deborah Goddard; Richard Henderson; Martin Nee; Jorge Martinez; David Knowles; Margaret Thalwitz; Robert Yaro; Kimberley Wilson}
Sponsors:	Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Education Program; Education

ID:	2000_08_002

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

Related by – City or Community Case Studies

Related by – Work in Boston, Massachusetts

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, International Education Programs, 1994

Reuse Plans for Boston’s Navy Yards and Military Bases: “Balanced Growth Reuse Strategies for Military Base Conversions,” Boston, USA, 1993-1996

City of Boston’s “Neighborhood Partnership Initiative” & “Main Street Program,” Urban Revitalization for Roslindale and West Roxbury, Boston, United States, 1997

ITP 1997: “South Boston Metropolitan Area Community Housing,” Case Studies from Boston, Massachusetts, International Training Programs, 1997

IEP August 2000: “Boston, Massachusetts: Strategic Plans and Community Participation,” International Education Programs, 2000

Seminar on “Partnerships and Urban Development in Older Neighborhoods in Paris and Boston,” with Centre de Recherches sur l’Habitat (CRH), April 2004

ITP 1982-2000: Survey of Modules for International Training Program Seminars

October 1999July 2025

Executive Training Program 1999: Seminar on “Urban Planning and Management” for Executive Officials from Nouadhibou & Nouakchott, Mauritania, 1999

Abstract

The Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS) at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design hosted a seminar on “Urban Planning and Management” for a delegation of senior officials from Mauritania, on October 4-14, 1999, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The seminar was organized in response to a request from the Agence Mauritanienne d’Exécution des Travaux d’Intérêt Public pour l’Emploi (AMEXTIPE), and led to a formal consultation project by CUDS on recommendations for urban development in October 2000.

In the late 1990s, decentralization initiatives in Mauritania shifted central and local relationships and created new responsibilities for municipalities. Impacted cities under survey included Nouadhibou and Nouakchott: Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial centre. Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania, it also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Urban issues facing local authorities included increasing urban poverty, demand for urban land, uncontrolled urban development, and underserved communities.

Note: AMEXTIPE was founded in 1992 under the initiative of the Government of Mauritania and the World Bank as a not-for-profit agency authorized to undertake the implementation of development projects.

Documents are primarily in French, and include two preliminary reports on Nouadhibou and Nouakchott from 1995 and 1996. A seminar program outline from October 1999 is in English. Also included are copies of the eventual CUDS reports from October 2000. See “Mauritanian National Urban Development Strategy” from 2000 for full project documentation.

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Project Year:	1999
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, Mauritania
Reports:	Seminar, Mauritania: (Program Outline, October 1999) Seminar, Mauritania (Seminar Report, French, October 1999) Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, French, October 1999) Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, French, October 2000) Seminar, Mauritania: (Final Report, French, 17 October 2000) Seminar, Mauritania: (Summary of Results, French, November 2000) Seminar, Mauritania: Nouadhibou (Practical Guide, French, March 1996) Seminar, Mauritania: Nouakchott (Land Use Inventory, French, June 1995)
Authors:	^{François Vigier (Team Leader); Mona Serageldin; Samir Abdulac; James Kostaras; Sameh Wahba; Jacques Carol; Ahmed Salem Ould Bouboutt; Isakha Diagana}
Sponsors:	World Bank; AMEXTIPE
Categories:	International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education

ID:	1999_10_001

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

May 1999July 2025

Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa, May-June 1999

Abstract

The Unit for Housing and Urbanization developed two workshops in 1999, on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs.” Workshop material built off original in-depth research and a previous report, “Review of South African Governments Grant Funded Municipal Infrastructure Programs” from 1998-1999 by the Unit. Workshop One was held on May 19-21, 1999, and Workshop Two was held on July 28-30, 1999.

Documents include a copy of the full report on Municipal Infrastructure Programs (MIPs) in South Africa, an outline on Performance Indicators, a Presentation on MIPs, program overviews and detailed schedules for the two workshops.

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Project Year:	1999
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	South Africa
Reports:	Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Interim Report December 1998) Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Performance Indicators) Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Presentation) Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Technical Proposal) Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Workshop 1 May 1999) Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure: (Workshop 2 July 1999)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin (Team Leader); David Cook; David C. Jones; John Driscoll; Christine Williams; Sameh Wahba; Suzanne Kim; Christopher Rogers; Wesley Wirth; Vicky Milne; Alejandra Mortarini
Sponsors:	World Bank; Development Bank of Southern Africa
Categories:	International Education Program; Executive Training Program; Education

ID:	1999_05_002

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

Related by – Work in South Africa

“Review of the South African Government’s Grant-Funded Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” 1998-1999

2001 Best Practices Leadership Programme: “Development of Infrastructure and Initiating of Sustainable Projects in Elim,” Western Cape, South Africa

“Township Development Strategy for Emfuleni Municipality,” Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, 2009

“Technical Assistance to Ladysmith/Emnambithi Local Municipality,” South Africa, 2010

“Technical Assistance to Lesedi Local Municipality,” Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2011

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July 1998July 2025

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), 1998

Abstract

The curriculum components from the ITP 1998: “The Role of Public/Private Partnerships in Urban Improvements,” include outlines of public and private partnerships for urban improvement initiatives. Case studies include city project overviews of The Kreuzberg District of Berlin; GIS Mapping Eastham and Wellfleet in Cape Cod; and the Maarouf Quarter in Cairo, Egypt.

