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CALL FOR PAPERS: SECOND ANNUAL URBANIZATION AND HABITABLE CITIES CONFERENCE
ARUA CoE for Urbanization and Habitable Cities
AFRICAN RESEARCH NETWORK FOR URBANIZATION AND HABITABLE CITIES
Presents
URBANIZATION AND HABITABLE CITIES CONFERENCE
(VIRTUAL, 29TH & 30TH SEPTEMBER 2021)
Call For Papers
Cities in much of Africa are grappling with the challenge of informality. Many also suffer from long-standing problems of disparities in service delivery, infrastructure provision, wealth distribution, and access to opportunities. A focus on …
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VACANCY FOR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
TWO YEAR POST DOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE CENTRE FOR HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
Background
The Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (chsd.unilag.edu.ng) at the University of Lagos was established in 2013 to provide learning and research support for evidence-based policy and practice for the housing and urbanisation sector in Africa.
The centre is interested in recruiting two Post-Doctoral Researchers (at 50% time) for the research project - & …
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CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCHING INFORMALITY AND INEQUALITY IN URBAN AFRICA
Thursday 4th of February and Friday 5th of February, 2021 by 10:00AM
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCHING INFORMALITY AND INEQUALITY IN URBAN AFRICA
This workshop is designed to improve the knowledge of participants on the concepts of informality and inequality from an African urban context, to examine extant theories that can be used to guide research on informality and inequality and also to introduce comparative research and its methodologies to …
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Communique of the First Network Conference (27-29 October 2020)
COMMUNIQUE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN RESEARCH NETWORK FOR URBANIZATION AND HABITABLE CITIES VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, 27-29 OCTOBER 2020, HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
This conference provided a platform for the presentation of findings on the scoping studies titled "State of Urban Infrastructure in Africa: Focus on Transit Oriented Development" commissioned by the African Research Network for Urbanization and Habitable Cities. The Conference was structured into four sessions over …
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2020 World Cities Day
WORLD CITIES DAY
Theme:
ENHANCING THE VALUE OF NIGERIAN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Organized by
United Nations Information Centre Lagos, Nigeria
& UN Habitat UN Habitat Nairobi, Kenya
In collaboration with
Institute of Nigeria-China Development Studies, University of Lagos & Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos
10.00 AM (WAT) …
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First Annual African Research Network for Urbanization and Habitable Cities Conference
FIRST ANNUAL AFRICAN RESEARCH NETWORK FOR URBANIZATION AND HABITABLE CITIES CONFERENCE
27-29 October 2020 (11:00-14:00 WCAT/GMT+1)
Context
Urban infrastructure was identified at the inception workshop of the Network in September 2019 as a critical concern for most African cities. Furthermore, a major outcome of the Network's thematic workshop in November 2019 was that transportation challenges constitute a critical infrastructure gap …
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Transdisciplinary Research Workshop (27-29 August 2020): Detailed Report
ARUA CoE for Urbanization and Habitable Cities
Report of the Capacity Building Workshop on Transdisciplinary Research: Rethinking Research in COVID-19 times
The Potential of Transdisciplinary Research to face the Covid-19 Crisis:
Professor Ulli Vilsmaier, Methodology Center and Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science. Leuphana University Lüneburg.
Professor Ulli Vilsmaier talked about the Transdisciplinary research, looking …
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STATEMENT ON WORLD HABITAT DAY 2020 - HOUSING FOR ALL: A BETTER URBAN FUTURE
STATEMENT ON WORLD HABITAT DAY 2020
HOUSING FOR ALL: A BETTER URBAN FUTURE
We recognise the pivotal role of housing to the attainment of all the Sustainable Development Goals. The urgency required to achieve these goals are amplified by the recent coronavirus pandemic and endemic threats of poverty and inequality across African cities and regions.
We foreground the following as critical for the achievement of housing and urban development priorities: urban planning policies …
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Webinar Managing Urbanization Dynamics in Response to COVID-19 in Africa with focus on: Dakar, Ouagadougou, Legon, Ile.ife and Lagos.
Hi there! This Week on the COVID-19 and African Cities Webinar Series.
Topic: Managing Urbanization Dynamics in Response to COVID-19 in Africa with focus on: Dakar, Ouagadougou, Legon, Ile.ife and Lagos.
When: Thursday Sep 24, 2020 12:00 PM West Central Africa
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2qkGAbC7RNedbOhg7w-XKA
Webinar ID: 898 0860 6196
Passcode: 834950
Please …
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The Political Economy of African Cities and the Realisation of the SDGs
Thursday, 17th September: CHSD Public Lecture: The Political Economy of African Cities: Imperatives for the Decade.1:00pm to 3:00pm
The Political Economy of African Cities and the Realisation of the SDGsUrbanisation has been the centre of every modern growth story: no country in the world has ever developed without urbanising. In fact, SDG 11 is the only SDG which, if addressed, will ensure we make substantial progress in achieving all other 16 SDGs as well. This prospect presents …