Sep 15, 2022 | News, Research
By Taibat Lawanson, Lagos city lead for ACRC and professor of urban planning at the University of Lagos On Tuesday 6 September, researchers and stakeholders met to discuss urban challenges in Lagos and offer insights into how to address them. Collaboratively, the...
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...
Aug 4, 2022 | Covid Collective, News, Research
Covid Collective A multi-partner international group, the Covid Collective is working to provide evidence on the social dimensions of the pandemic to inform decisionmaking on Covid-19-related development challenges. Supported by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and...
Aug 2, 2022 | Commentary, News
By Abdifatah Ismael Tahir Amid environmental disasters, dwindling resources, population growth and protracted conflicts, the social, economic and spatial reorganisation of cities is more imperative than ever. This year’s Development Studies Association...
Jul 29, 2022 | Commentary, News
Undoing, remaking and reimagining the city “What are you going to do about it?” This was the question located at the heart of the UTA-Do African Cities Workshop, held in Nairobi between 23 and 27 May at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). Drawing on the...