Guest Lecturers included: Pat Cusick, Executive Director of South End Neighborhood Action Plan (SNAP); Richard Dimino, Chief Executive Director of Artery Business Committee; Linda Mogelli Haar, Director of Planning and Zoning of Boston Redevelopment Authority; Richard Henderson, Associate Director of Port Planning and Development of Massachusetts Port Authority; James Kostaras, Senior Architect/Planner for Boston Redevelopment Authority.

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Project Year:	1998
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	United Kingdom / Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA / Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany / Maarouf, Cairo, Egypt
Reports:	ITP 1998: Role of Public Private Partnerships in Urban Improvements (Outline) ITP 1998: Private Sector Initiatives (Outline) ITP 1998: Organization of a Development Corporation (Outline) ITP 1998: Development During a Recession (Outline) ITP 1998: The Kreuzberg District of Berlin ITP 1998: GIS Mapping Eastham and Wellfleet ITP 1998: Maarouf Quarter in Cairo
Authors:	Unit Team
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Training Program; Education

ID:	1998_07_001

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January 1997July 2025

ITP 1997: “South Boston Metropolitan Area Community Housing,” Case Studies from Boston, Massachusetts, International Training Programs, 1997

Abstract

Documents represent curriculum components from the 1997 ITP, primarily case studies on community housing projects around the South Boston area including:

– The Engleston Jackson Strategy
– Wharf Three
– Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust
– The Massachusetts Third Harbor Tunnel Project
– The South Station Joint Development Project
– The Massachusetts Port Authority Project, and
– The Urban Development Policy in Contrats de Ville, France

Additional documents are resource materials for job creation and economic growth, micro-business models, an overview of Boston, and an outline of faculty, guest lecturers and speakers.

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Project Year:	1997
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Boston, Massachusetts, US / Tower Hamlets, London, UK / France
Reports:	ITP 1997: South Boston Community Housing 1996 to 2000 Strategic Plan Report (Case Study) ITP 1997: Engleston Jackson Strategy (Case Study, May 1997) ITP 1997: Wharf Three (Case Study) ITP 1997: Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust (Case Study) ITP 1997: Massachusetts Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Case Study) ITP 1997: The South Station Joint Development Project, Boston (Case Study) ITP 1997: South End Neighborhood Housing Initiative (SENHI), Boston (Case Study) ITP 1997: Massachusetts Port Authority, Boston (Case Study) ITP 1997: Urban Development Policy in France, Contrats de Ville (Case Study) ITP 1997: Contrats de Ville (Resources) ITP 1997: A Statewide Strategy for Job Creation and Economic Growth (Resources) ITP 1997: Working Capital Metro Boston Proposal for a High Impact Model (Resources) ITP 1997: Micro Businesses Create Jobs (Resources) ITP 1997: Faculty, Staff, Guest Lecturers, and Guest Speakers (Resources) ITP 1997: Boston Overview (Resources)
Authors:	François Vigier; Mona Serageldin; Jerold Kayden; John Driscoll; David Jones; Judith Grant; Pat Cusick; Richard Dimino; Linda Mogelli Haar; Richard Henderson; James Kostaras
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Training Program; Education;

ID:	1997_00_002

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The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

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July 1994July 2025

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, International Education Programs, 1994

Abstract

Curriculum components from the 1994 ITP, “Revitalization of Older Urban Spaces,” including case studies for developments in Science Park, in New Haven, Connecticut, Dorchester Bay Enterprise Park, Cork’s Historic Center, Montpellier’s Eurocite Technopolis, the Boston Megaplex, South Boston’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Facility and the Upham’s Corner Commercial Revitalization Projects.

