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Susan Parnell October 12, 2014Susan Parnell discusses ‘Africa’s Urban Revolution’
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.
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Tau Tavengwa, Edgar Pieterse September 30, 2013Urbanisation and the Continent: The Big Picture
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Andrew Boraine, Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa, Gita Goven September 30, 2013Why Is Change Elusive In Cape Town – Part 2
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Andrew Boraine, Mokena Makeka, Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa, Gita Goven September 30, 2013Why Is Change Elusive in Cape Town – Part 1
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Ricky Burdett August 21, 2013Living in the Endless City
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Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa, Sean O' Toole August 21, 2013All About Cityscapes
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Kim Gurney June 3, 2016Book Review: The Art of Public Space
Kim Gurney takes readers through Johannesburg via three arts projects. It is a journey that gives a unique insight into the potential of public art to fashion new public imaginaries of common space says LSE’s Kate Dawson. Read the full book review by Kate Dawson here.
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Kim Gurney May 21, 2015The Art of Public Space: Curating and Re-imagining the Ephemeral City
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Tau Tavengwa March 20, 2015Cityscapes #6: Cape Town: A City Desired
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Tau Tavengwa March 20, 2015Cityscapes #5: Design will not save the city
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Anna Taylor, Anton Cartwright June 22, 2014A Comparison of Three SA Municipalities
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March 31, 2014The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South
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July 31 - August 1Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and the African Centre for Cities (ACC) will jointly host a conference on Refractions of the National, the Popular, and the Global in African cities. Venue: Wallenberg Research Centre in Stellenbosch, South Africa Date: Monday 31 July & Tuesday 1 August 2017 There has been a significant expansion […]
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November 13 - November 15Mistra Urban Futures Annual International Conference 2017
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Caroline Skinner December 1, 2016Environment and Urbanization Special Issue on Urban Livelihoods
Caroline Skinner was the lead editor for the October 2016 Environment and Urbanization Special Issue on Urban Livelihoods. The launch of the issue coincided with the recent Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador.
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Kim Gurney June 3, 2016Book Review: The Art of Public Space
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November 12, 2015Chronicling the history of a forgotten struggle
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May 8, 2015The Unionist
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Edgar Pieterse, Aromar Revi November 5, 2014Teaching For Tomorrow
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Susan Parnell, Edgar Pieterse March 13, 2014Africa’s Urban Revolution Launched
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Edgar Pieterse, Susan Parnell, Sylvia Croese May 15, 2017The 2030 Agenda: Sustainable urbanisation, research-policy interface and the G20
A new report The 2030 Agenda: Issues for the G20, authored by Edgar Pieterse, Susan Parnell and Sylvia Croese of the African Centre for Cities has just been released.
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Caroline Skinner December 1, 2016Environment and Urbanization Special Issue on Urban Livelihoods
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Susan Parnell October 12, 2016Scientists must have a say in the future of cities
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Mercy Brown-Luthango September 14, 2016Collective (in) efficacy, substance abuse and violence in ‘‘Freedom Park,’’ Cape Town
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Mercy Brown-Luthango September 14, 2016Informal settlement upgrading and safety: experiences from Cape Town, South Africa
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Henrik Ernstson September 1, 2016Narrative and value articulation of contested green spaces in Cape Town, New York and London