City Desired | Week 03: Irene Grootboom Memorial Dialogues
17-20 November 2014 | Since 2008 the Social Justice Coalition has hosted the annual Irene Grootboom Memorial Dialogues. These Dialogues bring together a broad range of people to discuss issues facing the city. The 2014 Dialogues will deal with the issue of urban land justice.
City Desired | Week 02: SERIOUS FUN
8-12 NOVEMBER: Serious Fun is a DALA/ACC initiative which tests the assumption that gaming offers a unique way of drawing in different kinds of people to address sensitive issues in an engaging and immersive way through researching and experimenting in urban public spaces
Why Cities Matter
In the Kapuchinski development lecture delivered at UCT on November 5, Aromar Revi of Indian Institute of Human Settlements made a compelling case for why the urban agenda needs to be at the heart of the millennium goals.
Teaching For Tomorrow
Edgar Pieterse speaks to Aromar Revi, The Indian Institute for Human Settlements future-orientated director, about his revolutionary approach to curriculum and imagining what is possible.
City Desired | Week 01: Walk-abouts & Density Syndicate Conference
31 October till November 4 sees a range of activities around density and will give everyone a chance to explore what opportunities there are for dealing with the issue in Cape Town. The Density Syndicate is an ACC/INTI Initiative
AAPS Conference
From 17-19 November, Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) is hosting its fourth all-schools conference in 2014. Themed ‘African Urban Planning and the Global South: Pedagogy, Research, Practice’, the Conference will feature a number of international experts on cities and urbanization in Africa and the global South
City Desired exhibition website now live
Details for City Desired, our upcoming exhibition, are now available on a dedicated new website www.citydesired.com
Susan Parnell discusses ‘Africa’s Urban Revolution’
An interview with Susan Parnell, Executive Member of the African Centre for Cities and Co-Editor of ‘Africa’s Urban Revolution’, published by Zed Books. Sue discusses informal settlements, the effects of global environmental change & the true economic potential of Africa’s cities.
In Conversation with Anton Cartwright
How cities can best implement effective decision-making processes within the context of climate change adaptation and high levels of informality
Strengthening climate resilience in African cities
‘Climate compatible development’ is gaining ground in international policy circles. What does this mean for African and other developing world cities?
Announcing the Urban Political Ecology in African Cities Workshop
SUPE’s 5 day Urban Political Ecology in African Cities Workshop aims to discuss critical approaches to urban environmental research. The workshop is aimed to support new ideas, research collaborations and grant applications and provide an opportunity for discussion and in-depth engagement around these issues.