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Project Year:	1994
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Boston, Massachusetts, US / New Haven, Connecticut, US / Cork, Ireland / Montpellier, France
Reports:	ITP 1994: Science Park (New Haven, Case Study) ITP 1994: Overview for Science Park (New Haven, Case Study) ITP 1994: Cork Regeneration of the Historic Center (Ireland, Case Study) ITP 1994: Dorchester Bay Enterprise Park (Boston, Case Study) ITP 1994: Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (Boston, Case Study) ITP 1994: Montpellier Eurocite and National Economic and Urban Development Policy (France, Case Study) ITP 1994: Montpellier Eurocite, The Technopolis (France, Case Study) ITP 1994: Montpellier Technopolis (France, Charts)
Authors:	Barry Shaw; David Knowles; Bob Haas
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Training Program; Education

ID:	1994_07_001

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July 1994July 2025

“Introduction to Local Finances,” Teaching Monographs and Case Studies on Finance Management, by Visiting Lecturer David C. Jones, 1994-1999

Abstract

Between 1994 and 1999, David C. Jones was a visiting lecturer at the Unit for Housing and Urbanization. Jones lead seminars in the GDS International Training Programs for urban development practitioners. His contributions from I2UD’s records include the following materials:

Teaching monographs:
– “Municipal Government and Public Utilities: Financing and Management of Public Sector Infrastructure”
– “Financial, Economic and Social Impacts of Operational and Development Activities in Urban Communities”
– “Cost Definition and Recovery for Infrastructure, Land and Property”
– “Cost Measurement and Pricing of Local Public Services”

Case Studies:
– “Harvardia”
– “Harvard Yard Development Enterprise (HYDE)”

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Project Year:	1994-1999
Project Type:	Teaching Monographs
Geographic Regions:	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Reports:	“Municipal Government and Public Utilities: Financing and Management of Public Sector Infrastructure” (David Jones) “Financial, Economic and Social Impacts on Operational and Development Activity on Urban Communities” (David Jones, July 1994) “Cost Definition and Recovery” (David Jones, 1999) “Cost Measurement and Pricing of Local Public Services” (David Jones) “The Harvard Yard Development Enterprise (HYDE)” (David Jones, Case Study) “Harvardia,” (David Jones, Case Study)
Authors:	David C. Jones
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	Urban Planning; Urban Finance

ID:	1994_07_002

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January 1994July 2025

Design Studio 1994: “A New Urban Center for Adjamé, Abidjan, Ivory Coast,” Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio topic from Spring 1994, an annual seminar at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design led by Professors François Vigier and Mona Serageldin, focused on urban development in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

The document “Designing for Urban Growth: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire” (January 1994) and discusses the housing compound profiles, land allocation, household demographics and design conditions of Abidjan’s housing regions. The report details designs for dealing with environmental impacts such as organic and industrial effluents, solutions for reducing public subsidies for housing, reforms the housing production, and, in particular, suggestions for readdressing the respective responsibilities of the public and private sectors.

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Project Year:	1994
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Reports:	1994 Design Studio: Abidjan Designing for Urban Growth (Report, Vigier and Serageldin)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; François Vigier; Samir Abdulac; Howard Trett; Randa Tukan; David Neilson
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1994_01_001

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Gallery 2 – Côte d’Ivoire: Adjamé, Abidjan, 1990-1995

January 1993July 2025

Design Studio 1993: “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” Rabat, Morocco, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from Spring 1993, “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” was led by Professors François Vigier and Mona Serageldin. The seminar focused on the informal housing fringe region around the old city sections of Rabat, Morocco.

See the Table of Contents [excerpt below] for Five chapters on urban development in Rabat, Morocco ca. 1992: “I. National Background, II. The Process of Urbanization, III. The Housing Sector, IV. Rabat-Salé: The Capital City, and V. The Southern Fringe of Rabat. “

Section 5 on the Southern Fringe contains an expansive study of Squatter Settlements, Historic Regions, and Upgrading in Rabat, with details on squatter regions and upgrading activity zones, including an analysis of the social and economic impact of housing projects underway. A final section (5.5) details Case Studies of Doum: (Shacks A and B) and (Houses A and B), and informal housing in Takadoum, and La Butte.

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[Excerpt: Table of Contents fo Rabat’s Urban Fringe, October 1992]

This document presents an overview of the Design Studio, authored by Drs. Vigier and Serageldin in October 1992, for use in the Spring 1993 Design Studio curriculum. This topic was reused from the Design Studio from 1989 (Design Studio 1989: “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” Urbanization Analysis of Rabat, Morocco – Seminar Curriculum).

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Project Year:	1993
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Rabat, Morocco
Reports:	1993 Design Studio: Rabat’s Urban Fringe (Report)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; François Vigier
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1993_00_001

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January 1992July 2025

“Review of Ongoing USAID Shelter Sector Activities in Morocco,” Report by Dr. Mona Serageldin with ICMA, TSS Inc. for USAID/Morocco Office of Housing and Urban Programs, 1992-1998

Abstract

In 1992, Dr. Mona Serageldin and Samir Kanoun (TSS Inc.) contributed to an USAID/Morocco urban planning report, “Review of Ongoing USAID Shelter Sector Activities in Morocco” to address the challenges of rapid urbanization in Morocco. These materials present a rich regional profile of public housing and land use in Morocco circa 1991-1992.

