WHAT'S NEW IN THE FORUM ON DEVELOPING COUNTIRES

• The current issue of Focus was sent to more than 100 subscribers.
• The Forum on developing countries has a mirror site in the USA: http://www.daviestrek.com/forum/welcome.htm

PERISCOPE: SEARCHING THE INTERNET

Links that can be retrieved with our 'periscope' at:
http://obelix.polito.it/forum/g_osserv.htm

NEW SECTIONS ADDED TO THE FORUM

• SELECTION OF LINKS TO LATIN AMERICAN SITES
  http://obelix.polito.it/forum/links/amr.htm
  ...thanks to the LANSHU!
• SELECTION OF LINKS ON REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS STUDIES
  http://obelix.polito.it/forum/links/refug.htm

SELECTION OF NEWS AND EVENTS

NEWSLETTER AND BOOKS ON LINE:

JOURNALS ON LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/arl/
Info on 300 journals from Mexico and Argentina, including the possibility of ordering article copies through OCLC's ILL facility. The project is hosted at UT LANIC.

WORLDVIEWS
http://www.igc.org/worldviews/
"WorldViews (formerly Third World Resources) endeavors to gather, organize, and publicize information and resource materials that deal with issues of peace and justice in world affairs. Our particular concern is with the emerging nations of Africa, Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East."

WESTERN HAMISPHERE POLYECONOMIC ONLINE NEWSLETTER
This Western Hemisphere Polyeconomic OnLine Newsletter has been established to provide a forum for the business, industrial, agricultural, forestry, rural development, investment, sustainable development, environmental and rural communities in the Western Hemisphere Internet community. Subscribe to the list by sending an email to the address:
solync@cei.net leaving the subject blank, and entering in the body of the message: subscribe WESHEMOL(Your Name)

CALL FOR ARTICLES

SITE Environmental Design
They are in final stages of writing an international book on 'green' or 'organic' architecture. The participants are mostly of Western origin, from USA or European. They are continuing research for a second, and more comprehensive book, and would like to know of contemporary architects in Southern or developing countries who employ sustainable materials, indigenous, and historic technology to develop modern urban facilities.
Write to: James Wines, sitejw@interport.net

LA ECOLOGIA DEL PAISAJE COMO BASE PARA EL DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE EN AMERICA LATINA
Estamos invitando a Ud. a contribuir con casos de estudios para el libro electronico (sin fines de lucro): LA ECOLOGIA DEL PAISAJE COMO BASE PARA EL DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE EN AMERICA LATINA (LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA) Para mas Detalles:
http://www.brocku.ca/epi/lebk/lebk.htm
e-mail: jmiddlet@spartan.ac.brocku.ca

SCHOOLS AND COURSES

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF URBAN SERVICES
2 April - 13 June 1997
A new course for both non-technologists and engineers who are concerned with the provision of basic services for low-income urban communities.
For full details and application forms, please contact Kathy Brown at WEDC.
E-mail: C.Brown@lboro.ac.uk

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Thanks to CICSENE for providing information on conferences. More information can be found in their newsletter H&S

19 Sept. 19 Dec. 1996
IMFO "Le logement des personnes défavorisées"
Contact: Fax +33/40757911

6-8 Oct. 1996 - Lisboa (Portugal)
"Second European Conference on sustainable Cities and Towns"
http://205.206.211.91/lisbon/

9-10 Oct. 1996 - Marseille (Francia)
"Environment et développement drable: place et role des ONG"
Contact: fax +33/91106285

13-17 Oct 1996 - Il Cairo (Egypt)
"New Urban Communities: pase experiences and future responses"
Contact: fax +31/70/3280727

26-30 November 1996 - Beijing (China)
ITEP China '96. International Tecnhology for environmental protection in China: Exhibition & Conference.
contact: Fax: +49/511/8931272.

ON LINE CONFERENCES THINK TANK DISCUSSION ON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS
This think tank discussion addresses the topic of Philanthropic Foundations and Their Role in Developing Countries.
To participate in the Think Tank discussion on Philanthropic Foundations, you may subscribe by visiting the TechNet Web site:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/
or by sending an email message as follows:
To: listproc@vita.org
Text: sub fountech FirstName LastName

HELP NEEDED!

• GEOFFREY PAYNE
  He would welcome information on public/private partnerships in providing land for housing. The ODA project which he is presently directing, is examining case studies in India, Pakistan, Egypt and South Africa, but information on innovative examples in other countries would be welcome.
  E-mail: 101620.3717@CompuServe.COM

• ASAAD EL-SADEK
  Currently working in a paper to demonstrate the role of Operational Research and Management Science in devolpmental planning as a part of the Phd thesis ... If you know any sites or contacts that could help, write to: aelsadek@idsc.gov.eg

• IHRIS
  The International Health Resource Informatics System - IHRIS (nonprofit organization) is a new service, created for the purpose of increasing global access to International Health information using the Internet.
  They have developed a short, five minute survey to poll individuals who are using the Internet as a tool for International Health-related endeavors. The results of this important survey will be presented at the Canadian Conference on International Health in Ottawa, Nov. 10th-13th.
  The IHRIS Survey can be found at:
  http://dec039.med.utoronto.ca/ihris/ihris.htm

• PAUL FOX
  He seeks information on theories, and models of construction industry development. He seek the answer to the question " How can a country best develop its construction industry?
  Write to: Paul Fox - Assistant Professor Department of Building & Real Estate
  THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
  e-mail: bsfox@polyu.edu.hk

• JOANN A. DIGEORGIO-LUTZ, Ph.D
  "I am currently collecting information for a course I plan to teach in the fall on environmental policy and the developing world. This is primarily an upper level college course. If you can share any information with me I would greatly appreciate it."
  E-mail: joanndgl@dfwmm.net

• ANDREA LAMPIS
  Currently researching on the topic: "Urban Poverty and Vulnerability: access to health by low-income groups in Bogota". He is looking for funding in order to go to Bogota for his field work. If you have any information about institutions that could be interested in founding, please pass it on to: A.LAMPIS@lse.ac.uk

• S. ANANTHAKRISHNAN
  "I am looking for a comprehensive paper on solutions to debt problems in in the South. Can any one help me?"
  E-mail: krishnan.forum@sn.no

FOCUS, newsletter of the Forum on developing countries