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Edgar Pieterse November 23, 2013ACC’s MPhil in Urban Infrastructure: Design & Management
A central issue for both South Africa and the broader African continent is the delivery of urban services and infrastructure to rapidly growing urban populations, enabling the urban residents to live and work in sustainable and integrated environments. The Master of Philosophy in Urban Infrastructure: Design and Management programme, presented for mid and late career […]
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Manuel Castells October 7, 2013Cities & Development
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Manuel Castells August 20, 2013Cities & Development
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Prof. Jo Beall August 20, 2013Crisis States
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Manuel Castells October 7, 2013Cities & Development
This lecture was delivered by Professor Manuel Castells during his visit to Cape Town in 2009.
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Prof. Jo Beall September 30, 2013Urbanisation and Development in Historical Perspective
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Michael Krause August 26, 2013Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading
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August 26, 2013Quick Guide 7 – Rental Housing
Millions of people in African cities are tenants.
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August 26, 2013Quick Guide 06 – Community Based Organizations
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April 24 @ 3:00 pm - June 12 @ 4:30 pmAcademic Seminar Series: Cities and Climate Change
Join ACC for ‘Cities and Climate Change’ a four-part academic seminar series.
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May 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmCities and Climate Change: Seminar 3
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May 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMy Just City is Black and White: Race, Space and Design
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Edgar Pieterse July 17, 2017ACC launches new Masters in Southern Urbanism
Seeking to address the knowledge vacuum generated by the multitude of environmental, economic and social crises manifesting in cities in the Global South due to rapid urbanisation, the African Centre for Cities (ACC), rooted at the University of Cape Town, launches a new Masters in Southern Urbanism (an MPhil specialising in Urban Studies). (more…)
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Henrik Ernstson April 26, 2017PhD Seminar Series: Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies
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Henrik Ernstson September 1, 2016Report back from Democratic Practices Seminar in Cape Town, 4-8 July 2016
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Henrik Ernstson February 24, 2016Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies
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Mercy Brown-Luthango June 9, 2015Short Course: Reflecting on the “Mainstreaming Urban Safety and Inclusion”
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May 15, 2015Call for proposals: SA City Studies Conference 2016
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Vanessa Watson November 26, 2013Who will plan Africa’s cities?
As planning educators seek to train students for employment within the existing system, the urban and rural planning curricula of many planning schools are as outdated as planning legislation. Some African countries have no planning school.The reform and revitalisation of planning education – and legislation – could contribute significantly to sustainable and more equitable urban […]