The Unit’s contributions from June 1992 presented an economic analysis with financial metrics on urban shelter programs by measuring the impact of two Moroccan agencies: the ANHI Low Income Housing Program, and the Tetouan Urban Development Program. Authors stressed the increased demand for basic services in Morocco’s cities, like water supply and shelter, in connection to major unemployment and underemployment for urban poor. Workshop elements outlined problems and objectives for future urban infrastructure programs, noting where public officials must make decisions to compromise the needs of urban communities with government economic priorities.

Primarily, the report featured strategic planning matrixes and urban financial analyses — which makes it a strong-study model. It provided a financial cost analysis, municipal profiles, and discussion on government policy — with graphics of planning metrics, service inequities and delivery of urban services by region in Morocco’s urban areas.

Documents include the Final Report (June 1992), with a Draft Summary by Dr. Mona Serageldin. Also included are a Phase I Report (January 1998, completed with TSS), fulfilling the Unit’s contract to “organize a strategic planning workshop with the aim of defining a strategic approach and a set of operational strategies to ensure the effectiveness and financial viability of ANHI’s programs.” Within the Phase I Report are Strategic Planning Annexes, including a Synthesis in French, “Matrice stratégique de I’ANHI.” Finally, see accompanying Documentation, References and Appendices.

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[Excerpt]: 1.1 Background – “Review of Ongoing USAID Shelter Sector Activities in Morocco” June 1992

“The ongoing USAID shelter sector activities in Morocco were conceptualized in 1985 within a context of accelerating urbanization and massive rural urban migration. The urban programs initiated by USAID focused on priority areas:

— Rationalizing the land delivery process and regularizing informal land development.
— Institutionalizing sound administrative and fiscal practices in infrastructure management and finance and the delivery of urban services.
— Widening the scope of private participation in the shelter sector by increasing the production of affordable building plots and expanding the role of private developers of low cost housing.
— Reinforcing decentralization by strengthening local managerial capabilities and enhancing local revenues.”

[Excerpt]: 1.0 Background – Phase I Report: “Strategic Planning Workshop” January 1998

“ANHI is a state enterprise in charge of providing access to safe and sanitary housing for lower income families in Morocco. Its activities include the purchase of land, its subdivision and servicing to resettle squatters and to market affordable housing plots, as well as the upgrading of infrastructure in under-serviced and unserviced informal settlements. ANHI operates under the Ministry of Housing umbrella. It is headquartered in Rabat, Morocco and has nine regional offices throughout the country. Since its creation in 1984, ANHI has produced an average of 10,000 plots per year. ANHI’s land purchases and other investment cost are financed with beneficiary advances, foreign and local borrowing, and auto financing. It has benefited from US AID support through HG loans and grants, including the currently active HG loan of $100 million which allowed ANHI to increase production to 15,000 serviced plots in 1994 and 1995.”

Figure 6-4 City of Taza, Al-Qods 1 Project “Residential Plots, Commercial Lots, Community Facilities, Green Areas”

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Project Year:	1992
Project Type:	Report
Geographic Regions:	Morocco
Reports:	Review of Ongoing USAID Shelter Sector Activities in Morocco (Final Report, June 1992) Review of Ongoing USAID Shelter Sector Activities in Morocco (Summary of Final Report, June 1992) Phase I Report: Strategic Planning Workshop, ANHI Strategic Plan Development Study for TSS Inc. (Mona Serageldin, Samir Kanoun, January 1998) Documentation, References, and Appendices
Authors:	Samir Kanoun (TSS); Mona Serageldin
Sponsors:	USAID Office of Housing and Urban Programs; International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Categories:	Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading

ID:	1992_00_004

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January 1992July 2025

Design Studio 1992: “Cairo and the Medieval City” and “Urban Regeneration in Medieval Cairo,” in Cairo, Egypt, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from Spring 1992, led by François Vigier and Mona Serageldin, focused on urban regeneration in the Medieval sector of Cairo, Egypt.

Two reports use maps and photos to propose preservation solutions for buildings in the Darb Qirmiz area, the Darb al-Asfar area, and the northern Gamalia region of Medieval Cairo. Teaching scenarios range from realistic issues, to illustrative examples. Students modeled this detailed survey of Cairo’s historic district in a collaborative report based on their study.

Documents from 1992 include a full Report on “Cairo and the Medieval City” prepared by Vigier and Serageldin, followed by a student paper on “Medieval Cairo” (by Eurico Francisco and Georg Schrom). Finally, is a contextual overview titled “Urban Context: The Greater Cairo Region.” This topic was repeated for Design Studios from 1998, 1999 and 2000, offered by the Unit for Housing and Urbanization.

