The ACC aims to produce credible new knowledge on the drivers of urban crisis in African cities with an eye on systemic solutions
Despite decades of work by housing and human rights organizations, NGOs, multilateral insti- tutions and community organizations, the eviction of poor households and poor communities is increasing in African cities, causing displacement, misery and impoverishment for millions of urban citizens.
Traditional responses to food insecurity are unable to mitigate the growing challenge of limited and inappropriate food access. Although generally overlooked in traditional approaches to food security, this challenge is felt most severely in cities, particularly African cities.
Anton Cartwright, head of the Climate Change City Lab at the African Centre for Cities at UCT, speaking at the second “Melting Pot” colloquium at UCT in October 2012 titled “The Changing Climate of Risk: Four Perspectives on risk and climate change”.
The ACC is delighted to announce that Dr Ralph Borland has been awarded the Max-Planck/ACC Super-diversity Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.
Anna Taylor, one of ACC’s Mistra Urban Futures researchers, recently participated in a workshop to co-produce a methodology for using climate science information to develop policy messages pertaining to peri-urban areas in Africa.
ACC CityLab Researchers Liza Cirolia and Mercy Brown Luthango will participate in the IBSA Working Group on Human Settlements convened by South African Cities Network on behalf of the Department of Human Settlements.
Jannette Sadik-Khan, as Transport Commissioner for New York City is responsible for the operation and maintenance of 6,000 miles of streets and highways, nearly 800 bridges, 1.3 million street signs, 300,000 streetlights and 12,000 signalized intersections.
There has been growing interest in the use of urban agriculture to address food insecurity and poverty in Cape Town. This reflects debates on urban agriculture in the global south. In the North, growing food in cities has been tended to be framed in terms of its social benefits.
Urbanization is a global multidimensional process paired with increasing uncertainty due to climate change, migration of people, and changes in the capacity to sustain ecosystem services. This article lays a foundation for discussing transitions in urban governance, which enable cities to navigate change, build capacity to withstand shocks, and use experimentation and innovation in face of uncertainty.
The spatial economy of South African cities is generally believed to be experiencing selective deconcentration, which may exacerbate social inequality because of the physical disconnection between jobs and population.
With rapid worldwide urbanization it is urgent that we understand processes leading to the protection of urban green areas and ecosystems. This is illustrated in the Stockholm National Urban Park.
The National Land Transport Act, passed in 2009, laid the basis for city government to take responsibility for managing and regulating public transport at the local level.
Professor Sue Parnell speaks to Robtel Neajai Pailey on understanding participation, complexity and governance in African cities. This video is part of the Governance in Africa Conversations Series.
Professor Parnell is a founding member of the African Centre for Cities, has served the ACC on secondment, and sits on its Executive Committee.
Anna Taylor, one of ACC’s Mistra Urban Futures researchers, recently participated in a workshop to co-produce a methodology for using climate science information to develop policy messages pertaining to peri-urban areas in Africa.
