Urban Development in the Global South
Explore innovative approaches to urban planning challenges in developing countries, focusing on spatial justice, housing, and sustainable transitions.
Explore innovative approaches to urban planning challenges in developing countries, focusing on spatial justice, housing, and sustainable transitions.
This comprehensive urban planning course examines contemporary challenges facing cities in the Global South. Students will analyze urban development through three key themes: spatial justice in unequal urban contexts, alternative approaches to housing provision and management, and sustainable urban transitions. The course combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies from Latin America, MENA region, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South-East Asia. Through expert lectures, real-world examples, and hands-on assignments, participants develop critical analytical skills to address urban challenges. The curriculum emphasizes innovative solutions that consider social, economic, and cultural contexts, preparing students to contribute to more inclusive and sustainable urban development.
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What you'll learn
Analyze spatial justice theories and their application in Global South cities
Evaluate alternative housing provision and management models
Develop sustainable urban transition strategies
Apply analytical tools to contemporary urban challenges
Assess the role of different stakeholders in urban development
Create innovative solutions for local urban problems
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There are 6 modules in this course
The course explores urban challenges in developing countries through three main modules: Spatial Justice, examining fairness and inclusion in urban contexts; Housing Provision and Management, investigating alternative approaches to meet growing housing demands; and Sustainable Urban Transitions, focusing on socially just environmental sustainability. Each module combines theoretical knowledge with practical case studies and assignments, culminating in a final project where students apply course concepts to analyze urban challenges in their local context. The curriculum includes additional hot topics discussions for deeper insight into Global South urban development.
Welcome and Opening
Module 1
Parallel Modules
Module 2
Spatial Justice
Module 3
Housing Provision and Management
Module 4
Sustainable Urban Transitions
Module 5
Final Assignment and Hot Topics
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructors
4 Courses
Expert in Urban Planning and Social-Spatial Design Innovation
Caroline Newton serves as an Associate Professor and Van Eesteren Fellow at TU Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment's Department of Urbanism, bringing together her unique background as an urban planner, architect, and political scientist. After completing her PhD in social geography from KU Leuven, she has established herself as a leading voice in socio-spatial dimensions of design and critical spatial practices in Europe and the Global South. Her academic journey includes positions at University College London's Development Planning Unit and KU Leuven's Faculty of Architecture. At TU Delft, she teaches in the R&D Studio: Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis and the course on Social Inequality, the City, Diversity and Design, while also being involved in the Graduation Studio 'Planning Complex Cities' with a focus on 'Planning as Critical Engaged Practice.' Her research spans informal housing, participatory upgrading, post-colonial architecture, and the methodological challenges of design-based knowledge production. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Housing and the Built Environment and actively contributes to the Global Urban Lab, where she mentors students working on topics such as climate-induced migration, cultural nomadism, spatial justice, and women's place in public realms. Her five-year Van Eesteren Fellowship focuses on developing an engaged and inclusive approach to planning, using spatial justice as leverage and design research as an enabler.
4 Courses
Expert in Spatial Planning and Urban Governance Innovation
Roberto Rocco serves as an Associate Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy at TU Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, where he has worked since 2004. After completing his architectural training and master's in spatial planning at the University of São Paulo, followed by specialization at École d'Urbanisme de Paris and a PhD from TU Delft in 2008, he has established himself as a leading expert in urban governance and sustainability transitions. His teaching portfolio includes several key courses: he coordinates the Research and Design Methodology for Urbanism course, leads the Metropolitan Innovators program at AMS Institute, manages the TU Delft Summer School Planning and Design with Water, and directs the Urban Region Networks studio in the European Masters of Urbanism program. He also teaches in the PhD Graduate School course on Qualitative Research Methods and coordinates the Confronting Informality Symposium. His educational approach emphasizes problem-led, real-world issues in studio settings, focusing on regional planning, governance, spatial justice, and sustainable urban development in the Global South. As course coordinator for Metropolitan Innovators, he collaborates with various institutions to provide comprehensive education in urban innovation and sustainability. His teaching methodology incorporates critical thinking, design-based learning, and practical applications of planning theory, particularly in addressing complex urban challenges and informal urbanization issues.
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