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Project Year:	1992
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Medieval Cairo, Egypt (Darb Qirmiz, Darb Al-Asfar, and Gamalia Quarters)
Reports:	“Cairo and the Medieval City,” (Vigier and Serageldin, 1992) Medieval Cairo (Final Report, Eurico Francisco and Georg Schrom) Urban Context: The Greater Cairo Region, (Overview)
Authors:	^{Mona Serageldin; François Vigier; Eurico Francisco; Georg Schrom; Jana Pereau; Katherine Dunham; Catherine Miller; Christophe Drumain; Siew-Leng Fun; Christopher Lane; Muhammad Abdus Sabur; Markus Leibenath; Yu-Hua Wang; Darlene van der Breggen; Stefanie Wagstaff; Samy Zaghloul}
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1992_00_002

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Design Studio 1981: “Housing Design in Islamic Cultures” in Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Seminar Curriculum

“Economy of Historic Preservation” in Erbil, Kurdistan, Report for Strengthening Urban & Regional Planning (SURP), UN-HABITAT, 2014

“Comprehensive Plan for Makkah, Madinah and Mashaer,” Urban Development Strategy for Ancient Holy Sites in Saudi Arabia, 2009

“Sustainable Development Based on Valorizing the Historic Urban Fabric,” Paper by Dr. Mona Serageldin, 9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 2007

“Integrated Area Management Action Plan,” Urban Management Plan for the Ancient Walled City Icheri Sheher, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006

“Revitalization of Kars Historic Center” & “Strategies for Sustainable Development,” Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building for Kars, Turkey, 2004-2008

“Cooperation and Capacity Building for Promoting Cultural, Natural and Built Heritage in Transylvania,” Technical Assistance Report for Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara and Târgu Mureș, Romania, 2004

“Continuity and Change” by Dr. Mona Serageldin, Topic Paper for 48th World Congress, International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP), 2004

“Historic Center of Mexico City” Diagnostic Summary, Technical Assistance for Mexico City, Mexico, 2003

“Master Plan for the Revitalization of the Older Urban Fabric,” Preservation in the Old City of Al Qusair, Egypt, 2000

“St. Petersburg Center City Rehabilitation Project,” Urban Planning Network for St. Petersburg, Russia, 2000

“Preserving the Historic Urban Fabric in a Context of Fast Paced Change,” Research Essay by Dr. Mona Serageldin, 1998

“Lublin Local Initiatives Program” & “Lublin Old Town Rehabilitation Project,” Technical Assistance for Urban Upgrading in Lublin, Poland, 1994-2000

“Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Revitalization and Rehabilitation of the Historic District,” Technical Assistance for the City of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1994

“Upgrading and Conservation of the Walled City of Lahore,” Regional Report on the Preservation of Historic Lahore, Pakistan, 1988

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July 1991July 2025

ITP 1991: “Development Strategies for Urban Regeneration of Old Urban Fabric,” Case Studies and Seminar Curriculum, International Training Programs, 1991

Abstract

The 1991 ITP addressed strategies of re-manipulating old urban fabric, including plans to restructure central zones, recapture the development potential of strategically located parcels, and preserve valued urban and architectural heritage.

Case Studies address a range of old urban zones needing restructure: Redeveloping obsolete and dilapidated zones (London Docklands); Reshaping deteriorating central zones (Boston’s Waterfront); Halting the degradation of the physical environment (The Hafsia district in Tunis, Tunisia); and Preserving the distinctive character of historical areas (The Vieux Carré in New Orleans).

Documents represent curriculum components from the 1991 ITP, including case studies, project summaries, newspaper and journal articles, and module overviews. Some materials may be replicated in other years of the ITP programs.

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Project Year:	1991
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	^{Waterfront, Boston, USA / London Docklands, UK / Hafsia, Tunis, Tunisia / Vieux Carré, New Orleans, USA / Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany / Maarouf, Cairo, Egypt / Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan / Ij Waterfront, Amsterdam, Netherlands}
Reports:	ITP 1991: Module IV Development Strategies for Urban Regeneration ITP 1991: Case 1 The Docklands, London ITP 1991: Case 2 Waterfront Area, Boston ITP 1991: Case 4 The Vieux Carre, New Orleans ITP 1991: (Group Exercise)
Authors:	François Vigier; Mr Victor Karen; Barry Shaw
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Training Program; Education

ID:	1991_07_001

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The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

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Galleries 6-7 – Egypt: Cairo and Helwan, 1986, 1990

January 1990July 2025

Design Studio 1990: “The Medina of Tunis,” Urban Regeneration for the Historic Hafsia District, Tunis, Tunisia, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from Spring 1990, led by Professors François Vigier and Mona Serageldin, focused on urban regeneration in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia. This studio addressed issues of revitalization of older urban districts of Tunis.

Documents include an overview of urban development, urban housing conditions, institutional frameworks and government housing policies to outline the urban context of Tunisia. Reports detail the development site of the Hafsia District, and outline phases and plans for the revitalization project, including graphics and maps.

