Mar 20, 2024 | Commentary, Research
“No textbook can tell you how to do this.” ACRC defines inclusive urban reform coalitions as partnerships between government, experts and civil society organisations – often directly involving communities and groups most directly affected by the issues at hand – to...
Mar 15, 2024 | Commentary, Research
Guest blog by Felix Agyemang, lecturer in spatial data science at The University of Manchester, and Sean Fox, associate professor in global development at the University of Bristol According to UN estimates, the global urban population will increase by 2.5 billion...
Mar 12, 2024 | Commentary, Research
By Tom Goodfellow At a time when funding for urban infrastructure and the promotion of an overarching global goal – the hard-won SDG 11 – have catapulted cities up the international policy agenda, it’s hard to believe that urban issues could ever have been considered...
Mar 11, 2024 | News, Research
ACRC has published new research into the challenges facing informal settlement residents in seven African cities: Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kampala, Uganda; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Mogadishu, Somalia. Informal...
Feb 14, 2024 | News, Research
By Abdifatah Tahir The UTA-Do 2024 event marked a significant gathering of scholars, practitioners, and activists dedicated to expanding and deepening the discourse on urban Africa. Held at Ardhi University and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this...
Feb 12, 2024 | Action research, Commentary, Research
Building a shared approach to action research This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring the practicalities and experiences of action research. Building on experiences from across the consortium, we hope that it provides a useful guide for both researchers...
