Seminar Wohnen und Stadterneuerung im globalen Süden

The course will offer space for discussion on the practicalities and complexities of housing development and settlement upgrading in the cities of the developing countries. In order to understand the interplay between policy, prgramme, project implementation and market forces, it will explain the interaction between market, state, civil society including NGOs, and international players in the production of housing in those cities. It will seek to significantly increase understanding about land tenure and housing and the financing they involve, so as to be better able to analyse problems of low-income settlers and the practicalities and potential of the actors to be taken in response to such programmes by government, their advisors and funders, NGOs, and community groups. It will explain how the provision and development of housing relates to social justice in the city, focusing on how housing provisions differ along lines of race, class, gender, and other axes of oppression. At the end of the course: • participants will gain knowledge about the key players, policies, and forces that shape the provision and development of housing in the cities of the developing countries. • participants will learn to evaluate and critically analyse the role of planning in contributing to, reinforcing, or ameliorating social inequalities in the cities as it relates to housing • participants will learn to interpret academic and non-academic tests, synthesise information, and development arguments related to the course themes. Each session will consist of a short lecture followed by group or individual works, exercises on specific issues, and intensive discussions. A carefully reading of some selected literature is necessary before each class and for active participation in the discussion. Some of the sessions will also include video presentation, photo presentation, web-tour and other creative teaching techniques. Course language will be English. FB 06 Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung Uni Kassel SoSe 2015 Architektur Lehrveranstaltungspool FB 06 Dr. Hossain Shahadat