Applied Urban Research
The ACC provides tailored capacity development products/services based on new knowledge about the unique dynamics of urban development in Africa and the global South
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May 7, 2015Xiangming Chen on urbanisation in China & South Africa
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
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Susan Parnell October 12, 2014Susan Parnell discusses ‘Africa’s Urban Revolution’
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October 7, 2013Conflict and State Fragility
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October 7, 2013Conflict and State Fragility
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, […]
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September 30, 2013Inner City Revitalisation: The Woodstock – Salt River Revitalisation Framework
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Andrew Boraine, Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa September 30, 2013Why Is Change Elusive In Cape Town – Part 2
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Andrew Boraine, Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa September 30, 2013Why Is Change Elusive in Cape Town – Part 1
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September 26, 2013Densification, Quartering & Culture
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Ivan Turok September 26, 2013Driving Density Higher: Challenges for Central Cape Town
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Susan Parnell May 2, 2018New book: Urban Planet
Urban Planet, a new open-access edited volume on sustainable urban development, is launched. The book is a collaborative project within Future Earth and emphasises the need for a new knowledge generation agenda, given the urgency of understanding the sustainability challenges and options for a rapidly urbanising planet. The urban future is a critical determinant of […]
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March 31, 2014The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South
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January 20, 2014Africa’s Urban Revolution edited by Susan Parnell and Edgar Pieterse
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August 26, 2013Quick Guide 7 – Rental Housing
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August 26, 2013Quick Guide 04: Eviction: Alternatives to the distruction of poor communities
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AbdouMaliq Simone, Edgar Pieterse, Tau Tavengwa August 26, 2013Rogue Urbanism: Emergent African Cities
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July 5, 2017Dr Andrew Tucker joins ACC as Deputy Director
Dr Andrew Tucker joins the African Centre for Cities(ACC) as Deputy Director, effective 1 July 2017. (more…)
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June 10, 2015Ray Pahl Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2016
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April 7, 2015ESRC/DFID African Urban Poverty Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
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March 11, 2015New research on disaster risk in urban Africa
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October 17, 2014Aromar Revi to deliver Kapuscinski Development Lecture
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August 14, 2014
Ray Pahl Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2015
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Susan Parnell January 28, 2015Consultation on the UN Open Working Group on the SDGs’ Urban SDG Goal 11: Targets & Indicators
After 18 months of deliberation, the UN Open Working Group (OWG) closed in New York on 19th June 2014 by proposing a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be presented to the UN General Assembly in September 2014. A sustained global campaign for an urban SDG supported by over 200 cities, major urban networks […]
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Susan Parnell January 28, 2015Second Urban Sustainable Development Goal Campaign Consultation on Targets and Indicators
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Vanessa Watson January 15, 2014African Urban Fantasies
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October 1, 2013Methodology for Inventorying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities
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October 1, 2013Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities
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Edgar Pieterse October 1, 2013
Regional Development: Strategies for the Future
