Reflecting on the World Urban Forum

Reflecting on the World Urban Forum

By Chris Jordan, ACRC’s communications manager The 12th World Urban Forum took place in Cairo last week – only the second time it has been held in Africa since its inception in Nairobi in 2002. A record 24,000 people attended from 182 countries – and it often...
ACRC at the World Urban Forum

ACRC at the World Urban Forum

For the first time in over 20 years, the World Urban Forum is being hosted on the African continent. The African Cities Research Consortium will be there – so if you’re attending, please come and say hello! Look out for the ACRC exhibition booth where you can chat to...
ACRC at the 2024 Development Studies Association Conference

ACRC at the 2024 Development Studies Association Conference

By Chris Jordan With our publication rate hotting up over the last couple of months, it was perhaps unsurprising that ACRC researchers had much to say at the annual Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference at SOAS last week. ACRC convened two well-attended...