Excerpt

[Excerpt: “Urban and Housing Conditions,” Design Studio 1990]

Urban and Housing Conditions
“Rapid urbanization has generated a large demand for housing and add to intensive unregulated construction activity. As a result, housing stock has increased at an annual average rate of 4 percent, and conditions improved somewhat during the 80’s. However, throughout the decade, the demand for housing and urban services has outpaced the public sector’s ability to keep up with urban growth. Almost half of all dwellings built since 1975 have bypassed urban development regulations and were instead undertaken by the informal sector in areas lacking adequate utilities and relying on low-cost construction methods. To alleviate this problem, the supply of suitably located serviced land at prices affordable to the poorest segments of the population must be expanded.”
….

The Hafsia Revitalization Project
The objective of the project sponsored by the World Bank is to revitalize and renovate the area, and demonstrate the feasibility of upgrading medinas without dividing populations and by involving the private sector in the development process. The specific objectives are:

1. To revitalize the economic base with a look to the future while promoting employment opportunities for its present residents.

2. To upgrade the urban environment with minimum disruption of social cohesion and community life.

3. To structure a replicable self-financing, revitalization process given the lack of public resources. In other words, components of the proposal whose capital cost are not likely to be fully recovered (eg., housing for poorer households, infrastructure improvements, new community facilities) will have to be cross-subsidized by other revenue producing components.

4. To reverse development trends destructive to the character of the medina.”

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Project Year:	1990
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Medina of Tunis, Tunisia
Reports:	1990 Design Studio: Tunisia Urban Development
Authors:	François Vigier; Mona Serageldin
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1990_00_002

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Gallery 13 – Tunisia: Tunis, 1978-1990

January 1989July 2025

Design Studio 1989: “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” Urbanization Analysis of Rabat, Morocco – Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from 1989, “Rabat’s Urban Fringe” presented the urban evolution of Rabat, Morocco from 1987 to the early 1990s. The seminar covered Rabat’s urban development experience as a case study for Seminar attendees. The Seminar was hosted by the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professors Francois Vigier and Mona Serageldin led the sessions, research, and discussions.

Seminar materials focused on analyzing methods to accelerate the release of land for urban development in Rabat, and to discourage imbalanced city growth patterns. The Studio covered the application of standards that balance climate requirements, socio-cultural needs, and affordability, the creation of cost-efficient designs to support the economic life of projects, and the use of politically-feasible mechanisms to improve cost recovery and affordability. This topic was repeated for Urban Design Studio curricula from 1989 to 1993.

Documents include a seminar syllabus and overview report; a full report, “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” with text by Mona Serageldin, supported by the Seminar’s research team; and a final student report on urban planning in Rabat.

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[Excerpt: Syllabus, Overview, Spring 1989, Mr. Vigier, Ms. Serageldin, pp. 1-2.]

“Urban Housing in Rabat, Morocco,” An Overview:

“Urban areas of Third World countries are growing rapidly as a result of a high rate of natural increase of the population and of migration from rural areas. In older areas, usually highly accessible to a broad range of job opportunities, continued population pressures is causing a densification of the housing stock which is deteriorating rapidly from lack of maintenance and subdivision into smaller units. Their infrastructure systems are utilized well beyond their design capacity, creating an increasingly unsanitary environment and threatening the structural soundness of buildings. More recently, governments have had to cope with a dynamic private sector whose activities have proved difficult to control.”

“At present [ca. 1989], the urban fringe is developing rapidly as squatter and informal settlements, ranging in quality from little more than shacks to sound housing for moderate income households striving to improve their standard of living, are built illegally. Currently accounting for sixty to eighty percent of housing starts, these fringe developments present an unprecedented challenge to planners and public officials concerned with preventing urban sprawl and maintaining control over the dynamics of growth in order to provide efficiently the necessary infrastructure and services.”

“Planning and Design Issues. High rates of urban growth necessitate forceful public interventions to direct the development of the urban fringe and improve the functional efficiency of older districts. Located in both older areas and on the urban fringe, large-scale projects are being undertaken to upgrade the infrastructure, extend the capacity of transportation systems, provide public amenities, and build mixed-use developments.”

“Yet, the prevalence of poverty has overtaxed the ability of governments to provide adequate public services or enforce even minimum sanitary standards of housing for the majority of urban households. Government housing policies have sought to reconcile three potentially conflicting objectives:

— “A commitment to improve the standard of life of a population largely unable to afford safe and sanitary housing on the open market.”

— “The desire to utilize planning and design standards reflecting international norms as the means to provide an acceptable level of amenities in both older areas and the developing urban fringe.”

— “The necessity to keep public subsidies at a manageable level in the face of the rising demand generated by the rapid growth of the urban population.”

