sustainable infrastructure
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.
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.
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.
African Infrastructure Futures Conference: Urban research, debates and priorities
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.
