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Tom Goodfellow
Professor and Director of Research @USPSheffield. Cities, Africa, politics, development, infrastructure, conflict.
African Centre for Cities
ACC is a leading knowledge hub conducting meaningful research on how to understand, recast & address pressing urban crises particularly on the African continent
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Helping to improve the health of people living in informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries @GCRF @UKRI_News
Cities Alliance
The global partnership fighting urban poverty and promoting the role of cities. Hosted by @UNOPS. #LeaveNoOneBehind #InclusiveCities #Cities4All
Urban Studies Journal
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A wonderful opportunity to learn about the ways in which Mathare residents address their needs for waste management and how they are seeking to improve living conditions and job opportunities. African Cities Research Consortium Shuaib Lwasa
The African Cities Research Consortium team met with Muungano wa Wanavijiji federation leaders today at Muungano House. We discussed the issues that the youth climate group faces, including solid waste management, river restoration, and drug abuse.
We echoed the necessity of developing a waste management…
Great to see plans brewing in #Kampala 🙌
During our implementation phase Team Kampala, (alongside Accra, Harare, Lagos & Nairobi) will be undertaking focused action research to the address some of the systemic urban challenges they identified. Read more➡️african-cities.org/five-african-c…
We are excited to announce a call for our APSA short course 'Building sustainable cities' on September 4 in Philadelphia. If you are interested, please fill out this form by May 15: forms.gle/4jN5VZR7z4LCiC…. APSA Urban Politics African Cities Research Consortium Veronica Herrera Tanu Kumar GLD
This month from Global Development Institute 📣
* New research from African Cities Research Consortium on safety & security; nutrition & wellbeing; informal settlements; participation & action research
* Open webinar on ‘Poverty Dynamics: The Case of Bangladesh’
Read all GDI news here ⤵️
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Interested in a writing workshop on (digital) platforms in Africa? Please apply. To ensure enough time for visa applications, we decided to do rolling acceptances.
These dates don't work? connect with us anyway. We will have a follow-up workshop in 2025 :)
African Centre for Cities
Reminder: Apply by 5th April for 'New Frontiers of Urban Informality' in Sheffield (12th-13th Sept 2024). Development Studies Association Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield University Global Development Institute