Al Quds City Model House, for Casablanca, showing Front and Side Elevation, Sections, Ground, First and Second Floor, and Foundation building layouts. Original Source: Ministry of Housing and Land Development

*Graphic Map showing the Distribution of Urban Settlements, Morocco, showing data for large settlements in Casablanca, Rabat,* Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, Sale, Tangier, and Tetouan.

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Project Year:	1989
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Rabat, Morocco
Reports:	1989 Design Studio: “Urban Housing in a Developing Country: Rabat Morocco” (Syllabus) 1989 Design Studio: “Rabat’s Urban Fringe,” Mona Serageldin (Final Report) 1989 Design Studio: “Urban Housing in a Developing Country, Rabat Morocco” (Student Report)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; Samir Abdulac; Fathahah Debbi; Agnes Deboulet; Isabelle Ouetta; Jennifer Wayne; Hung-Song Oh; Randa Tukan
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1989_01_001

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Gallery 10 – Morocco: Fes, Casablanca, and Rabat, 1983-1993

January 1988July 2025

ITP 1988: “Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure,” with Boston Redevelopment Authority Site Visit, International Training Programs, 1988

Abstract

Documents include case studies for the 1988 International Training Program, addressing the Boston housing economy and detailing site visits with the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Particularly informative is a paper by Mona Serageldin, “Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure.” This paper details a housing affordability model for urban housing development, and includes data sets used for ITP sessions: tables of basic and urban indicators and global household graphical statistics used for ITP sessions.

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Project Year:	1988
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Reports:	ITP 1988: Housing Affordability: Project Appraisal and Program Structure (Mona Serageldin) ITP 1988: Housing Affordability: Affordable Housing in the US Concepts and Selected Projects ITP 1988: Housing Affordability: Boston Redevelopment Authority Site Visit ITP 1988: Housing Affordability: Boston Redevelopment Authority Supplementary Documentation
Authors:	Mona Serageldin
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	International Training Program; Education

ID:	1988_00_002

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January 1988July 2025

Design Studio 1988: “Urban Infrastructure Planning and Programing in Developing Countries,” Chapters 1-7, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from Spring 1988, “Urban Infrastructure: Planning and Programming in Developing Countries” was developed by Dr. Mona Serageldin, with students and scholars from the Aga Khan Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

The 1988 Design Studio outlined problems and urban infrastructure programs, illustrated by maps, demographics and case study reports. Curriculum materials give particular attention to support for the urban poor, with case studies on Indonesia, Bahrain, and Zhejiang Province in China. Seven chapters address infrastructure issues in light of rapid urbanization, including unemployment and underemployment in urbanizing countries, and an increased demand for basic needs like water supply and shelter.

A final Design Studio student report, on the Kingdom of Bahrain, features 99 pages of rich spatial, social, commercial and architectural overview of the historic city of Muharraq, Bahrain. Muharraq (Arabic: المحرق or al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain’s third largest city. See: Organization of World Heritage Cities. Section 5.0 features a paper condensed from Arabic, by Dr. Tareq Wali: “Traditional Urban Fabric and Architecture,” including a substantial list of Tables, Maps, and References. Sections cover the historical evolution of the district: 5.1: The Development of Muharraq; 5.2 Morphology of the Traditional Urban Fabric & The Organization of Space; 5.3 Commercial Element; 5.4 Residential Elements; and Annex: Notes on Building Materials and Architecture.

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[Excerpt, Chapter 6, Paper B, The Urban Operational Perspective. “Introduction to the Course Background,” for “Urban Infrastructure, Planning and Programming in Developing Countries, p. 1.1]

“Virtually without exception in the cities and towns of the developing world, the ability to plan, finance and implement urban development programs and infrastructure programs in particular, is in a state of crisis. Severe deficiencies exist and are growing in nearly all sub-sectors. Explosive population growth, partly through immigration from rural areas and in the cases of the largest cities, natural growth, have placed pressures on city authorities for increased services. For instance, the population of the urban areas in developing countries is likely to grow by 1 billion over the next two decades. Simultaneously with growth to date, the state of existing services has universally deteriorated.”

“At the same time the governments in these countries are trying valiantly to cope with what are prime concerns; large and growing unemployment and under employment, and raised expectations by their peoples of access to minimum basic needs in water supply, shelter, etc. These pressures though countrywide, are visibly focused in the urban areas, and thus influence political, administrative, financial, and economic decisions, not always in a coherent or rational manner.”

“Urbanization involves costs to the public sector which amount to large shares of total public spending. Dense human settlement requires levels of servicing – for health reasons, if no other – which are not as essential elsewhere. Rising incomes increase demands for water, electricity, road space, telephones are similar public services. Expectations for urban amenities and appearances are high, and the costs of providing them are also high. Growth of the larger cities often involves diseconomies of scale – longer pumping distances for water and traveling distances for commuters, for example. In some of the largest metropolitan areas, geographical shape and terrain accentuate the costs of growth: Bangkok, Bombay and Mexico City come to mind. Soaring land prices add to the costs of private and public sector development.”

