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Study Guide 1<\/strong>: Understanding Informal Settlements and Slum Upgrading [Document<\/a> | Photo <\/a>Gallery<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AI – Climate Change Platform
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I2UD Document Library
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I2UD Photography Collection
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ABOUT US<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“The terms \u2018urban development\u2019 and \u2018urbanization\u2019 often conjure up vast, undeveloped spaces or slums. At I2UD, we simply recognize an underserved need that demands our attention.” <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

-John Driscoll<\/em>, I2UD Vice President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD) <\/strong>is a not-for-profit institution dedicated to improving urban environments for vulnerable communities, by providing research on spatial development issues, advisory services to city leaders, and urban planning education programs. 
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Established in 2005, the Institute for International Urban Development<\/strong> (I2UD)<\/strong> regrouped the academics and professionals who created and ran the Center for Urban Development Studies (CUDS)<\/strong> from 1987 to 2005. The Center (CUDS) at Harvard University\u2019s Graduate School of Design was internationally recognized for applied research, advisory services, technical assistance to policy makers, and capacity building programs.

The I2UD Library<\/strong> is an educational database of 40+ years of urban planning research, designed to facilitate a global perspective of urban planning history for a broad, diverse public audience. The Library is coupled with an archival photography collection, The I2UD Photography Galleries<\/strong>, documenting urban development conditions for vulnerable communities, in over 13 countries.

Development of The I2UD Library<\/strong> is supported through I2UD Board contributions. Our past activities have been funded by local and national governments, foundations and international organizations. Past partners and sponsors include The World Bank, UN-Habitat, USAID, the Inter-American Development Bank, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Aga Khan University, the Christensen Fund, the Jordanian Royal Scientific Society and the Peter Sager Wallenburg Charitable Trust.

Our current AI Climate Platform<\/strong> initiative is supported by the Patrick J Mc Govern Foundation Accelerator Grant<\/em>, I2UD Board members and an AI for Earth Microsoft Azure Compute Grant<\/em>. The<\/em> <\/a>Patrick J. McGovern Foundation<\/a> <\/strong>has included I2UD in their donation program, providing digital access to high resolution satellite images for our AI Climate Platform project.

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation<\/em> is a global 21st century philanthropy bridging the frontiers of artificial intelligence, data science, and social impact to create a thriving, equitable and sustainable future for all. The Foundation\u2019s work focuses on bringing together academia, practitioners, and civil society to pursue the potential of AI and data science to address some of the world\u2019s most urgent challenges.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Public housing in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt. August 1985. MSDA\/I2UD Slide Collections. M01, Egypt, Cairo, 44-012. Original series: “Urban Fringe – Informal Housing: Public Housing Helwan.” <\/sub> The Institute for International Urban Development. Digitized 2022.<\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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ABOUT US “The terms \u2018urban development\u2019 and \u2018urbanization\u2019 often conjure up vast, undeveloped spaces or slums. At I2UD, we simply recognize an underserved need that demands our attention.” -John Driscoll, I2UD Vice President The Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD) is a not-for-profit institution dedicated to improving urban environments for vulnerable communities, by providing research … <\/p>\n

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