THE AFRICAN CITY: SLUMS AND SOLUTIONS FROM BELOW

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Workshop summary

Africa is the fastest urbanizing continent in the world. With more than half the urban population living in slums, African cities are associated more with challenges than opportunities. However, many popular initiatives emerge from slums to respond to a myriad of needs. This workshop will provide different analytical tools to understand contemporary African cities with a special emphasis on informal neighbourhoods; and will favour the development of innovative solutions to the current challenges faced by the cities of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Orientative structure:

1. History of cities in Africa (15 min)
2. Africa, planet of slums (30 min)
3. Governance of the African city (15 min)
4. Examples of urban habitability improvement (30 min)
5. Group exercise (30 min)

Speakers

CODES - Speakers - Gemma Solés i Coll

Gemma Solés i Coll

Graduate in Philosophy, researcher on music, cities and African cultures. Co-founder of Wiriko

Her main motivations are to investigate, understand and disseminate - from written or radio journalism, documentaries and academia - the creativity with which African youth build their future, especially in urban contexts.