Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

Upgrading informal settlements in African cities

Mar 24, 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...
Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Interrogating gender inequalities in African cities

Mar 8, 2022 | Commentary

Crosscutting themes A number of core themes cut across different elements of the African Cities conceptual framework, including climate change, finance and gender. Due to their centrality in the political economy of urban development in Africa, these issues will be...
ACRC’s approach to catalysing urban reform

ACRC’s approach to catalysing urban reform

Jan 31, 2022 | Research, Unpacking ACRC

Our recent blog series delves into the concepts underpinning the African Cities Research Consortium’s research approach, covering the challenges and opportunities of urban development in Africa, an overview of our conceptual framework, and more detail on how our “city...
ACRC welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral research fellows

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...
What are urban development domains?

What are urban development domains?

Dec 14, 2021 | Research, Unpacking ACRC

Unpacking the ACRC approach This is the fifth in a series of blog posts exploring the African Cities Research Consortium’s conceptual framework. Building on our first working paper, our research directors delve deeper into the urban development challenges we are...