The Urban Century: Trends and Patterns of Urbanisation in Asia and Africa
Overview The dawn of the twenty-first century unfolded with the world entering the…
City Report: Neighbourhood Characteristics and Inequality in the City of Johannesburg
Overview The School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg…
City Report: Neighbourhood Matters in Cape Town
Overview There is mounting evidence from around the world that people’s local…
“Who loses? Who chooses?”: How non-state technical and vocational education and training are regulated in Africa and Asia
Yulia Nesterova and Queralt Capsada-Munsech The new GEM report on non-state actors To develop its…
Huye: socio-spatial dynamics and neighbourhood patterns in a small city
This study analyses the spatial expansion of Huye city, Rwanda, the resulting neighbourhoods and…
Picturing Cape Town’s Townships: Sandy Neighbourhoods, Neglected Space and Thriving Enterprise Hotspots
In this picture blog, Ivan Turok explores house building, community development and enterprise…
Cities as Platforms for Progress: Local Drivers of Rwanda’s Success
This article was originally published by SAGE publications in ‘Local Economy: The…
Rwanda’s Neighbourhoods: In the Eyes of Two Bangladeshis
In this picture blog, Irfan Shakil and Professor Tanjil Sowgat from the SHLC team in Bangladesh…
Rwanda’s Clean CBDs Pique the Interest of South African Leaders
This article was originally published by Business Day (South Africa). All views are the author’s…
Urban Neighbourhood Sustainability and Impacts from Covid-19 Workshop 15th-16th of February 2023
The University of Glasgow hosted a two-day long workshop as part of the Centre for…