Grant awarded for land value study in Kigali

Grant awarded for land value study in Kigali

Apr 12, 2022 | News

We are pleased to announce that ACRC postdoc Matthew Sharp has been awarded a Young Researcher’s Grant by the International Growth Centre, worth £7,950. The project intends to explore the potential for land value capture and taxation through zoning in Kigali, Rwanda,...
Postdoc Profile: Elizabeth Dessie

Postdoc Profile: Elizabeth Dessie

Apr 6, 2022 | Profile

Eight postdoctoral research fellows joined ACRC in early 2022, based at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute. As well as working on their own research, the postdocs are providing vital support across our eight urban development domains, with...
Urban Action Lab founder Shuaib Lwasa joins ACRC

Urban Action Lab founder Shuaib Lwasa joins ACRC

Apr 1, 2022 | News

We are delighted to welcome Shuaib Lwasa, founder of the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University, to the African Cities Research Consortium’s senior management team. Shuaib will lead on specific aspects of ACRC’s capacity strengthening work, including the integration...
Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

Mar 24, 2022 | Commentary, Research

Urban development domains ACRC’s analytical framework uses the concept of urban development domains to transcend both sectoral and traditional systems-based thinking. We define domains as fields of power, policy and practice that are relevant to solving particular...
Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Mar 8, 2022 | Commentary

Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, finance and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...