• Day 1 – Monday, December 9, 2002

• Day 2 – Tuesday, December 10, 2002

• Day 3 – Wednesday, December 11, 2002

• Download: Urban Research symposium Agenda (pdf)

 

DAY 1 – MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002
PART I — PLENARY
1:00 PM Preston Auditorium	Introduction and Welcome. Chair: John Flora, Director, Transport and Urban Department, World Bank. James D. Wolfensohn, President, World Bank.  Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-Habitat.
1:40 PM Preston Auditorium	The Challenge: Making Cities Work for their Residents and for the Nation. Chair: Gobind Nankani, Vice President, World Bank. Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University (live via video link up). Keynote Address Questions & Answers. Jorge Wilheim, Planning Secretary, Municipality of São Paulo; "Negotiating A New Social Contract in the Urban Archipelago".  Solomon Benjamin, Independent Researcher and Consultant, Bangalore; "Thinking Urban: Poverty, Economies, and Politics in Contested Terrain".  Questions & Answers, Open Discussion.
3:30 PM Auditorium Lobby	Coffee Break.
PART II —BREAKOUTS
4:00 PM –5:45 PM	SESSION 1: ASSESSING URBAN GROWTH AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS.
MC 4-800	Group A – Urban population growth, concentration and dispersion—implications of different city systems. Session leader: David Wheeler, Lead Economist, World Bank.  Presenters: Barney Cohen, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Population; "Cities transformed: The dynamics of demographic change in developing countries". Mario Polese, INRS-University of Quebec; "Connecting cities with macroeconomic concerns". Rosendo Pujol, University of Costa Rica; "Improving the Costa Rican urban system". Discussant: Somik Lall, Economist, World Bank.
MC 8-W150	Group B – Labor Migration. Session leader: Arnaud Guinard, Regional Coordinator, World Bank.  Presenters: Quentin Wodon, World Bank; "Measuring the gains from internal migration: Preliminary results for Latin American countries".  Le Bach Duong, Vietnam National Center for Social Sciences & Humanities; "Towards urban and migration policies for poverty reduction". Lindsay Lowell, Pew Hispanic Center; “International migration of highly skilled persons”. Discussant: John Harris, Boston University.
Preston Auditorium	Group C – Measuring and assessing poverty in urban areas. Session leader: Judy Baker, Senior Economist, World Bank.  Presenters: Diana Mitlin, IIED: "Why the scale and nature of urban poverty are underestimated".  Monica Orozco, Oportunidades, México; “Targeting of Urban Poverty Programs in Mexico”.  Mireille Razafindrakoto, DIAL; "Urban dynamics and its impact on household living conditions".  Discussant: Peter Lanjouw, Lead Economist, World Bank.
MC 13-121	Group D – Trends in urban poverty - causal and risk factors. Session leader: Tamar Manuelyan Atinc, Sector Manager, World Bank.  Presenters: Janice Perlman, Trinity College; "Marginality: From myth to reality; Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (1969-2002)".  Harris Selod, Groupe de Recherches sur les Aspects Spatiaux des Phenomenes Economiques; "Fighting poverty in segregated cities: the case of South Africa".  Philip Amis, University of Birmingham; "Chronic Urban Poverty in India".  Discussant: Mary Racelis, Ateneo de Manila University.
6:00 PM Main Complex Atrium	Reception.
DAY 2 – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002
8:30 AM	Breakfast in Unsecured Lobby.
PART II — BREAKOUTS CONTINUED
9:00 AM –10:45 AM	SESSION 2: CREATING INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS THAT MATCH THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF PROBLEMS.
Preston Auditorium	Group A – Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental relations. Session Leader: James Hicks, Consultant. Presenters: A.H.J. Helmsing, ISS Netherlands; "Decentralization, enablement, and local governance".  Luiz de Mello, International Monetary Fund; “Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Reduction in Brazil”. Jeanne Wolfe, McGill University; "Metropolitan Governance: What do we need to know?" Discussant: James Alm, Georgia State University.
MC 13-121	Group B – Incentives for good governance. Session leader: Sonia Hammam, Sector Manger, World Bank.  Presenters: Nick Devas, University of Birmingham; "Urban governance, partnerships and poverty: A study of 10 cities in the south".  Udesh Pillay, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria; "Towards alternative conceptions of local economic reform: The case of South Africa".  Cid Blanco, Municipality of Santo Andre; "Citizen Participation and Social Inclusion Procedures in Santo André, Brazil: Participatory Budgeting and City of the Future Project". Discussant: Harry Hatry, Urban Institute.
MC 4-800	Group C – Strategic planning, capacity building and learning. Session leader: Tim Campbell, Lead Specialist, World Bank.  Presenters: Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town; "Making city strategies pro-poor: Johannesburg".  Alex Brillantes, University of the Philippines; "Local productivity performance measurement system".  Marina Cacace and Alfonso Alfonsi, CERFE; "The future of glocalization in world development". Discussant: Janelle Plummer, GHK International.
MC 8-W150	Group D – Planning tools and technologies for urban management. Session leader: Uwe Deichmann, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank.  Presenters: Stephen Sheppard, Williams College; "Urban growth in San Salvador: Interpreting satellite imagery and policy change". Pratima Joshi, Shelter Associates; "Surveying and mapping Pune and Sangli slums on a GIS".  Nolberto Munier, TEAMIC International; "SIMUS (Sequential Interactive Model for Urban Sustainability)".  Discussant: Ellen Brennan-Galvin, Population Impact, LLC.
