Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique
Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.
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| author | Martin, Laura Andreae |
| author2 | Gabriella Carolini. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/902122019-04-12T20:17:20Z Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique Martin, Laura Andreae Gabriella Carolini. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 74-78). Cooperation projects rooted in cultural ties, such as South-South cooperation, are contemporarily receiving unprecedented attention from the international development community. This focus on specific types of partnerships points to an increasing concern that who a development actor partners with matters. One reason behind the comparative advantage of South-South cooperation is that countries from the global South have similar social and cultural situations. Yet when and how culture practically matters to development has not been thoroughly explored within urban planning. This thesis examines whether, when, and how cultural affinities matter for the successful design, management, and implementation of urban planning projects in the global South with international partnerships. By exploring the experiences of urban professionals working on collaborative projects in Maputo, Mozambique, this thesis argues that broadly speaking, culture does matter for cooperation and urban development, but whether cultural affinities and differences matter or not for a project largely depends on the project's context. Simply speaking, national culture does not always matter. Consideration of culture beyond the national level to a subcultural level, such as employment and organization-type, often specifies when, how, and how much cultural affinities matter with cross-cultural urban planning cooperation projects. Ultimately, culture is a factor that needs to be more explicitly explored at a nuanced level and included in the design and management of collaborative urban planning projects. Further, culture should be a topic of conversation in promoting reflective practice and the goal of learning in development, such that cross-cultural exchange can be more enabling for urban development. by Laura Andreae Martin. M.C.P. 2014-09-19T21:46:24Z 2014-09-19T21:46:24Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90212 890371521 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 78 pages application/pdf f-mz--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Martin, Laura Andreae Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title | Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_full | Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_fullStr | Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_short | Culture, cooperation, and planning for development in Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_sort | culture cooperation and planning for development in maputo mozambique |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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