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Publishing, Special Events
Issue 2 of Cityscapes launched
May 13, 2012The second issue of Cityscapes, our biannual magazine/jounal hybrid on urbanism in the global south was launched at a well attended event hosted by the African Centre for Cities and the Book Lounge. m ...
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Special Events
Mothers Unite wins DBUAAward
Apr 24, 2012Mothers United, based in Lavender Hill, Cape Town; was declared the winner of the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 at a ceremony held on April 19th at the Cape Town Civic Centre. The DBUAAward ...
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World Urban Forum Dialogues
World Urban Forum 'City Changer Dialogues'
Apr 23, 2012Register here to participate in moderated online discussions about the urban future. The World Urban Forum's 'City Changer Dialogues' commence on 7 May as a prelude to the World Urban F ...
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Applied Urban Research, Knowledge Networks
Culture and Safety in Africa workshop kicks off SNIS project
Apr 9, 2012The 'Culture and Safety in Africa' Methodology Workshop was held in Lugano, Switzerland from March 9th to 14th 2012. It marked the beginning of the Swiss Network of International Studi ...
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Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse
Whose innovative urban project will win the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012?
Apr 9, 2012The ACC has partnered with Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society and LSE Cities to present the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 (and R750 000 in prize money) to a project in Cape Town. The ...
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Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse, ACC Seminar Series
Global video conference dialogue – How cities learn?
Apr 9, 2012On February 16th, the World Bank Institute held a Global Video Conference Dialogue on "How Cities Learn (and What They Do with What They Know): Lessons for South Africa" connecting audiences in three ...
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Knowledge Networks, Teaching
First Phd Workshop for 2012 held
Apr 9, 2012The first of ACC's Phd workshops for 2012 was held on February 28. The workshop was dedicated to the demystification of the PhD process, with a specific focus on methodology and the craft of writ ...
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Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse
Edgar Pieterse participates in Conditions and Projections, Harvard University's Urban design Conference
Apr 9, 2012On February 3-4 2012, the Department of Urban Planning and Design of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University held its Urban Design Conference "Conditions and Projections". ACC Direct ...
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Teaching, Public Discourse, UCT Summer School
Summer School 2012
Apr 9, 2012For the second year, ACC contributed on 23-25 January 2012 to the UCT Summer School, with a three-lecture course coordinated by ACC Deputy Director Gordon Pirie. The course focused on urban sustainabi ...
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Applied Urban Research, Academic Research
ACC Postgraduate Bursaries 2012
Mar 12, 2012The African Centre for Cities awards a few new and roll-over masters and doctoral bursaries each year. The awards are for UCT students whose dissertations are on urban-related issues in Africa. The bu ...
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Applied Urban Research, Academic Research, Association of African Planning Schools, Informal Economies
Changing socio-spatial configurations of inclusion and exclusion: planning and counter-planning in the African city
Dec 31, 2011The Nordic Africa Institute & African Centre for Cities 7-8 March 2012, Uppsala, Sweden Deadline for abstracts: 8 January 2012 Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are marked by high levels of harsh livi ...
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Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse, Special Events
Urban Age Award 2012 launches
Nov 26, 2011The African Centre for Cities has partnered with Deutsche Bank and LSE Cities to present the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 to a project in Cape Town. The award is presented to a project that has ...
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