sustainable cities
New report: Insights on ‘The Post-networked City’
A new report titled ‘The Post-networked City: Reflecting on Heterogeneous Service Delivery in African Cities’ sheds light on the diverse pathways shaping urban infrastructure in places like Freetown and Kampala.
EDP and ACC – collaboration for transformative urban learning
In April, 2023, the African Centre for Cities and the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) began a new collaboration. This partnership, building on a decade-long relationship between the two organisations, focuses on building knowledge from, with, and for urban practice.
Strategic Paper: Climate Infrastructure & City Governments: A Strategic Framework For African City-Labs
“Climate Infrastructure & City Governments: A Strategic Framework For African City-Labs”, provides a framework to support the development of ‘city-labs’ in African cities.
Country Synthesis Report: Africa’s Urban Boom – Harnessing The Potential
In this country synthesis report, the PEAK Urban programme shares lessons from research in South Africa, with implications for global policy and practice.
Edgar Pieterse appointed co-chair of T7 task force
African Centre for Cities Director and South African Research Chair in Urban Policy, Prof Edgar Pieterse, is taking up the co-chair of the Science and Digitalisation for A Better Future task force as part of Think7.
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.
African Infrastructure Futures: Building Common Purpose for Urban Success
The African Centre for Cities, along with its hosting partners, convene the African Infrastructure Futures Conference from 21-23 November 2022, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Launch of paper series on financing infrastructure in Africa
This series of papers by African Centre for Cities and Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft explores the challenges and opportunities for financing sustainable urban infrastructure in African cities.
