housing - ACRC

Securing the right to adequate housing in African cities

Apr 14, 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...

Why urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa needs more attention

Feb 3, 2022 | News

The challenges facing urban economies in sub-Saharan Africa are considerable. Yet while development economics is a well-established field, relatively little attention has been paid to urban economies in the global South. With research in this area increasing, it is...

ACRC welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral research fellows

Jan 21, 2022 | News

We are delighted to welcome eight postdoctoral research fellows to the African Cities Research Consortium. Working across our eight urban development domains, the research fellows will be based at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute and will...

Reflections from COP26: Can city-level climate action catalyse global change?

Nov 19, 2021 | Freetown, Nairobi, News

By Hannah van Rooyen, African Cities Research Consortium digital communications officer With 68% of the global population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, efforts to address the risks posed by the climate crisis need to consider the realities of the billions...

Can housing reform help cities deal with climate change whilst reducing poverty?

Oct 20, 2021 | News

By Hannah van Rooyen, African Cities Research Consortium digital communications officer More than 1 billion people around the world currently lack access to adequate and affordable housing – a figure expected to triple by 2030. During this period, climate-related...

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