African Urban Institute

African Urban Institute is a think tank that researches on urban development in Africa.[1] It conducts research in urban development with three thematic areas: sustainable cities,[2] prosperous cities[3] and inclusive cities.[4] Its focus areas include, urban mobility, land use planning, housing, environmental planning and urban governance.[5] Its stated mission is to "Unlock urban development in Africa through better ideas and research." As a non-profit organisation, African Urban Institute describes itself as independent and non-partisan.[6]

African Urban Institute
AbbreviationAUI
MottoIdeas for Better Cities
FoundedOctober 2016 (October 2016)
FoundersIsaac Muchineripi
Archimedes Muzenda
Kumbirayi Mhaka
TypeUrban development think tank
PurposeUrban development
HeadquartersHarare, Zimbabwe
Area served
Africa
Executive Director
Isaac Muchineripi
Key people
Isaac Muchineripi
Archimedes Muzenda
Kumbirayi Mhaka
SubsidiariesAfrican Urban Institute Press, Centre for Urban Mobility
AffiliationsIndependent
Websiteafricaurban.org

Publications

African Urban Institute produces a biennial State of African Cities report.[7] It also publishes discussion papers, briefing papers and ViewPoints which are regular commentaries on urban development in Africa.[8] The African Urban Institute Press publishes books and journals from the institute's own research as well as publishing work from other authors. The books include, Dystopia: How the Tyranny of Specialists Fragment African Cities,[9][10] Cape to Cairo: To Race to Sustainable Urban Transport in Africa.[11]

Programs

In 2018 the African Urban Institute established the African Urban Case Studies Initiative, an online repository of urban development case studies across Africa which seek to promote intra-continental policy transfer on urban development. African Urban Institute also convene a biennial Timbuktu Forum on Urban Development,[12] a high-level forum that brings various urban development stakeholders to discuss urban development issues in Africa. Named after the ancient Malian city, Timbuktu, the Timbuktu Fellowship is awarded to early career urban development practitioners as fellows and to senior practitioners as senior fellows.[13] The collaborations of the two seek to promote knowledge exchange between the young generation and the old.

References

Citations
  1. "UN-Habitat and Wits University hold Global South's Premier Urban Law Day". UN Habitat. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  2. "Sustainable Cities". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. "Prosperous Cities". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. "Inclusive Cities". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. "Urban Law Day". University of the Witwatersrand. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. "About African Urban Institute". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. "State of African Cities Report". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  8. "African Urban Institute Publications". African Urban Institute. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  9. "Dystopian Cities: How the Tyranny of Specialists Destroy African Cities". African Urban Institute Press. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  10. "Dystopia: How The Tyranny of Specialists Fragment African Cities". Google.
  11. "Muzenda and Njoroge to Publish Cape To Cairo with African Urban Institute Press". African Urban Institute Press. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. "Timbuktu Forum on Urban Development". Timbuktu Forum. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  13. "Timbuktu Fellowship". Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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