10:45 AM	Coffee Break.
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM	SESSION 3: REDUCING URBAN POVERTY AND RAISING WELFARE THROUGH ACCESS TO ASSETS.
MC 4-800	Group A – Income poverty and financial security. Session leader: Gwen Swinburn, Senior Urban Specialist, World Bank. Presenters: Andre Urani, City of Rio de Janiero; "Evaluating employment generation programs". Nigel Harris, University College London. Giok-Ling Ooi, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore; "Urban poverty and the role of social policies".  Discussant: William Maloney, Lead Economist, World Bank.
MC 8-W150	Group B – Health and urban poverty. Session leader: Robert Hecht, Sector Manager, World Bank.  Presenters: T.R. Dilip, CEHAT, Mumbai; "Linkages between incidence of non-fatal health outcomes in a household and poverty in urban India".  Alex Ezeh, African Population & Health Research Centre; "Demographic and health profile of the urban poor—Nairobi, Kenya".  Richard Tomlinson, University of the Witwatersrand; "The impact of HIV/Aids on the demand for shelter and services". Discussant: Mead Over, Lead Economist, World Bank.
MC 13-121	Group C – Access to secure tenure and developed land. Session leader: Roberto Chavez, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank.  Presenters: Jean Lanjouw, Brookings Institute; "Formal and informal property rights in urban Ecuador".  Tasneem Siddiqui, Katchi Abadi Authority; "Incremental land and housing development in Pakistan". Carol Rakodi, University of Birmingham; "Informal land development processes in six African cities".  Discussant: Aprodicio Laquian, Woodrow Wilson Institute.
Preston Auditorium	Group D – Housing and related basic services. Session leader: Robert Buckley, Lead Economist, World Bank. Presenters: Elena Klepikova, Delta Credit, Moscow; “Developing housing markets in Russia”. Neil MacLeod, Durban Metrowater; "Extending service to low-income users". Warren Brown, ACCION; "Housing microfinance".  Discussant: Alan Gilbert, University College London.
12:45 PM MC 12 Gallery	Lunch.
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	SESSION 4: PROMOTING A CLEAN, SAFE AND SPATIALLY INCLUSIVE CITY—ENHANCING POSITIVE AND REDUCING NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES.
MC 4-800	Group A – Public environmental goods. Session leader: Anthony Bigio, Senior Urban Specialist, World Bank.  Presenters: Gordon McGranahan, IIED; "Water Resource Management and Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services".  Djillali Benouar, University of Bab Ezzouar (USTHB); "The need for an integrated disaster management strategy towards poverty reduction: Algiers case study".  Kiran Pandey, World Bank; “Comparative Pollution Across Cities”. Discussant: David Hanrahan, Lead Environment Specialist, World Bank.
MC 8-W150	Group B – Integrating transport and land use planning to ensure accessibility. Session leader: Ken Gwilliam, Consultant.  Presenters: Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley; "Contrasting models of urban transport development".  Amal Kumarage, University of Moratuwa; "Access problems of the urban poor in Sri Lanka".  Ali S. Huzayyin, University of Cairo; "Urban transport institutional reform in developing countries".  Discussant: Peter Mackie, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
Preston Auditorium	Group C – Meeting both social and private goals through land market development. Session leader: M. Vitor Serra, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank. Presenters: Annette Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Urban land development and management in transition economies: The case of Ho Chi Minh City"  Jan Brueckner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; "Should LDCs fight urban sprawl?"  David Dowall, University of California, Berkeley; "Land markets: The case of Brazil"  Discussant: Manuel Cohen Perlo, Programa Universitario de Estudios sobre la Ciudad, México.
MC 13-121	Group D – Risks of social exclusion and inequality—crime, violence and social disintegration. Session leader: Christine Kessides, Sr. Urban Adviser, World Bank.  Presenters: Jo Beall, London School of Economics; "Social exclusion, social capital and rights".  Caroline Moser, Overseas Development Institute; "Violence, fear and insecurity in urban Latin America".  Kate Schecter, American International Health Alliance; "Social cohension in Russia".  Discussant: Deepa Narayan, Senior Adviser, World Bank.
4:00 PM	Coffee Break.
4:15 PM	Rapporteurs’ Open Meetings.
Preston Auditorium	Session 1 groups.
MC 13-121	Session 2 groups.
MC 4-800	Session 3 groups.
MC 8-W150	Session 4 groups.
5:30 PM Main Complex Atrium	Reception Sponsored by Cities Alliance.
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2002
9:00 AM	Breakfast in Unsecured Lobby.
PART III — PLENARY
9:30 AM Preston Auditorium	Session Reports And Open Discussion. Chair: Christine Kessides, Senior Urban Adviser, World Bank. Rapporteur presentation from Session 1. Rapporteur presentation from Session 2. Rapporteur presentation from Session 3. Rapporteur presentation from Session 4.
10:30 AM Auditorium Lobby	Coffee Break.
10:45 AM Preston Auditorium	Concluding Panel. Panelists: Richard Stren, University of Toronto.  James Garrett, International Food Policy Research Institute; "Considerations on Urban Research: Priorities and Partnerships". Pelle Persson, SIDA; "Urban Development for Poverty Reduction. Towards a Research Agenda". Mila Freire, World Bank. Closing remarks: John Flora, World Bank.
12:30 PM MC Dining Room East	Lunch.