Working together for urban progress
The African Cities Research Consortium is a collaborative approach to tackling complex problems in the continent’s rapidly changing cities.
About the 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.
LATEST NEWS from ACRC
Beyond the main roads: Co-creating a community-oriented approach to streetlighting provision in Lagos
Building on earlier research findings, a new ACRC action research project aims to uncover how streetlighting can be reliably provided in Lagos’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
Building a national framework for informal settlements upgrading in Malawi
A new report by Zilire Luka reflects on the development of a national informal settlements upgrading and prevention strategy (ISUPS) for Malawi and shares lessons learned from the process.
The power we see is not the final power: What land enumeration revealed in Mathare
Before we began the land enumeration, we thought we understood how power worked in Mathare. We grew up walking the same narrow paths, greeting elders at junctions and hearing everyday conversations about land, leadership and survival.
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