Africa
HICCUP: Heterogenous Infrastructure of Cities of Uganda Project: Thinking With the South
Urban infrastructure challenges of the South: Waste and sanitation research in Ugandan cities to develop theory and methods for heterogenous infrastructure.
ACC/UN- Habitat collaboration
ACC collaborates with UN- Habitat in the preparation of an African Urban position at Habitat III
What is a smart African city like?
“Prosperous low-carbon African cities are not just a good idea but a humanitarian prerogative, and in terms of climate change it’s globally significant and necessary if we’re all going to survive,” says ACC’s Anton Cartwright.
What does a ‘smart’ African city look like?
Anton Cartwright, Joanne Yawitch, Damane Hlalele, Jak Koseff and Christina Culwick recently participated in a panel discussion discussing some of the key themes covered in the “Better Growth, Better Cities: Rethinking and Redirecting Urbanisation in Africa” report…
Revaluing the City
The ACC is hosting Study Space IX on behalf of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth in the College of Law at Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Better Growth, Better Cities: Rethinking and Redirecting Urbanisation in Africa
We are proud to announce the publication of: Better Growth, Better Cities: Rethinking and Redirecting Urbanisation in Africa, by Anton Cartwright.
Africa Peer Learning, Knowledge and Dissemination Programme
The Africa Peer Learning, Knowledge and Dissemination Programme seeks to address the challenges of urban development in Africa through networks and knowledge sharing.
Ray Pahl Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2016
Applications are now open for the 2016 Ray Pahl Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to post-doctoral scholars with research interests in African cities. We are particularly looking for African scholars residing in and working on the continent who wish to further their research for a 12 month period as part of the ACC.
Reality check: Planning education in the African urban century
By Nancy Odendaal (2012), the paper analyses what it takes if urban planning is to be relevant and effective in the face of current and future urbanisation challenges on the African continent.