10.

07
2015

ARRIVAL OF
PARTICIPANTS
IN GUAYAQUIL

11.07
2015

TRAINING
KICK-OFF +
WELCOME

12.07
2015

EU 1

SITE VISITS ESTERO SALADO

(WPI 1)

PPD 1

13.07
2015

EU 2

SITE VISITS GUAYAQUIL ECOLOGICO

(WPI 1)

KEYNOTE
LECTURE
Liliana Miranda

14.07
2015

IHT 1

GROUP FIELDWORK
(WPI 1)

15.07
2015

IHT 2

GROUP FIELDWORK
(WPI 1)

16.07
2015

EU 2 Intro

IHT Intro

STAKEHOLDER DAY / INTERMEDIATE PRESENTATIONS

PPD 2

GROUP FIELDWORK
(WPI 1)

20.07
2015

PPD 3

GROUP FIELDWORK
(WPI 1)

21.07
2015

DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES
(WPI 3)

22.07
2015

DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES
(WPI 3)

23.07
2015

DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES
(WPI 3)

25.07
2015

KEYNOTE
LECTURE
Kelly Shannon

KEYNOTE
LECTURE Peter Ward |
Edith Jimenez

DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES
(WPI 3)

19.07
2015

24.07
2015

PPD Intro

DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES
(WPI 3)

17.07
2015
18.07
2015

EU 1 Intro

CLOSING EVENT / FINAL PRESENTATIONS / FINAL RECEPTION

DEPARTURE OF
PARTICIPANTS
FROM GUAYAQUIL

KEYNOTE
LECTURE Miguel
Robles-Duran

STI detailed programme and schedule

The STI has been developed as an action-learning initiative that is considered particularly relevant for the context
and main focus area of the training. For this reason the programme is built around:
(1) three main work packages delivering content from international, regional and local trainers;
(2) intensive moments of work package integration by means of on-site fieldwork, stakeholder workshops
and design charettes.
This structure is also considered particularly productive in terms of the formation of a community of practice, as
moments of mutual learning and exchange between participants will be facilitated and encouraged by work
package integration featuring group work. The three work packages constituting part (1) of the STI are not
considered as sequential or propaedeutic to one another, but will be delivered as content lectures in line with
the main ambitions of the STI to develop an integrated perspective on ecological planning and housing design.
The first days will be devoted to part (1) of the STI (4 days) and the remaining 10 days will be dedicated to work
package integration (see detailed schedule on last page of this annex).

WORK PACKAGE 1: ECOLOGICAL URBANISM (EU)

EU 1: Water-based urbanisms
More than is currently recognized, water-driven urbanism is a powerful structuring element in urban design and
spatial planning. However, the integration of design, engineering and management is often lacking, in spite of the
fact that water is re-conquering the contemporary agenda of urbanism due to climate change. Two key lectures
will set the scene for this paradigmatic shift and illustrate the advantages of an integrative method. Following the
presentation of a conceptual framework the lecturer will present concrete applications and potentials of an
integrated design by relying on relevant case studies (e.g. Bogot, Colombia). Indigenous water urbanisms will
also be included, as an illustrative example of sustainable alternatives to the capital-intensive mega-projects, and
a key dimension of the ecological performance of existing sites.

EU 2: Ecological infrastructure development in Latin America
This lecture will introduce the notion of ecological infrastructure as a tool for orienting urban development by
integrating ecological cycles and systems into the urban context of Latin American cities. The idea of a nature-
based counterpart of hard and/or built infrastructure is increasingly being recognized as a major player in
underpinning socio-economic change in cities. As the collection of all naturally functioning ecosystems delivering
vital services to people (water, climate regulation, disaster risk reduction, etc.) the ecological infrastructure of
cities is a fundamental component to be harnessed. The lectures constituting this sub-WP will concentrate on the
way this may be done. With a focus on the Latin American context and more specifically Lima, the lectures will
point out the various dimensions of the interconnected structural landscape elements (rivers, wetlands, coastal
dunes, natural habitat corridors, mountain catchments, etc.) and illustrate how their consolidation and
reinforcement can substitute built infrastructure solutions. Tools to integrate the urban water cycle into the
open-space framework will also be considered in detail for the creation of sustainable green-open space systems
that can together increase the delivery of ecosystem services while improving overall quality of life.

WORK PACKAGE 2: PARTICIPATORY PLANNING & DESIGN (PPD)

PPD 1: Critical review of sustainable development policies and planning
Developing a critical attitude towards the notion of sustainability is of key importance considering the plethora
of definitions this qualifier of development has accumulated over the years, especially with regard to
understanding related targets and indicators. Sustainable development concepts have emerged internationally
since the late 60s early 70s of the past century. One of the key policy documents remains the Agenda 21 as an
outcome of the so-called Earth Summit Rio 1992. Meanwhile international, national as well as local efforts

have been made to implement this Agenda 21. The search for realistic, implementable and attainable sustainable
development policies continues and should also lead to improved human settlements planning. The various
lectures set first a framework by discussing key elements from the last 40 years and related institutional
frameworks. These elements are checked vis--vis their implementation in various contexts with a particular
focus on the Latin American region, taking into the account the on-going development of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post
2015 development agenda. The course will conclude by reviewing ecological mega-projects as a new trend and
reflecting on their position vis--vis the debate shaping the forthcoming SDGs and post-2015 agenda.

