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 on Oct. 30-Nov. 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
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; Emly Costa;}
Sponsors:	^{The Office Of Environment And Urban Programs; The U.S. Agency For International Development Mairie D’adjamé; Programme De Développement Municipal Cotonou Benin; Harvard University’s 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 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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“Arusha Urbanization Strategy and Urban Development Plan,” Development Strategy for Arusha Municipality, Tanzania, 2009-2012

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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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September 1990June 2024

“The Abidjan Experience”- Four Research Reports on Community-Based Urban Development in Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 1990-1995

Abstract

Between 1990 and 1995, the Unit for Housing and Urban Development (later CUDS) prepared four research reports on the commune district of Adjamé in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). As a collection, these materials present a detailed analysis of urban housing trends in Côte d’Ivoire from the 1990s, covering economic, historical, architectural, financial and socio-geographical elements.

First, in September 1990 the Unit produced a major research endeavor, “Urban Infrastructure on Municipal Revenues and the Integration of Informal Sector Activities: The Abidjan Experience.” The report was produced for the Office of Housing and Urban Programs, U.S. Agency for International Development, in Washington D.C.

Second, in January 1994 Drs. Mona Serageldin and Francois Vigier wrote “Designing for Urban Growth, Abidjan Ivory Coast,” covering the socio-geography of Abidjan/Côte d’Ivoire in 5 detailed sections on National Context, Landscape, The Urban Landscape, Housing Typologies, and a detailed condition analysis of the Commune of Adjamé.

Third, in September 1994 the Unit presented “Community Based Development Lessons from Experience Across Cities” for a forum on “Enabling Sustainable Community Development” at the 2nd World Bank Conference. The presentation built on the Unit’s previous research on Adjamé among other cities, sponsored by the USAID,’s Office of Environment and Urban Programs.

Fourth, in October 1995 Dr. Mona Serageldin and CUDS wrote a Working Paper: “Successful Institutionalization of Community Based Development of Adjamé, Abidjan.” The paper built off all previous research on Abidjan, covering six international case studies from Abidjan, Boston, Cairo, Lima, Lublin and Tunis, selected because of their innovative character. (See footnote 1 on cover page).

Excerpt

[Excerpt: “Community Based Development: Lessons from Experience Across Cities,” for the 2nd World Bank Conference, September 1994, Introduction, by Mona Serageldin for the Unit, 09/1994]/

“The ESD Conference, just completed yesterday, saw a remarkable unnamity on two points of relevance, to a discussion of cross-cutting lessons.

First, that community involvement is paramount for any meaningful action to reduce poverty and improve the urban environment; and Second, that there is no single formula to do it. The diversity of cities and their local context entail that concepts be adapted to the particularities of the local context.

Yet, there is a lot to be learned from the sharing of experiences. In spite of the diversity, there are common threads. The issue of empowerment was eloquently discussed this morning. Other issues have been discussed by the previous speakers. My presentation will highlight principles which structure interfaces between communities and municipalities in order to foster community based development approaches.”

Project Year:	1990-1995
Project Type:	Urban Development Research
Geographic Regions:	^{Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire / Boston, United States / Cairo, Egypt / Lima, Perú / Lublin, Poland / Tunis, Tunisia}
Reports:	“The Impact of Investments in Urban Infrastructure on Municipal Revenues and the Integration of Informal Sector Activities: The Abidjan Experience,” Full Report (September 1990) “Designing for Urban Growth, Abidjan, Ivory Coast,” Mona Serageldin, Francois C.D, Vigier (January 1994) “Community Based Development: Lessons from Experience Across Cities,” Forum on “Enabling Sustainable Community Development,” 2nd World Bank Conference (September 1994) Working Paper on “Successful Institutionalization of Community Based Development in the Commune of Adjamé,” from Community-Based Development: Experiences Across Cities. Working Paper Series, Office of Environment and Urban Programs, Center for Environment, USAID, pp. 18-31, September 1994. PN-ABU-443 (October 1995)
Authors:	^{Samir Abdulac; Mona Serageldin; Howard Trett; François Vigier; Wafaa Abdalla; Jeanine Anderson; Nader El Bizri; Janne Corneil; John Driscoll; Denis Lesage; Sherif Lotfi; David Neilson; Tarek Sweilim}
Sponsors:	^{Unit for Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design; World Bank Conference, USAID Office of Environment and Urban Programs}
Categories:	Urban Planning

ID:	1990_09_001

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

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

Gallery 13 – Tunisia: Tunis, 1978-1990

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January 1990January 2024

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, in 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:	_{The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University}
Categories:	Design Studios; Education;

ID:	1990_00_002

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Gallery 13 – Tunisia: Tunis, 1978-1990

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January 1990July 2024

“Sustainable Improvement Strategies for Lower Income Urban Communities,” Upgrading Policy Plans for Amman and Aqaba (Jordan), Cairo (Egypt), and Karachi (Pakistan), 1990

Abstract

In 1990, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization undertook a project, “Sustainable Improvement Strategies for Lower Income Urban Communities,” focusing on upgrading strategies for low-income neighborhoods in Amman and Aqaba (Jordan), Cairo (Egypt), and Karachi (Pakistan).

