Projects – Urban Transformations

Misty: Migration, Transformation and Sustainability

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While there is widespread discussion of both sustainability and migration, with the latter focused particularly on the potentially destabilising impacts of unmanaged movement, there is little understanding on the connections between the two. Misty: Migration, Transformation…

STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre

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The STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre is a collaborative, multidisciplinary consortium with hubs in Africa, China, Europe, Latin America, North America and South Asia. Focusing on a range of research areas, including…

Tackling Fire in Informal Urban Settlements: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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Around a billion people across the world live in shack settlements where fire outbreaks pose a constant threat to life, health and property. In a context where many residents lack access to electricity and the absence…

Development Frontiers in Crime, Livelihoods and Urban Poverty in Nigeria (FCLP)

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Conventional analyses of crime, based on European research models, are often poorly suited to assessing the specific dimensions of criminality in Africa. Development Frontiers in Crime, Livelihoods and Urban Poverty in Nigeria (FCLP) aims to provide…

Shock Tactics: Urban Health Futures in the Wake of Ebola

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The rapid growth of developing cities, including informal settlements with little or no access to public service provision, poses increasing health challenges. Overcrowding, exclusion and lack of information in particular create conditions that have contributed to…

Security on the Move: Everyday Security of IDPs in Rapidly Growing Somali Cities

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While the interplay between violent conflict and drought in Somalia is a central driver of internal displacement in the country, the resulting in-migration to cities creates further pressures on urban and rural environments. Security on the…

The Appropriateness, Usefulness and Impact of the Current Urban Planning Curriculum in South African Higher Education

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Well managed and equitable urban planning can help address many of the major economic, social and environmental challenges currently facing countries across Africa. This is particularly the case in South Africa, where a high level of…

Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW)

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With over half of the world’s populations living in urban areas, improving the living conditions in every country depends on humanity’s capacity to address urban challenges. Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW) is a response…

Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK)

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In response to the increasingly complex development challenges posed by today’s cities, Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK) seeks to foster a new approach to urban policy making and research through the…

T-SUM: Transitions to Sustainable Urban Mobility

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While economic growth in the Global North has historically been accompanied by an increase in private car use, many cities are now taking steps to develop alternative models to car-oriented development to reduce the burden of…