Throughout my professional career I have managed or facilitated a large number of projects and programmes. This involved commissioning of publications, studies and research.
Occasionally, I have engaged in conceptualising or writing publications on my own or, in most cases, teaming up with other colleagues.
Most publications are a bit dated, somehow of archeological value. They are however possibly interesting from a historical perspective, illustrating how many challenges of urban development remain relevant and still require attention.
Urban Cultural Heritage in Conflict Regions: An online toolkit for protecting and preserving war-torn old cities in the Middle East
published in German:
Urbanes Kulturerbe in Konfliktregionenen: Ein online-Werkzeugkasten für den Schutz und Erhalt kriegszerstörter Altstädte im Nahen Osten (the toolkit can be accessed here)
Aleppo Journal 2021 by Freunde der Altstadt von Aleppo e.V. (Friends of the Old City of Aleppo); Berlin, 2022
CIUDAD Experience - Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue
Editor: Tiny McKinney
Contributors: Bettina Geiken, Ziad Moussa, Frank Samol, Silvia Torresi, Malinda Twaalfhoven, Jan Edwin Waanders
Brussels, 2013
Operational Guidelines
Frank Samol, Adrian Atkinson, Nina Boschmann, Liliana Marulanda Montes: Proven Methodologies for Successful Income Generating Projects in Neighbourhood Upgrading Programs, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Washington D.C. January 2010
Summary
Improvement of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management in Urban Poor Settlements, Summary of all modules, published in German and English, Eschborn 2005
Basic Concepts
Improvement of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management in Urban Poor Settlements, Basic Concepts, published in German and English, Eschborn 2005
Module 1 - Technical Concepts
Improvement of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management in Urban Poor Settlements, Module 1, published in German and English, Eschborn 2005
Module 2 - Participation, Self-help and Public Relations
Improvement of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management in Urban Poor Settlements, Module 2, published in German and English, Eschborn 2005
Module 3 - Organisation of Operations and Financing
Improvement of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management in Urban Poor Settlements, Module 3, published in German and English, Eschborn 2005
Inter-municipal Cooperation in Urban Services Provision
Cooperación Intermunicipal para la Prestación de Servicios Urbanos, with case studies in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Germany), published in Spanish, Eschborn 2000
Sustainability through Participation in Urban Development in Asian Cities
Nachhaltigkeit durch Partizipation in der Stadtentwicklung in ausgewählten Städten Asiens, Research report of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation - BMZ, with contributions from Adrian Atkinson, London / UK, Somsook Boonyabancha, Bangkok / Thailand Anna Maria Clamor, Quezon City/ Philippinea Anna Maria Karaos, Quezon City/ Philippines, BS. Kusbiantoro, Jakarta / Indonesia, Diana Mitlin, London / UK, published in German, Bonn, Germany 1999
Land Information Systems for Urban Planning
Experience of LIS Application in Development Cooperation, Eschborn, Germany 1996
Aleppo - Living in a Cultural Heritage Site
In German: Sabine Hampel, Frank Samol: Aleppo - Leben im Kulturdenkmal, Akzente - Zeitschrift der GTZ, 1/1993
Air Photo Interpretation for Urban Studies and Physical Planning
Air Photo Interpretation for Urban Studies and Physical Planning, Eschborn, Germany 1988
Urban development challenges of the city of Guarda in Portugal
In German: Hans-Joachim Stromenger, Frank Samol-Rojek, Rainer Dörter: Zur städtebaulichen Entwicklung der Distrikthauptstadt Guarda, Bauwelt Heft 40, 1984