Applied Urban Research

The ACC provides tailored capacity development products/services based on new knowledge about the unique dynamics of urban development in Africa and the global South

Updates

Ray Pahl Research Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2014 : Further Particulars

May 27, 2013

The Fellowship, to be held in the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) will ideally be for the entire calendar year 2014. The starting date may be changed in exceptiona ...

Ray Pahl Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2014 : Call for Submissions

May 27, 2013

The Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies (FURS), a charity associated with the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, wishes to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow, for the cal ...

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (Urban Studies Foundation)

May 14, 2013

The Urban Studies Foundation is inviting applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships that can be undertaken in various institutions across the globe. The ACC would be keen to host a successful ...

South-South Knowledge Sharing : IBSA Working Group

May 10, 2013

ACC CityLab Researchers Liza Cirolia and Mercy Brown Luthango will participate in the IBSA Working Group on Human Settlements convened by South African Cities Network on behalf of the Department of Hu ...

Urban Child CityLab: Healthy Cities for Children

Apr 30, 2013 — Cape Town

We invite you to join us for the third in a series of Urban Child CityLabs, hosted by the Children's Institute, in association with the African Centre for Cities. The Urban Child CityLab is linke ...

Growing Communities: Integrating the social and economic benefits of urban agriculture in Cape Town

Jane Battersby-Lennard, Maya Marshak

There has been growing interest in the use of urban agriculture to address food insecurity and poverty in Cape Town. This reflects debates on urban agriculture in the global south. In the North, growi ...