Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban Ark)
Based in six African cities, Urban Ark strives to better understand the nature and scale of disaster risks in urban areas where there is poor housing infrastructure.
Africa
Governance dynamics of “turn-around” cities (Lagos, Luanda & Johannesburg)
Investigating the emerging “turn-around” cities trope, brought on by global economic trends, this initiative seeks to critically explore resultant governance dynamics in the cities of Johannesburg, Luanda and Lagos.
UrbanAfrica.net
Urbanafrica.net is an online platform dedicated to communicating about African cities.
African Cities Reader
The African Cities Reader is a creation of Chimurenga Magazine and the African Centre for Cities, edited by Ntone Edjabe and Edgar Pieterse.
Cities Alliance Think Tank on Urbanisation in Africa
The Cities Alliance partnership features a broad range of members with a global focus. The core work of the Think Tank is to continuously refine a compelling narrative on Africa’s urban transition that can shape debate and drive action towards effective urban policy responses in Africa.
Land value capture and infrastructure finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
An invitation is extended to this symposium organised by the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town.
Land value capture and infrastructure finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
An invitation is extended to this symposium organised by the African Centre for Cities on harnessing land values to finance urban infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Cities Reader III: Out Now
The third installment of the African Cities Reader explores the unholy trinity of land, property and value – the life force of cities everywhere.
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”
Consuming urban poverty: food systems planning and governance in Africa’s secondary cities
The ACC is leading a three-year research project about governing food systems to alleviate poverty in secondary cities in Africa.
New research on disaster risk in urban 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.
Urban Infrastructure: Land Values, Housing & Transport
The ACC is hosting a one-year research project funded by UK DfID to examine how public authorities can use rising land values to finance better, high-capacity urban infrastructure in selected African cities. A team of academics and practitioners is preparing background materials and case studies. The research is led by ACC adjunct professors Ian Palmer and Stephen Berrisford.