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Hi all,
I have checked out this site and found it quite useful.  Nice initiative,
and an excellent model for enabling communication on specific development
issues and practices.

Cheers,
Don Richardson



FORUM ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
URL: http://obelix.polito.it/forum/welcome.htm
e-mail: forum@araxp.polito.it

The Forum on Developing Countries is aimed at providing information about
architecture, planning, housing and, generally, habitat related issues in
and for developing countries. It has a perspective on communication,
training, education.

The Internet has indubitably a great potential in enhancing the
communication amongst professionals working in and for the developing
countries. The Forum is an attempt to make full use of the resources
available on the net, as it puts together informal dialogue and
structured information.

The informal dialogue takes place in discussion lists. The participants
to the forum can send and exchange opinions and information on
initiatives, researches, projects, etc. Everyone can participate:
students, academics, consultants, organisations, universities, research
centres, NGOs and whoever is interested in habitat in developing
countries.

The structured information is presented in WWW pages, that summarise the
debates and present new research. We are also experimenting with the
possibilities offered by the most innovative communication tools
available on the Internet, such as the use of audio, video, conferences.

The WWW pages are organised in five main sections:

1) ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH
research in progress and final reports - "your pages", pages offered by
the Forum to individuals and organisations to present their activities -
networks of researchers and professionals;

2) PERISCOPE
a selection of links to other relevant sites

3) SCHOOLS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
information about courses, programmes, initiatives, etc. - repertory of
thesis - debate area for teachers, trainers, motivators.

4) MANUAL DESIGN FOR SELF HELP BUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
how to write a self-help building manual and how to choose the best
media, criteria and suggestions.

5) FOCUS
the newsletter of the forum, also distributed by e-mail
(request to: forum@araxp.polito.it)

The Forum on Developing Countries is organised by the Library "Territorio
Ambiente" in co-operation with the School of Specialisation" Technology,
Architecture and Town in Developing Countries" of the Polytechnic of
Torino.

The URL of the Forum is: http://obelix.polito.it/forum/welcome.htm.
Mirror site in Brazil: http://www.ibase.org.br/~nobre/welcome.htm

The site is in English, Italian and Portuguese.
For more information please contact Silva Ferretti - e-mail:
forum@araxp.polito.it