AbdouMaliq Simone Regions of Blackness Not so much territories inhabited by Black people or even necessarily configured in explicit way by racial capital, but rather the untoward implications of blackness coming into the urban world, and how extensive urbanization –…
On 24th November 2021 at 2pm (GMT) the Urban Institutes Professor of Climate Urbanism, Vanesa Castán Broto, will participate in an expert panel at on online event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Citizen participation in planning: from the neighbourhood…
On 12th October 2021 Professor Vanesa Castán Broto will participate in a panel discussion at the virtual international conference Innovate4Cities 2021. Partner organizations, Cities Alliance, the CLGF and UKRI will be hosting a session entitled Innovation for Inclusive, Resilient and Climate-Neutral Cities on the nexus…
Thinking relationally about cities, finance and climate action. Deadline for expression of interest: Sept. 30th 2021 This masterclass series is part of the Urban Climate Finance Network work programme on ‘Decentering Urban Climate Finance.’ Supported by the Urban Studies Foundation,…
2021 Earth System Governance Conference – Innovative Session (virtual): Urban governance in an age of compound crises This innovative session aims to facilitate a transdisciplinary discussion on the urban governance challenges that arise from ‘compound crises’. Cities play a central…
We are delighted to announce two new flagship books, part of the Realising Just Cities programme funded by Mistra Urban Futures, will be introduced at a digital book launch, hosted by African Centre for Cities in Cape Town. The event will feature a panel…
11th March 2020 2pm-3pm GMT The 3rd Regional Energy Learning Alliance will take place next month! Our CESET partner and guest speaker Getachew Bekele, Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology/Addis Ababa University will present…
Last week Professor Benjamin K. Sovacool of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School and the Director of the Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand and of the Sussex Energy Group gave a presentation at the Regional Learning…
The Regional Energy Learning Alliance (RELA) is a broad network of practitioners, policy makers, researchers and people interested in the future of community energy in East Africa. We are delighted to announce that we have finalised our exciting programme of…