Papers
Urban infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: literature reviews
Three Preliminary Reports are available as part of the Inception Phase of the research project “Urban infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa – harnessing land values”
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?
Epistemological Practices of Southern Urbanism
This paper offers a reflection upon the epistemological project that lives at the heart of the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town, a young interdisciplinary space dedicated to rethinking urban things.
Methodology for Inventorying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities
This paper describes the methodology and data used to determine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to ten cities or city-regions: Los Angeles County, Denver City and County, Greater Toronto, New York City, Greater London, Geneva Canton, Greater Prague, Barcelona, Cape Town and Bangkok.