The project was in collaboration with the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) in Jordan and the Department of Community Health at the Aga Khan University in Karachi. Co-funded by the Ford Foundation and UNICEF, the study assessed projects in Jordan and Egypt that demonstrated successful approaches to improving environmental quality in urban neighborhoods.

The assessments focused on determining the potential for empowering lower income households to improve their economic conditions and living environments through the provision of appropriate infrastructure services. In Karachi, the Unit funded a survey of low-income communities (see “Issues Checklist”).

Documents include an Overall Summary of the study components, and a Working Paper on “Sustainability of Public Spaces” prepared by Howard Trett for the Unit in December 1990. Following are three Full Reports by region: “Sustainable Improvements for Low-Income Communities” — with a Pakistan Component, an East Wahdat and Jofeh Amman, Jordan Component, and Amman, Cairo, and Karachi Components.

Supporting documents are an outline of the Research Agenda, a quality of life “Issues Checklist for the Reassessment of Common Spaces,” and a Background Report on HUDC Municipal and NGO Support Options for urban development assistance to the studied regions.

Excerpt

[Excerpt: “Summary of Overall Study Components,” p. 1-2]

PROBLEM DEFINITION
“The World Health Organization estimates that 5 million deaths and 2 to 3 million cases of permanent disability are caused yearly by contaminated water, poor sanitation, air pollution and overcrowding. The cumulative impact of these conditions is the most severe for children in low income urban neighborhoods. It is estimated that a child born in a squatter settlement is 40—to-50 times more likely to die before the age of five than a child in an industrialized country. According to the UN, efforts to alleviate these conditions through conventional upgrading and sites-and-services projects, has reached only ten percent of the urban poor. This investment has been concentrated in 150 projects which sought to achieve replicability through lower standards and higher levels of cost recovery.”

“These projects, which necessitate central government subsidies in one form or another, are increasingly becoming unaffordable to nations burdened by heavy foreign debts at a time when decentralization policies are shifting the responsibility of providing services to local governments.”

“Municipalities in developing countries are attempting to cope with their new obligations by redefining their land development strategies, reorganizing their institutional structures and finding new methods of generating the financial resources necessary to provide and maintain urban services.”
…
“The ability of local government to respond to needs, and the effectiveness of the responses are linked to the capability to formulate and implement affordable improvement strategies which are also sustainable without a continuous infusion of public resources.”

PROJECT GOAL
“The research project seeks to identify, define and test strategies and methods to enable government authorities with private sector participation, to develop sustainable approaches to upgrading and maintaining urban environments in limited income communities. Special emphasis will be placed on defining strategies which have beneficial impacts on the quality of life for children and youths.”

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
– “Identify and select pragmatic approaches to sustaining environmental quality in low-income urban neighborhoods with particular emphasis on the needs of children and youths.

– Identify, select and define appropriate monitoring and evaluation criteria to appraise prevailing levels of urban environmental quality including health and sanitary conditions.

– Develop guidelines for sustainable improvement programs to be implemented by public authorities and non-government organizations.

– Train public officials and members of community organizations in assessment techniques and implementation of action programs for improving and maintaining environmental quality.”

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Project Year:	1990-1992
Project Type:	Policy Plan
Geographic Regions:	Amman and Aqaba, Jordan / Cairo, Egypt / Karachi, Pakistan
Reports:	Summary of Overall Study Components Summary of Cairo Sustainability and Community Management of Public Space (Reassessment Study and Field Test) Full Report on “Sustainable Improvements for Low-Income Communities, Pakistan Component” (October 1991) Full Report on “Sustainable Improvements in Low-Income Communities: Reassessment Phase of Assessing Sustainability in East Wahdat and Jofeh Amman, Jordan” (September 1992) Summary of “Sustainable Improvement Strategies for Lower Income Communities: Amman, Cairo and Karachi Components” (March 1991) Progress Report on “Sustainable Improvement Strategies for Lower Income Communities: Amman and Cairo Components (May 1991) — Preliminary Outline of Research Agenda Issues Checklist – Reassessment of Common Spaces Background Report: HUDC Municipal and NGO Support Options
Authors:	^{John Driscoll; Mona Serageldin; Howard Trett; François Vigier;}
Sponsors:	^{Ford Foundation; UNICEF;}
Categories:	Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading;

ID:	1990_01_001

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November 1989June 2024

“Financing Infrastructure Upgrading Programs,” Two Urban Development Research Papers, Dr. Mona Serageldin, 1989-1991

Abstract

From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Mona Serageldin authored two related papers on financing urban development for the Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University: “Financing Upgrading Programs (November 1989) and “Financing Infrastructure Upgrading Programs (March 1991).

The papers assessed the exchange components of local and foreign currency, as cost factors in urban development upgrading projects. Dr. Serageldin focused on three main needs to establish effectively financed upgrading programs: 1) Construction of new infrastructure networks, 2) Building and improvement of community facilities like schools and health centers, and 3) Creation of homeowner credit mechanisms to improve residential properties. Municipalities in Jordan, Tunisia, and Hafsia provided example case studies.

