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MPhil in Southern Urbanism
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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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October 7, 2013Cities & Development
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August 20, 2013Cities & Development
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August 20, 2013Crisis States
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October 7, 2013Cities & Development
This lecture was delivered by Professor Manuel Castells during his visit to Cape Town in 2009.
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September 30, 2013Urbanisation and Development in Historical Perspective
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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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Rike Sitas January 4, 2021Assessing the needs for tailor-made training
In December the African Centre for Cities along with five other knowledge partners launched the African Cities Lab, with the aim to collaborate in developing MOOCs for urban planners to meet the specific challenges of urbanisation on the continent. African Cities Lab (ACL) is a joint initiative led by EPFL, the Kwame Nkrumah University of […]
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Edgar Pieterse, Rike Sitas, Mercy Brown-Luthango December 9, 2020Online urban-development training by and for African professionals
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August 28, 2019BLOG: Settling into ACC – MPhil Southern Urbanism
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August 12, 2019BLOG: Between Dreams and Living Life: What the Everyday unveils…
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August 1, 2019BLOG: Walking in the city – inquiries into the everyday
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Sophie Oldfield, Laura Nkula-Wenz January 7, 2019Urban Immersions
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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 […]