42 participants (with paper presentation) from Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) and Germany plus 62 participants (without papers) from Myanmar
Focus of the two subsequent expert workshops was, first, the exchange about international housing policies, social housing developments and its finance models and managerial realization in different political settings. Housing rights, community mortgage programs and housing design approaches for the urban poor were discussed in comparative perspective. Second, the workshop addressed key topics of urban heritage, such as heritage conservation policies, design principles, conservation management and disaster risk reduction strategies for urban heritage. Apart from paper sessions, an excursion to major urban heritage sites in megacity Yangon was conducted. The workshop was held in cooperation with the expert network “ForUm for Urban Future in Southeast Asia”, co-organized by the DHSHD/Nay Pyi Taw and the University of Cologne and was financed by the DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service.
