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Sacha Grodzinski Chair, Engineers Without Borders UK

Introduction to International Development 10 th Dec 2010. Sacha Grodzinski Chair, Engineers Without Borders UK. Overview:. 1. Intro to development: What is development? Who is involved? How it be measured? When did it develop? Where does it happy?

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Sacha Grodzinski Chair, Engineers Without Borders UK

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  1. Introduction to International Development 10th Dec 2010 Sacha Grodzinski Chair, Engineers Without Borders UK

  2. Overview: 1. Intro to development: What is development? Who is involved? How it be measured? When did it develop? Where does it happy? 2. Complexity of Development: Thinking about Impact 3. Advice: Know Before you Go In the ‘field’ On your return

  3. 1. Intro to development?

  4. What is Development?

  5. What is Development? There is no universal definition, but most used viewed as: Including development that is the opinion of the Secretary of state, prudent having regards to the likelihood of its generating lasting benefits for The population of the country or countries in relation to which it is provided DFID 2007 Economic growth plus the social changes caused by or accompanying that economic growth Seitz 1995 The bringing out of the latent capabilities (of anything); the fuller expansion (of any principle or activity) Oxford English Dictionary A holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to Human Development – the development of livelihoods and greater quality of life. Anon

  6. International Development vs.Relief • Non- Emergency aid • Longer-term approach • Sustainable solutions • Oxfam’s One Programme Approach Engineers Without Borders UK

  7. Who is involved?

  8. Who is involved? H. Cruickshank – Development Engineering, Lecture 1 – ESD MPhil, 2009

  9. When did it develop?

  10. 1960’s and 70’s Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe Engineers Without Borders UK

  11. 1970’s and 80’s Nomadic Turbine, Mongolian Steppe Engineers Without Borders UK

  12. 1990’s UN Conference, New York Engineers Without Borders UK

  13. How is it measured?

  14. How is it measured? • Neo-classical approach: Adam Smith - An Inquiry into The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776 • Gross Domestic Income (GDI) or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • Defined as the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time • Calculated as consumption + government spending + gross investment + (imports - exports)

  15. How is it measured? Other indicators: • Health (Infant mortality rates, life Expectancy…etc) • Education (Primary education, literacy rate…etc) • Employment.. Millennium Development Goals:

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