The ACC invites applications for one postdoctoral fellowship to undertake research in an ESRC/DFID-funded project focusing on Urban Poverty and Food Systems in secondary cities in sub-Saharan Africa. The three case study cities are Kitwe, Epworth and Kisumu.
From 25-27 March 2015, the ACC will co-host a meeting to debate efforts to re-locate the center of urban theory-making southward through a comparative analysis of urbanization policies and patterns in South Africa and eastern China.
The African Centre for Cities will host a new R12m, five-year international comparative multi-city inquiry research programme focusing on youth entrepreneurship in the informal food economy; competition and inclusive growth in the urban food economy; reshaping informal food systems through inclusive growth; rapid urbanisation, food insecurity and inclusive growth.
The ACC is leading a three-year research project about governing food systems to alleviate poverty in secondary cities in Africa.
The ACC is part of a new international programme of interdisciplinary research which aims to reduce disaster risk in urban sub-Saharan Africa. UrbanARK links African and international experts in hazards and climate modelling, social history, urban planning and governance, epidemiology and urban loss assessment.
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.
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
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.
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
