This is a largely academic but highly interdisciplinary group drawing from across the health sciences, planning, the CUO and the food security group that is concerned with the interface between built form and the burden of disease in greater Cape Town. The research cluster is pursuing a joint funding application with interested donors. Significantly, the group draws in non UCT academics from the Medical Research Council and the University of Stellenbosch.
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 ...
Oct 6, 2011 — Cape Town
In this ACC Healthy Cities CityLab seminar, Dr Robert VH Dover, of the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, will talk about his research on the differentiated health care system of Colombia. About the ...
Apr 21, 2011 — Cape Town
Warren Smit, a researcher at ACC, will talk about his work on the relationship between the physical urban environment and human health and wellbeing. The urban environment affects the health and wellb ...
The use and disposal of nickel–cadmium secondary cells (the basic components of NiCd batteries) in Cape Town, South Africa, has been investigated with the objective of quantifying the ...
Warren Smit recently attended the 8th International Conference on Urban Health (21-23 October) at which he presented a draft of his paper on "Urban planning/ design and health equity") in ...
Oct 14, 2009 — Cape Town
Warren Smit and Mercy Brown-Luthango will report back on recent conferences attended. Warren will report back on the 8th Biennial Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Conference, Centurion, ...