Excerpt

[Excerpt: “Financing Upgrading Programs, November 1989”]

“…Upgrading is widely held to be the most effective mechanism to expand the supply of housing for limited income groups and improve living conditions for the urban poor. By providing the support infrastructure, it opens up opportunities for new economic activity.”

“Despite highly publicized haranguing by U.N. Habitat, housing is no longer viewed as a priority for public expenditure by international funding organizations and bilateral aid agencies. The debt situation in developing countries implies a widening gap between urgent needs and potential resources. Demographic pressure and the economic crisis have concentrated efforts on economic development and employment generation rather than social infrastructure.”

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Project Year:	1989-1991
Project Type:	Research Paper
Geographic Regions:	Global / None Specified
Reports:	Financing Upgrading Programs: (Mona Serageldin, November 1989) Financing Infrastructure Upgrading Programs: (Mona Serageldin, March 1991)
Authors:	^{Mona Serageldin}
Sponsors:	^{Unit for Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1989); USAID Office of Housing and Urban Projects (1991);}
Categories:	Reconciliation and Development

ID:	1989_11_001

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January 1988January 2024

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 Dr. 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, USA
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 of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design}
Categories:	International Training Program; Education;

ID:	1988_00_002

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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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January 1987January 2024

Design Studio 1987: “Arad New Town,” Land-Fill Development Solutions for Arad New Town, Muharraq Island, Bahrain, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The Design Studio from Spring 1987, “Arad New Town” of Bahrain, was led by Professors François Vigier and Mona Serageldin under the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University in 1987. The document is a syllabus for the 1987 topic, a new land development site in the late 1980s in Muharraq Province, Bahrain: Arad New Town.

See related Document Library materials: Design Studio 1988: “Urban Infrastructure Planning and Programing in Developing Countries.”

Excerpt

[Excerpt, Design Studio Syllabus, 1987]:

“The objective of this year’s studio… is to explore solutions that are responsive to the life styles of the future inhabitants of a satellite development in Bahrain, off Muharraq Island, and integrate the modern technology required to create a large-scale project with the cultural traditions of Bahrain and the Gulf area. The policy initiated several years ago to undertake land fills on the coral reefs girding the islands that make up Bahrain offers a rare opportunity to “create” the site as an integral part of the design of the new town. The land fill’s location near the historic town of Muharraq allows the taking into account of the functional, economic, and social interrelationships between the new town and its older neighbor.”

“Arad New Town is to be built on a land-fill (whose geometry has yet to be defined) to be located on a 3.7 square kilometer coral reef and tidal flat extending from the bridge linking old Muharraq and Arad to the village of Halat an Naim […] A bridge will be constructed between the site and old Muharraq over the channel that will have to be created to maintain the viability of the ecologically sensitive Dawhat al Muharraq marsh. The new town offers a unique opportunity to simultaneously address ecological, design and implementation issues.”

Project Year:	1987
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	Arad and Muharraq, Bahrain
Reports:	1987 Design Studio: Arad New Town (Syllabus)
Authors:	^{François Vigier; Mona Serageldin;}
Sponsors:	^{The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology}
Categories:	Design Studios; Education;

ID:	1987_00_001

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July 1984January 2024

Design Studio 1984: “Design, Technology and Logistics for Large Housing Projects,” in Algeria, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Mali and Singapore, Seminar Curriculum

Abstract

The 1984 Design Studio, “Design, Technology and Logistics for Large Housing Projects” was held jointly by Unit for Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning from July 23-27, 1984.

Documents include a workshop schedule and summary, a bibliography, a table of contents with list of guest speakers, and background documents on Algeria, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Mali, and Singapore.

Excerpt

[Excerpt: 1984 Design Studio: Workshop Schedule and Summary, p7-8]

Note: See page 7-8 for full Workshop Topic Summaries:

1) Making Large-scale Housing Livable
2) Building Technologies for the Future
3) Alternative Approaches in Low-Cost Housing
4) Implementation and Management Strategies

Project Year:	1984
Project Type:	Urban Design Studio
Geographic Regions:	^{Algeria / India / Iraq / Malaysia / Mali / Singapore}
Reports:	1984 Design Studio: Workshop Schedule and Summary 1984 Design Studio: Bibliography 1984 Design Studio: Table of Contents and Guest Speakers 1984 Design Studio: Algeria (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: India (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Iraq (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Malaysia (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Mali (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Singapore (Background Document)
Authors:	^{François Vigier; Mona Serageldin;}
Sponsors:	^{The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology}
Categories:	Design Studios; Education;
ID:	1984_07_001

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Gallery 1 – Algeria: Algiers, 1987-1988

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January 1982July 2024

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:	Charlestown Navy Yard and Newmarket, Boston, USA / Isle of Dogs and Surry Docks, 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 of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design}
Categories:	International Training Program; Education;

ID:	1982_00_001

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

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