IEDM 555 Infrastructure Planning and Policy
The course addresses the provision or lack of water, sewerage, electricity, and information in developing countries. It explores the environmental and social impact of contemporary infrastructure planning from different perspectives. It discusses the driving forces behind infrastructure planning and delivery, and the causes for their uneven distribution, the roles of urban planners and other stakeholders in choosing the approach to meet infrastructure needs of urban residents. Some of these topics include the balance between centralized and decentralized approaches to infrastructure delivery, the privatization of basic social services, and the role of local and community-based approaches to infrastructure delivery.