Greg Contente & Ellie WendellFebruary 15th, 2013
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT &
THE URBAN PLANNERA grassroots perspective of how new technologies
can boost global efforts in the 21st century
BACKGROUND
WHAT IS AN URBAN PLANNER?
Photo taken from HOK’s Urban Planning Blog
WHAT IS AN URBAN PLANNER?
An Urban Planner takes knowledge of spatial economics and uses it to coordinate diverse stakeholders in a cohesive direction
Bloustein Studio Work
OBJECTIVES
New technologies filling infrastructure gaps
Planners’ approach international
development at the grassroots level
Facilitate an open discussion about
collaborative uses of technology to tackle the global issues of the 21st
century
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Intellectual framework: Amartya Sen Informs approach to planning Delivery of basic services
Capabilities
Removal of
‘Unfreedoms’
AccessDevelopm
entChoice
Sen, Amartya. Development as Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999
MOBILE MARKET CHANGERS
MOBILE MARKET CHANGERS
ECOLOGIC
ECOLOGIC
ECOLOGIC
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY
For more, please visit Architecture for Humanity’s Haiti webpage http://architectureforhumanity.org/updates/2013-01-12-bati-byen-rebuilding-in-haiti-2012-year-in-review
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY
For more, please visit Architecture for Humanity’s Haiti webpage http://architectureforhumanity.org/updates/2013-01-12-bati-byen-rebuilding-in-haiti-2012-year-in-review
TECHNOLOGY FOR SERVICE DELIVERY
RECURRING THEMES
Availability of Reliable Data
New and Expanding
Markets
Data and tools to run NGOs & small businesses in
developing countries
Informal settlements and informal
economic activity
Emerging global entrepreneurship
class
Difficulties in monitoring and
evaluation
Crowd sourcing
Changes to behavior and accessibility of
information
CHALLENGE AND POTENTIAL
How can the international development industry use technology to scale localized efforts?
How can planners navigate multiple disciplines and combine scattered efforts into one collaborative urban system?
Photo: Atlas of Economic Complexity
TO CONSIDER
How trends in international development are influencing the shape and connectivity of cities
Opportunities for planners and technologists to link grassroots service delivery efforts
Public participation