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Sustainable Cities
African Centre for Cities
Achieving well-governed and sustainable cities
is becoming increasingly important to the future
health of the planet. The African Centre for Cities
partners closely with African universities and policy-
making centres in order to provide an alternative
perspective on dealing with critical urban issues.
It provides an intellectual base and home for
interdisciplinary, urban-related research at UCT,
from which relations can be established with
selected international think tanks, scholars, social
movements, and funders.
Director: Professor E Pieterse
E-mail: edgar.pieterse@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.africancentreforcities.net
Urban Policy
Professor Edgar Pieterse holds a PhD from the
London School of Economics, a master’s degree
in Development Studies from the Institute of
Social Studies (The Hague, the Netherlands) and
BA-Honours from the University of the Western
Cape. He is the holder of the SARChI Chair in
Urban Policy and directs the African Centre for
Cities at the University of Cape Town. His research
is wide-ranging, covering themes such as African
urbanism, cultural planning, regional development,
governance, and macro development issues. He is
a founder member of the Isandla Institute, serves
on the boards of Magnet Theatre, the Sustainability
Institute, and the Cape Town Partnership. He
regularly provides advisory services to international
development agencies such as UN-Habitat,
African Development Bank, the Development
Bank of South Africa, the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development, and
the UN Environment Programme. Recently,
Professor Pieterse was asked to serve on an
international advisory committee for Cooper-
Hewitt, the National Design Museum curating an
international exhibition
, Critical Mass: Design and
Urbanization.
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