Course Name: Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularization (LMISR) (A joint programme of IHS and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, USA)

Date and duration: 21 July -20 August 2010, 1 month

Location: IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Tuition fee: € 2,500

Application deadline: 20 June 2010

Who is it for?

This course is designed specifically for those involved with land and housing policies, and those facing the challenges of providing shelter for the poor in cities in developing countries and countries in transition. This course responds to the UN Millennium Development Goal 7 Target 11, which advocates improved living conditions for 100 million slum dwellers up to the year 2020.

Course Introduction

The course will enable you to understand the underlying causes of informal occupation of land and slum formation, to acquire knowledge and skills to develop upgrading strategies to improve slums, and to formulate policies that create options to prevent new slum formation.

The course is intensive in nature and innovative, demanding a proactive attitude from participants. They are engaged in a number of specially designed learning environments that comprise lectures, practical exercises, case study analysis, role-playing games, video films discussions and controversial policy debates. The course draws from lessons learned through international experience and stimulates creative thinking as participants are exposed to contexts from a wide variety of countries.

Course Content

• Module 1
  Module 1 explains why land plays a key role in the development of cities, why it has become central to the formation of slums and how it impacts the production of settlements as a whole. It brings the economic perspective into informal land occupation, including understanding the impact of markets, and has a strong focus on policy evaluation, criteria for selection and development. The module provides not only with understanding but also helps improve skills in policy making.

• Module 2
  Module 2 explains why property rights are central to land, why there is a wide variety of tenure systems, and how this interacts with the way the poor have access to shelter. It brings the legal dimension into land management and offers an in depth discussion regarding alternative land rights paradigms. This module enhances the ability to handle legal frameworks related to informal settlements, regularisation programmes, and development of new instruments.

• Module 3
  Module 3 explains what are the alternative institutional and programme management aspects, what are the opportunities that should be considered and what is the role of the non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), the private sector, governmental and knowledge-based institutions and funding agencies. The module emphasises on the implementation aspects of remedial as well as preventative programmes.

• Module 4
  Module 4 enhances the discussion of specific case studies. Although reference to them is made throughout the course, participants are given the opportunity to present their experience, discuss it and apply knowledge learned during the course. It includes site visits to Dutch cases to get practical evidence on how poverty and dilapidated neighbourhoods are dealt with in The Netherlands.
  

Diploma

Post-graduate Diploma issued jointly by IHS and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Admission

In order to participate in this short course (LMISR) you should:

• Have at least a Bachelor’ degree from a recognised University or similar institute.

• If you did not complete a Bachelors degree in English you must show certificates with relevant test results (such as TOEFL min. 550/TOEFL computer-based min. 213/ TOEFL internet based 79, IELTS min.6.0 (no IELTS subtest <5.5).

• Have at least three years of work or academic experience relevant for the course.
  

Apply Now

For downloading the course brochure and application form, or to apply on-line, please follow the link below:
http:www.ihs.nl/lmisr

Contact

For further information on the course and application procedure, please contact the course manager Mr. Carlos Morales-Schechinger (c.morales@ihs.nl) or IHS Marketing and Communication, Mr. Yicheng Guo (y.guo @ihs.nl).

Partner organisation

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, USA
Since 2004. the Lincoln Institute has collaborated with IHS on urban land issues. Master-level and short-term international courses ion land policy and management are held jointly.
www.lincolninst.edu