Michael SAFIER

m.safier@dpu-associates.net

Specialisation

Urban regeneration; intercultural co-existence and cosmopolitan development; urban conservation and heritage management; cultural industries and urban tourism; conflict mediation and reconciliation; post-conflict reconstruction and development; institutional capacity-building and training.

Language

English

Educational and professional qualifications

1962

BSc Econ., London School of Economics (LSE)

EMPLOYMENT

1991-2006

Senior Lecturer, Development Planning Unit, University College London

1971-91

Lecturer, Development Planning Unit, University College London

1970-71

Lecturer, Architectural Association, London, Department of Development and Tropical Studies

1968-70

Research Fellow, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Kampala, Uganda

1967-68

Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

CONSULTANCY, RESEARCH AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE

2006

India. Team Member, Advisory Mission on Urban Regeneration Experiences to the Howrah Development Corporation, Kolkota (DFID)

2005

Bosnia. Consultant, design for a Bosnian Institute of Regional and Urban Development (EU)

2001-04

Bosnia. Team Member, Institution Building and Training Programme for Tourism, the Cultural Industries and Cosmopolitan Development (EU)

1994

UK. Team Member, Consultation on Post-war Development and Minority Rights (U.K Charity Know-how Fund

1993

Israel-Palestine. Consultant to the Commission on the Future of Jerusalem (IPCRI, U.K FCO)

1991

Zimbabwe. Consultant on National Training programme for Provincial and District Planning (SIDA)

1990

South Africa. Team Member, Advisory Mission on Training Needs Assessment for Urban Local Government Development Programmes (DFID)

1989

Zimbabwe, Consultant, National Spatial Planning Framework Development (Gov. of Zimbabwe)

1988

Ghana. Consultant on Action Planning for Provincial Development (UNHCS)

1986

Zimbabwe. Consultant on the Integration of National Spatial and Physical planning with National Economic Development Planning (UNHCS and Gov. of Zimbabwe)

1985

Nigeria. Team Member, Training Mission on Urban Development Planning for Bornu State (ODA)

1983-94

China. Team Member, Mission on Urban Development Planning for Provincial and Municipal Planning Authorities (British Council, ODA)

1983

Indonesia. Consultant on Training Programme Development for University-based Urban Research (Gov. of Indonesia)

1981-82

Indonesia. Team Member, Capacity-Building Programme in Urban and Regional Planning and Highway Engineering at ITB (Ford Foundation)

1978

Tonga. Consultant on a Strategic Plan for Tourism Development (ODA and Gov. of Tonga)

1976

Iran. Consultant on Institutional Capacity Building for Decentralised Development of Local Government and Planning (Gov. of Iran)

1975

Iran. Consultant on the Formation of a National Training Institute for Provincial Planning (UNDP)

1974

Iran. Consultant, Urban Sector Projects Mission (World Bank)

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