Nov 10, 2022 | Commentary, Research
What is ACRC’s research in Freetown all about? How does housing connect with land, youth employment and the rising costs of imported materials? How do political systems both help and hinder meaningful change? What attention is paid to informal settlements? Does the...
Nov 7, 2022 | Commentary, Research
Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, financing and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...
Oct 28, 2022 | Commentary, News
The latest African Cities podcast episode features Amani Abou-Zeid – African Union Commissioner in charge of infrastructure, energy and ICT – in conversation with ACRC’s city of systems lead Seth Schindler about energy security and infrastructural development in...
Oct 4, 2022 | Commentary, News
By Imrana Buba, Zainab Hassan, Haja Wurie, Elizabeth Dessie and Nicola Banks The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG) Annual Conference, brings together geographers and researchers interested in place, space and beyond, from...
Aug 16, 2022 | Commentary, News
By Kweku Koranteng Bridging the disconnect between science, policy and practice for African cities How can the relationship and interactions between science, policy and practice be strengthened, in order to advance sustainable urban development? A new research agenda...
