On tactical planning
African Centre for Cities hosts visiting scholar Marco Di Nunzio for a seminar entitled On tactical planning, on Thursday, 11 May 2023, from 13:00-14:00.
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DAAD Call for Scholarship Applications 2024 – MPhil Southern Urbanism
The African Centre for Cities, through Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) are calling for scholarship applications for 2024.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Call for Applications: Junior Research Fellow
The African Centre for Cities invites applications for a two-year Junior Research Fellow position to join Young and Online in African Cities: Tech-based Activations for Just and Sustainable Urban Development, an applied and action-oriented research project aiming to tackle inequality through exploring the relationship between youth, technology, work, citizenship, and sustainable and just placemaking.
BOOK LAUNCH | Disrupted Urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities
African Centre for Cities is delighted to invite you to the launch of Disrupted Urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities by Prof Nancy Odendaal, Head of Department, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town (UCT).
Ground-breaking initiative supports African mayors to transform their cities
The African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) unveiled its plans to catalyse the transformation of cities across the continent. The initiative will provide exclusive, tailored support to African city leaders, drawing on the insights and experience of a distinguished group of coaches including former heads of state, government ministers, and mayors with a legacy of transformation.
Between ACC and the field: a reflection on two years of learning
ACC invites you to join us as researcher Andrea Pollio reflects on his time as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow jointly at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, and at the department of Urban and Regional Studies (DIST) at the Polytechnic of Turin.
ACC partners with Big Win on initiative to catalyse the transformation of cities in Africa
African Centre for Cities has partnered with Big Win Philanthropy on a ground-breaking initiative to catalyse the transformation of cities in Africa: the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI).
Call for participation: UTA-Do African Cities Workshop 2023
Calling all early-career academics, researchers, activists, and artists interested in urban theory in Africa! Apply now to be a part of the second UTA-DO African Cities Workshop in 2023.
The Ideas Festival: Re-imaging Infrastructure
As part of the African Infrastructure Futures Conference, the African Centre for Cities (University of Cape Town) and the Urban Futures Studio (Utrecht University), have mounted an exhibition of 10 case studies showcasing inspiring examples of infrastructure innovation from across the continent.
Africa Infrastructure Futures Conference: Building Common Purpose for Africa’s Urban Success
The African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town and its partners are convening an African Infrastructure Futures Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, from 21 to 23 November 2022.
Report | The Cable is Coming
‘The Cable is Coming’ report uses the case of Uganda as an illustration of the diversity of intersections between small-scale electricity generation and urban development, raising critical questions related to the possibilities and risks of distributed technological systems in the context of Africa’s growing cities.
Integrating Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design into Urban Governance Actions
This report focuses on the different approaches to and positions on urban food governance.