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SUMMARY:Community-led housing: partnerships of cooperative conflict in Mum
 bai and the role of the reflective practitioner - Eleni Kyrou\, Course Co-
 Director: MSc Urban Development Planning\, Development Planning Unit\, Lon
 don
DTSTART:20100225T171500Z
DTEND:20100225T190000Z
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CONTACT:Jamie Radford
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on four years of case-based research in Mumbai\, India
 \, the talk will highlight the tensions and possibilities arising in the o
 ngoing struggles over the co-production of a city's development vision\,\n
 especially if such vision is meant to be a socially just one. On the one h
 and\, the city is rapidly changing since 2000 according to 'Vision Mumbai'
 \, an agenda promoted by specific groups amongst policy-makers and the pri
 vate sector who aim to transform Mumbai into a world class urban agglomera
 tion with a globally competitive financial hub. On the other hand\, a civi
 l society Alliance has been contesting this official vision\, introducing 
 an alternative appreciation of the city's future\, its governance and the 
 role and rights to housing of urban poor communities therein. The talk wil
 l highlight the challenges and opportunities in the Alliance's efforts to 
 transform the living conditions of urban poor women and men and their rela
 tionships with the state and the private sector over a 20-year period\; it
  will discuss a different approach to knowledge production and use\; it sh
 all emphasise the crucial importance of the process (as opposed to a merel
 y results-oriented approach)\; and it will conclude with some thoughts on 
 the position and role of the 'reflective practitioner'.\n\nAbout the speak
 er:\nA development planner with a background in development studies and ur
 ban development policy\, she has a decade of experience working in interna
 tional development and research\, with a particular focus on Latin America
 \, the Balkans and the Middle East. Has worked predominantly with civil so
 ciety organisations and international agencies in the context of relief ai
 d and post-conflict reconstruction\, issues of gender and development\, ur
 ban governance and synergies between community involvement and political l
 eadership. \n\nFull details at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/people/kyrou
LOCATION:Erasmus Room\, Pump Court\, Queens' College
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