On February 18, François Vigier lectured on the Dynamics of Rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries, highlighting the growing role of private/public partnerships in developing middle-income housing in Egypt and Morocco, as part of the Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The program...
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
ECOSOC Conference at the United Nations
February 2011, Kendra Leith and Linda Shi attended the first two days of the 49th Session of the Commission for Social Development held by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York City from February 9 to 18. As the global financial crisis pushes millions back into...
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Technical Assistance to Khedivial Cairo, Egypt
The Institute submitted its Assessment Report on the Revitalization Strategies for Areas in Khedivial Cairo to the Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Company in February. The strategy outlines mechanisms to conserve the historic urban fabric and lay out the roles and ways in which private developers, in cooperation with the...
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Technical Assistance to Arusha, Tanzania
In February, Mona Serageldin presented the development plan to guide Arusha’s urban growth through 2020 to His Honor the Regional Commissioner and the special Task Force of high officials assembling key stakeholders to work with I2UD on the plan. Several projects were proposed by I2UD staff Alejandra Mortarini, Linda Shi...
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