Mediaspace scheduled maintenance: Aug 25, 2026 07:00 - 12:00 AM. During this time, videos will be temporarily unavailable. Check status updates.

Lecture

Urban Development: Challenges and Solutions

Description

This lecture discusses the role of the World Bank in urban development, focusing on the challenges faced in African countries with informal settlements. It explores the strategies employed by various actors, including governments, international organizations, and civil society, to address social demands and secure funding for urban projects. The lecture also delves into the complexities of population displacement, highlighting the resistance and resignation experienced by affected communities. Case studies from Tunisia and Morocco demonstrate successful approaches to eradicating precarious settlements. The speaker raises questions about the legitimacy and impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, emphasizing the need for thoughtful planning and community involvement to avoid social disruption. The importance of governance and adherence to international guidelines, such as those set by the World Bank, in mitigating the negative consequences of urban interventions is underscored.

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Anthropology

Urbanism: Topics in urbanism

Related concepts (28)

Urban planning

Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks and their accessibility.

Urban design

Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, cities, and regional spaces, urban design considers 'bigger picture' issues of economic, social and environmental value and social design. The scope of a project can range from a local street or public space to an entire city and surrounding areas.

Urban decay

Urban decay (also known as urban rot, urban death or urban blight) is the sociological process by which a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude. There is no single process that leads to urban decay. Urban decay can include the following aspects: Industrialization Deindustrialization Gentrification Population decline or overpopulation Counterurbanization Economic Restructuring Multiculturalism Abandoned buildings or infrastructure High local unemployment Increased poverty Fragmented families Low overall living standards or quality of life Political disenfranchisement Crime (e.

Community

A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town, or neighbourhood) or in virtual space through communication platforms. Durable good relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties also define a sense of community, important to their identity, practice, and roles in social institutions such as family, home, work, government, society, or humanity at large.

Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.

Related lectures (31)

Housing Urbanism: Collective Representation and Impact in the City

Delves into the phases of collective representation in low-income housing production and showcases recent innovations in urban governance.

Digitalization and Performance of Cities MOOC: Smart Cities, Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

Explores the implications of digitalization on cities and urban infrastructures.

Urban Infrastructures: Social Dimensions

Series delves into the social aspects of urban infrastructures and their governance worldwide.

Cities as Socio-Technical Systems MOOC: Smart Cities, Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

Examines cities as socio-technical systems and their implications on urban management and governance, emphasizing feedback loops and complexity.

Smart City Iskandar Puteri: Urban Renewal & Greenfields