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November 16, 2021

Housing in the Global South. An Introduction.

What are key housing challenges affecting countries in the global south today? What are the main elements that housing policies need to take into account to tackle these problems? And who are the main institutions and actors addressing these challenges? In this short 8-minute video, Darinka Czischke provides some basic background elements to understand the main issues that countries in the global south are facing with regards to the provision and management of social and affordable housing today.

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Darinka Czischke

November 16, 2021

Resilience thinking when planning in the South

What kind of urban challenges may the future bring? How can we prepare for future urban problems without even knowing how they will look like? What does it mean to plan for resilience in the global south? In this 7-minute video, Igor Pessoa discusses his research project with support of the CAPES Foundation to identify applicable mechanisms to increase resilience in Brazilian metropolises.

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Igor Pessoa

November 16, 2021

Rethink the City: Housing Provision and Management

Increasing demand for housing in the Global South calls for alternative approaches in housing provision and management. This set contains 5 short videos as part of a larger MOOC called 'Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges' which delves deeper into this topic.

Various Experts

September 21, 2017

The Socio-Technical Context of Kampala's Water Chain

Dr. Bas van Vliet introduces the water chain in Kampala, which is exemplary of other cities in the Global South. He will show you the drinking water system and the diversity of sanitation systems in the serviced and unserviced parts of the city. Being one of the fastest growing cities in the Global South, Kampala’s water chain is a co-production of various users and providers, and it is radically different from water chains in the Global North.

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Bas van Vliet

September 21, 2017

The Socio-Technical Context of Kampala's water chain

Dr. Bas van Vliet introduces the water chain in Kampala, which is exemplary of other cities in the Global South. He will show you the drinking water system and the diversity of sanitation systems in the serviced and unserviced parts of the city. Being one of the fastest growing cities in the Global South, Kampala’s water chain is a co-production of various users and providers, and it is radically different from water chains in the Global North.

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Bas van Vliet

November 8, 2021

Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges

Learn about today's urban challenges focusing on developing countries, referred to as the Global South. We will debate the benefits associated with three different themes, going beyond traditional urban strategies and policies: Spatial justice - Having fair, inclusive and healthy urban contexts is one of the greatest challenges of cities in emerging economies. Housing Provision and Management - Increasing demand in the Global South calls for alternative approaches in housing provision and management. Sustainable Urban Transitions - In order to transition from our current (unsustainable) system towards a fair and sustainable future we need to pay attention to the social, economic, and cultural context. In the course, we will address questions such as: Is the 'just city' framework applicable to cities with extreme socio-economic inequality? Can community-led housing initiatives provide effective solutions for households in need? How can the transition towards an environmentally sustainable future also be socially just? In this architecture and urban planning course, academic urban planning expertise from TU Delft is used to formulate possible answers to these questions, and is applied in a range of challenging case studies from Latin America, MENA region, Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia, , among others. This course offers you a new perspective to understand and analyse the urban challenges of the Global South. Through a combination of short theoretical lessons, presentation of case studies, testimonies from practitioners and practical assignments you will also learn how to develop a critical perspective about your own urban environment and how to translate this knowledge into analytical tools and innovative urban solutions.

Various Experts

November 16, 2021

Social Housing in Chile. Lessons from a homeownership perspective.

What does low-income homeownership imply in the global south? What are the consequences of housing policies that encourage homeownership? In this 8-minute video, Luz Maria Vergara d'Alencon explores the case of social housing policies based on ownership in Chile.

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Luz Maria Vergara d'Alencon

September 21, 2017

Faecal Sludge Management

Human waste has value in faecal sludge management. Dr. Katarzyna Kujawa-Roeleveld introduces the concept and shares why it is critical to consider the whole sanitation chain, from excreta collection to safe disposal and or reuse of faecal sludge, to achieve true access to safe sanitation.

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Katarzyna Kujawa-Roeleveld

July 21, 2017

Coupling Sanitation Systems with Agricultural Production

Now you know why it is important to include faecal sludge management as part of each sanitation solution. You have also heard about the potential benefits for a community when recourses are recovered from faecal sludge. But how does this work? How can we make valuable products from human waste? Let’s find out in the next video with PhD researcher Rosanne Wielemaker. She will explain how the nutrients in human waste can become a valuable resource by using them as fertilizers in agricultural production. Learning Objectives: Understand the value human waste in making valuable products like fertilizers in agricultural production. Describe adaptation; robustness and/or intervention strategies for STE systems.

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Rosanne Wielemaker

July 21, 2017

Air Quality in Kampala

First, we will look at Kampala’s air quality from a general and natural science perspective. Dr. Folkert Boersma will give an introduction to Kampala´s air quality, explain which factors play a role in the city’s air quality, and how it compares to other cities around the world. Learning Objectives: Understand the state of Kampala’s air quality Explain shocks and stresses on critical services and infrastructures (CSIs) of STE systems resulting from a range of disastrous events.

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Folkert Boersma