Babar Mumtaz & Kaj Noschis, Editors
Development of Kabul: Reconstruction and Planning issues
Proceedings of the 10th Architecture & Behaviour Colloquium,
Monte Verità, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland, 2004
Babar Mumtaz & Kaj Noschis
Development of Kabul: Reconstruction and Planning issues
Introduction
Section one: Past and future of Kabul
Marcus Schadel
Historic notes on Kabul
Qiamuddin Djallalzada
Planning the future development of Kabul
Zahra Breshna
A programme for the rehabilitation and development of Kabul’s historic centre
Section two: Social challenges for Kabul
Jo de Berry
Kabul: A child friendly city
Dad Mohammad
A note on service and infrastructure needs
Stefan Schütte
Urban livelihoods and community based needs
Jurjen van der Tas
Social services, access to land and transportation
Tom Schacher
Who builds a city?
Section three: Lessons from Kabul
Abdul Wasay Najimi
Preservation and revival of cultural identity
Anna Soave
The historical neighbourhoods of Kabul: Planning efforts and negotiation processes
Mohamad Sharif
Community-based urban development programme for Kabul: Building on rural experience
Eberhard Knapp
The need for one “Urban vision” and many “Master plans”
Section four: Lessons from other places
Veikko Vasko
Land administration and management: a Palestinian case and an Egyptian experience
Halina Dunun-Woyseth
Image making as a step for the Master Plan of a city in Norway
Akbar Zargar
Afterthoughts from an Iranian perspective
Section Five: Guidance for planning
Peter Gotsch
The role of spatial strategies in planning Kabul’s future
Suha Özkan
Thoughts on urban recovery in Kabul
Babar Mumtaz
A livelihoods approach to urban planning
Alain Viaro
What is the use of a Master plan for Kabul?
Ross Coggins
The development set
Programme of the Colloquium
List of Participants