Best practice case studies in urban development planning in cities in the South

PLAN72072 Best practice case studies in urban development planning in cities in the South 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 Alice Sverdlik Unit coordinator Planning, Property and Environmental Management 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <ul> <li> Introduction to the course:</li> <li> Workshops 1, 2 &3: Planning with communities for the introduction and improvement of basic services and infrastructure</li> <li> Workshop 4: Planning with households for housing improvements in informal settlements</li> <li> Workshop 5: Asset Planning for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management</li> <li> Presentation sessions </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Introduction to the course:</li> <li> Workshops 1, 2 &3: Planning with communities for the introduction and improvement of basic services and infrastructure</li> <li> Workshop 4: Planning with households for housing improvements in informal settlements</li> <li> Workshop 5: Asset Planning for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management</li> <li> Presentation sessions  </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Examine urban planning approaches and practices which enable local governments, NGOs, financial institutions and civil society organizations to confront the increasing levels of poverty and inequality, and disaster risk associated with climate change in some cities in the global South</li> <li> Explore the extent to which ex-ante and ex-post  assessments of public interventions are able to address urban residential segregation and inequalities, and the ways in which poverty maps drawn from secondary data (e.g. national census or national household surveys) are employed as planning tools to those ends.</li> <li> Provide knowledge and practical skills for establishing financially inclusive systems for housing improvements and the introduction of infrastructure and basic services in small and medium size cities.</li> <li> Provide practical guidance on mainstreaming climate change asset adaptation into different planning and programmatic interventions and institutional frameworks, in order to build long-term resilience in cities affected by severe and extreme weather.  </li> </ul> Be able to reflect critically on experiences of urban development planning, drawing on case studies to assess best practice with regard to poverty reduction and the creation of more inclusive and equitable cities; Be able to apply key concepts and skills learned from best practice case studies Engage in team work, negotiate and make decisions drawing on the experience of the workshops Have learned to engage in project work both independently and in collaboration with peers Learning and teaching materials for this course unit are provided on the VLE. This supports development of digital skills. In addition, the reading list is made available through the Reading List Online. Part of the research for both assignments is conducted through the use of online resources. 0 Other 100% Group presentation (15 minutes) 30%Individual final essay (2,500 words) 70%) Written and verbal feedback will be given to individuals for written assignment as well as group presentation.Before group presentation and final essay there will be group and individual tutorials in which general feedback will be provided.    MSc Global Urban Devel & Plan MSc Global Urban Devel & Plan PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Global Urban Devel & Plan MSc Global Urban Devel & Plan PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Planning FT MSc Planning FT PGDT Taught Component Optional MSc Planning PT MSc Planning PT PGDT Taught Component Optional MSc Urban Design& Int Plan PT MSc Urban Design &Int Plan PT PGDT Taught Component Optional MSc Urban Studies MSc Urban Studies PGDT Taught Component Optional N Blair, H. (2000) ‘Participation and accountability at the periphery: democratic local governance in six countries’, World Development, 28(1), 21-39. Hamdi, N. (2004) Small change: About the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities. Earthscan: London. Hamdi, N. and R. Goethert (1996) Action planning for cities: a guide to community practice, Wiley, Chichester. Kaza, N. (2006) ‘Tyranny of the Median and Costly Consent: A Reflection on the Justification for Participatory Planning Processes’. Planning Theory 5(3) 255-270. Lombard M (2012) ‘Using auto-photography to understand place: reflections from research in urban informal settlements in Mexico’, Area, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01115.x. Stein, A. (2010) Urban Poverty, social exclusion and social housing finance: the case of PRODEL in Nicaragua, Thesis No. 7, HDM, Lund University, Lund. Stein, A., Moser, C and Vance, I. (2018) Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Poor Neighbourhoods of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. IDB, NDF, University of Manchester. Manchester.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001074   Practical classes & workshops 20 0 130