{"id":20077,"date":"2003-08-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-08-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20077"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:15:15","slug":"test-title-1-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/library.i2ud.org\/library\/wp\/?p=20077","title":{"rendered":"IEP 2003: “Infrastructure and Partnerships for Local Economic Development” in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa, International Education Programs, 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Abstract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See related I2UD projects below<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Project Year:<\/td>2003<\/td><\/tr>
Project Type:<\/td>IEP; Education<\/td><\/tr>
Geographic Regions:<\/td>Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa (Program Locations) \/ Brazil<\/strong> \/ Boston<\/strong>, Massachusetts, US \/ South Africa<\/strong> \/ Bogot\u00e1<\/strong>, Colombia \/ Southwark, London<\/strong>, UK \/ Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers, France<\/strong> \/ Ahmedabad, India<\/strong> \/ Adjam\u00e9, Abidjan<\/strong>, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire \/ Szczecin<\/strong>, Poland<\/td><\/tr>
Reports:<\/td>
Authors:<\/td>CUDS Team<\/td><\/tr>
Sponsors:<\/td>Center for Urban Development Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design<\/td><\/tr>
Categories:<\/td>International Education Program; Education<\/td><\/tr>
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ID:<\/td>2003_08_001<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Related I2UD Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n
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A History of ITP and IEP Seminars<\/p>

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Beginning in 1982, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design hosted International Training Programs (ITP)<\/strong><\/strong>, an annual series of 2- to 4-week summer seminars designed to strengthen the decision-making skills of senior professionals in public and private agencies responsible for urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The I2UD Digital Library holds curriculum materials for ITPs from 1988<\/strong>, 1991<\/strong>, 1994<\/strong>, 1995<\/strong>, 1997<\/strong>, and 1998<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n