PPD 2: Co-productive envisioning and mapping
Mapmaking and the discipline of ecological urbanism have the capacity to bring together experts and
stakeholders in innovative metropolitan development. This sub-WP will focus on the ways to produce strategic
visions and scenarios for the context of operation in order to test options and discuss them with the multiplicity
of stakeholders interacting on the urban arena. Bearing in mind that mapping is not a neutral activity, this sub-
WP will provide a vast array of examples to discuss inclusive production of cartographies supporting the debate
on alternative development scenarios for Guayaquil. Rather than relying on Participatory Rapid Appraisal or
Community Action Planning, this PPD 2 innovatively promotes co-productive vision and scenario building,
following further on the methodology developed during the Localizing LA21 project the co-promoter of the
project has been involved in.

PPD 3: Voicing the vulnerable
Enumeration and other community-based tools are increasingly used as a device to represent the voice of
neglected city-makers. Lectures composing this sub-WP will provide an overview of such practices and their
outcomes with regard to threats such as eviction, climate change, and environmental degradation (including lack
of health and sanitation). Lecturers will also present a conceptual framework allowing STI participants to
acknowledge and distinguish between various approaches used to work with the urban poor (e.g. Sustainable
Livelihoods Framework (SLF); the DFID Resilience Framework; the Rights-Based Approach (RBA); and the
Capability Approach (CA)). It will delve deeper into the physicality and material manifestation of spatial
appropriation, considering it as a significant expression of city-making. Documenting these processes will be
presented to the STI trainees as a key resource for voicing the vulnerable who have made their needs manifest
by defying norms and claiming their space in the city.

WORK PACKAGE 3: INCLUSIVE HOUSING TRANSFORMATIONS (IHT)

IHT 1: Self-help housing and the right to the city
This set of training outputs concentrates on a rights-based approach to the city and to living in a dignified shelter
(vivienda digna). A history of self-build neighborhoods and their crucial role in the formation of Latin American
cities will be provided, a genealogy that echoes that of many other settlements of the global South. The lectures
will point out that many current regulations ignore (when they do not penalize) struggles by individuals and
collectives to achieve a decent living quarter. With the scarce support from governments and other actors, many
self-build initiatives have been able to produce between one half and three-quarters of the available living space
in the city. As has been recently outlined, the right to the city (and to a house) can be envisaged as a multi-
stakeholder framework facilitating the development of a comprehensive approach to the human settlements
agenda currently under definition as part of the on-going post-2015 negotiations. This opportunity will be
presented in conclusion to the main training outputs in this sub-WP.

IHT 2: Home Space
Home space has been developed by scholarship as a critical and multi-disciplinary tool to describe city-making
practices by the urban majority that frequently fall under the term of informal. In joining the viewpoints of

architects and anthropologists, it encourages the interpretation of self-build as both a spatial and a social
construction. In doing so, it accommodates the documentation of both formal and informal processes of
urbanization, and underlining the importance of both as constituents of cities across the globe. The concept is
premised on the idea that while formal urban making begins by acknowledging the large-scale components of
the urban fabric such as infrastructure), in the informal city a reversal is necessary, and the city can be read
from the home outwards. Indeed, in most self-organized spaces neighborhoods have been formed with
individual houses as their starting point, subsequently gaining access to urban services and amenities. This
significant conceptual reversal will support STI participants in the creation of a platform for multi-stakeholder
engagement.

WORK PACKAGE INTEGRATION (WPI)

WPI 1: On-site fieldwork
For an action-learning initiative such as the STI, on-site fieldwork is more than the direct application of methods
learnt through the initial work packages (Ecological Urbanism, Participatory Design and Development, Inclusive
Housing Transformations), but is part and parcel of the knowledge acquisition process. Fieldwork days occupy
almost a third of the STI for this reason. Divided into multi-disciplinary teams, STI participants are expected to
apply the methods learnt in the first days, combining them on the ground with their own skills. The case study
areas selected for fieldwork are specifically relevant to the conditions of criticality in which a development
professional often finds his/herself.

WPI 2: Stakeholder workshop
Sectorial thinking and lack of participation are common obstacles to the development of integrated strategies for
the implementation of cities ecological infrastructure and inclusive housing transformations. For this reason the
STI expects to construct an ideal setting for these hindrances to be downplayed by means of developing multi-
stakeholder workshops. These events will benefit from the momentum generated by the STI itself, and will
therefore count on the participation of a vast array of urban users. From vulnerable communities whose
livelihoods will mostly be transformed by the implementation of ecological mega-projects to the experts called in
to consult on the development of Guayaquil Ecologico, the workshops expect to provide ground for all
participants to express their viewpoints and prioritize their needs. The organization of WPI 2 is based on the
statement that a major shift in participatory methods takes place when moving from working with communities
to engaging with stakeholders.

WPI 2: Integrated design charette
Intensive design charettes are acknowledged for their capacity to bring together participants of varying
backgrounds and, in the space of a restricted amount of working days while facing a complex brief, generate a
co-produced project. Its recognized value (both generally and by the STI organizers) is translated into its position
within the training as a component taking over almost a third of the available days. Results are expected to
culminate in a final multi-stakeholder workshop where priorities can be defined and further steps towards co-
producing Guayaquil can be agreed upon without renouncing on either the provision of an ecological structure,
nor the provision of decent housing for its urban dwellers.