After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• Understand the major theories of development and their implications for funding strategies and project approaches
•  understand urban and regional development as multiscale and uneven processes against the background of globalization, macro-regional cooperation and national policies
• grasp the variety of urban and regional contexts in the Global South
• critically reflect on the role of planners and architects from the Global North in urban and regional development processes of the Global South
• critically discuss the objectives, instruments and practices of local, regional, national and international development cooperation actors and institutions
• understand the challenges of practically doing regional development in the Global South
• Know the standard project management tools used in international cooperation
• Understand the potential and limitations of project work in international cooperation and be aware of current trends in the sector

-          The evolution of ‘development theories’ over time with a focus on theories of postcolonialism, de-colonization and post-development as well as on political-economic perspectives

-          urban theories in the context of the Global South

-          planning approaches and planning theories for and in the urban contexts of the Global South

-          characteristics of urban and regional development in different macro-regions of the Global South

-          contemporary development trends in international cities, including the diversity of dynamics in different urban contexts

-          functions and morphologies of urbanization processes or specific buildings as well as architectural questions on different spatial scales

-          Overview of the institutional landscape, facts and figures as well as contemporary trends in the international development cooperation.

-          Strategies, instruments and project approached of national and international actors and institutions

-          challenges, methodological approaches and case studies of integrated regional development

-          Key aspects of the Agenda 2030 “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” SDGs with focus on SDG 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”

-          Methods and tools such as Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach, Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Measurement

-          Insight into concrete project examples of development cooperation and participatory community work in Uganda and Ethiopia

Methods of teaching are varying

Modul 30: international urban and regional development, includes the following lectures:

280.969 VU Integrated regional development in developing countries - 2.5 h;3.5 ECTS
280.968 VO International Urbanisation - 2.5 h; 2.5 ECTS
260.714 VU Architecture - Construction - Settlements - 1.5 h; 2.0 ECTS
280.970 SE Planning and development in agglomerations - 1.5 h; 2.0 ECTS

Each and every inscription for this module will be automatically accepted in all lectures of this module. Inscription for students of architecture is done through the regular pool inscription. Interested students of spatial planning should send an email to Alexander Hamedinger and Franziska Sielker for inscription request.

Modul Kick-Off: Tuesday, 5th of March 2024, 15.00, HS6

Lectures are in English language.

Students of Spatial Planning can also take individual courses.

depends on course