Working together for urban progress
African Cities Research Consortium is a collaborative approach to tackling complex problems in the continent’s rapidly changing cities.
About AFRICAN CITIES RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
Cities are complex, dynamic, political systems. We bring together the right people and an understanding of the political economy of individual cities to identify and address the critical challenges they are facing.
Our aim is to generate insights and evidence that will help improve the living conditions, services and life chances of all city residents, particularly for disadvantaged communities.
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Partner Spotlight: The University of Manchester
One of the world’s leading research institutions, The University of Manchester is dedicated to advancing the sustainable development goals through its research, education, public engagement and responsible campus operations. The University is the lead partner in the African Cities Research Consortium, with operations based out of the Global Development Institute (GDI), part of the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED).
Getting to know Africa’s 100 largest cities
This blog considers what we know about Africa’s 100 largest cities – responding to the third blog in this series, which looked at what we don’t know. This is with a particular focus on the drivers and other influences that shape contemporary urban change.
What we don’t know about Africa’s 100 largest cities
This is the first of four blogs, considering what we know (and don’t know) about Africa’s 100 largest cities. Also to come are blogs on the thousands of urban centres that are not in the 100 largest city list.
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📣 We're now on LinkedIn if anyone wants to give us a follow (but we'll be sticking around on Twitter too)!
https://www.linkedin.com/company/african-cities-research-consortium
Here our partners @OrdnanceSurvey, specifically Andy Wilson "Discussing Africa's Rapid Urbanisation and AI Mapping". We enjoyed the watch, hope you do too!
https://youtu.be/sXPLtgwQxN0
🎧 That's our Monday morning listening sorted!
Hosted by @lizcarlile, this #podcast features @BethChit of @sdinet; @MuturiKarimi of @Wanavijiji; @SkinnerCaroline of @WIEGOGLOBAL; @Sunandant of @ICLEI; and IIED senior researcher @AnnaWalnycki.
Listen now. --> https://www.iied.org/wanted-inclusive-vision-urban-recovery-covid-19-make-change-happen-podcast-episode-12