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Project Year:	1988
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Indonesia / Muharraq, Bahrain / Zhejiang Province, China
Reports:	1988 Design Studio: Chapter 1 Course Introduction 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 2 Institutional Aspects of Urban Development 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 3 Urban Development and Multi Sectoral Investment Planning 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 4 Selection of Appropriate Infrastructural Standard and Integration of Systems 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 5 Identification Feasibility and Appraisal of Urban Infrastructure (David Cook) 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 6 Paper A Operation and Maintenance 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 6 Paper B The Urban Operational Perspective 1988 Design Studio: Chapter 7 Institutional and Financial Aspects 1998 Design Studio: Indonesia (Case Study) 1988 Design Studio: Kingdom of Bahrain (Student Report) 1988 Design Studio: Zhejiang Multi-City Project (Case Study)
Authors:	David B. Cook; Mona Serageldin; Geeta Pradhan; Tarek Waly; Jens Lorentzen; John Kirke; David Gilmore
Sponsors:	Unit for Housing and Urbanization, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1988_00_004

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January 1982July 2025

International Training Programs (ITP) 1982-2000: Survey of Modules for International Training Program Seminars

Abstract

Documents below represent a survey of ITP materials between 1982-2000, including a list of modules, and a history summary, ITP Archives Brochures from 1993-2000, with 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.

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Project Year:	1982-2000
Project Type:	ITP; Education
Geographic Regions:	Boston, USA / London, UK / Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
Reports:	ITP: (List of Modules) ITP: (History Summary) — Brochures, 1993-2000: ITP: Archives Brochure (1993) ITP: Archives Brochure (1996) ITP: Archives Summary (1996) ITP: Archives Brochure (1998) ITP: Archives Brochure (1999) ITP: Archives Brochure (2000) — Case Studies: ITP: Charlestown Navy Yard (Case Study) ITP: New Market Roxbury Boston (Case Study) ITP: Innstad New Town (Fictional Case Study) ITP: The London Docklands (Case Study) ITP: The Isle of Dogs London Docklands Redevelopment (Case Study)
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

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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998:

The tradition of ITPs continued after 2000, when CUDS (a re-organization of the Unit) continued training seminars as “International Education Programs” (IEP) from 2000-2004:

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Design Studio 1981: “Housing Design in Islamic Cultures” in Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The 1981 Design Studio, “Housing Design in Islamic Cultures,” was held jointly by Unit for Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning in August 1981.

Documents include a syllabus, an essay on “Determinants of Housing Design” by Professor Vigier, an Essay on the “Role of the Public Sector” by Ismail Serageldin, and a bibliography on “Housing and Housing Design in the Muslim World” by Aga Khan/MIT librarian Richard Dewey.

Supporting materials include background papers on M’Sila, Algeria, Dhaka, Bangladesh, El Mounira Imbaba, Egypt, Iraq National Context, Karachi, Pakistan, Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.

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Project Year:	1981
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Dhaka, Bangladesh / Karachi, Pakistan / Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia / Iraq / Egypt / M’Sila, Algeria / Indonesia
Reports:	1981 Design Studio: Housing Design in Islamic Cultures (Syllabus) 1981 Design Studio: Determinants of Housing Design (Introduction) — 1981 Design Studio: Architecture and Contemporary Arab Style of Life (Msila, Algeria) 1981 Design Studio: Core Housing Scheme at Mohammedpur (Dacca, Bangladesh) 1981 Design Studio: El Mounira Imbaba Informal Settlement (Greater Cairo, Egypt) 1981 Design Studio: Housing and House Design in the Muslim World (Bibliography, Richard Dewey) 1981 Design Studio: Lines Area Resettlement Project (Karachi, Pakistan) 1981 Design Studio: Planning and Financing Urban Development The Role of Public Sector (Ismail Serageldin) 1981 Design Studio: Residential Community (Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia) 1981 Design Studio: Iraq Bab Al Sheikh Project (Summary Paper) — National Urban Context Background Papers: 1981 Design Studio: Iraq Baghdad Urban Context (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Iraq National Context (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Pakistan (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Saudi Arabia (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Algeria (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Bangladesh (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Egypt (Background Paper) 1981 Design Studio: Indonesia (Background Paper)
Authors:	Mona Serageldin; François Vigier; Ismail Serageldin; Assia Khellaf; Altaf Mulla; Aminul Haq Khan; Nadia Al Hasani; Akhtar Badshah; Isam Alimam; Javed Sultan; Mohamed El-Sioufi; Richard H. Dewey
Sponsors:	Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
Categories:	Design Studios; Education

ID:	1981_08_001

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