Xiangming Chen speaks to UrbanAfrica.net’s Brendon Bosworth about urbanisation in China & South Africa at the recent Starting from the South: perspectives on urbanisation in China and South Africa” workshop
1 of 10 short films made by Simon Taylor as part of the City Desired exhibition project, this short films provides a glimpse into the life of Christina Mtandana, a resident of Cape Town’s Sweet Home informal settlement. See more about City Desired here
In the Kapuchinski development lecture delivered at UCT on November 5, Aromar Revi of Indian Institute of Human Settlements made a compelling case for why the urban agenda needs to be at the heart of the millennium goals.
An interview with Susan Parnell, Executive Member of the African Centre for Cities and Co-Editor of ‘Africa’s Urban Revolution’, published by Zed Books. Sue discusses informal settlements, the effects of global environmental change & the true economic potential of Africa’s cities.
How cities can best implement effective decision-making processes within the context of climate change adaptation and high levels of informality
Warren Smit speaks about his work researching healthy cities at the 2011 Urban Age Conference in Hong Kong
This short video captures the key messages and debates emerging from the first Southern Africa Adaptation Colloquium, held in November 2013 and co-hosted by the African Centre for Cities’ Climate Change Think Tank
This lecture was delivered by Professor Manuel Castells during his visit to Cape Town in 2009.
Cities have long been connected with processes of bureaucratisation and state-building, as indeed they have long been linked to conflict and war. In bringing these two associations together we engaged with the historical sociology of Charles Tilly and research in the CAFS programme confirmed that the intersection of cities, states and violent conflict remains significant, although it is far more complex in today’s world.
In this video, Susan Shaheen , Co-Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies’ Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley talks about the future of urban mobility
