4.236J/11.463J
Structuring Low-Income Housing Projects in Developing Countries
Instructor: Reinhard Goethert
Room: 9-369
Phone: 617-253-2402
rkg@mit.edu
Units: 3-0-9
Level: H
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Full Subject description with assignments (PDF updated 8/13)
This course explores the divergent motivations and resultant dynamics among international funders,
national ministries, local authorities, and project benefactors in housing project development. Issues of
development are tested against actual projects in a comparative format.
The course is intended as an introduction and understanding of current issues in Third World housing
policies and projects, and particularly for those interested in a practical understanding of how projects are
prepared by development agencies.
The course prepares students to participate in development projects, and stresses hands-on, ‘real-life' issues that challenge professionals.
