Video: Alan Mabin Discusses the Social Dimension of Urban Development

Alan Mabin, one of the contributing authors of Capital Cities in Africa, presented a talk on the social dimension of urban development at the African Urban Futures workshop.

In this video, Mabin discusses the flaws and innovations of urban development:

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More about the workshop:

An interactive workshop held under the auspices of the Alliance of Global Sustainability and hosted by Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cities, properly managed, can be transformative arenas in which natural resources are used efficiently and economically to provide a high quality of life for everyone. And by doing so, cities offer our best hope of reducing human impacts upon the environment and achieving global sustainability. It can be argued that there is no one model for urban futures because of the underlying history and cultural diversity of our urban areas. However, the challenge of urban futures is clear – we have exceeded 50% by 2030. The resultant pressure on infrastructure, services, safety and security, political stability and social services is immense.

Selected experts have been invited to present and discuss their views on African Urban Futures, thereby raising regional-level awareness and providing an important contribution to the global research agenda

• More about the workshop at the Alliance of Global Sustainability

Book details

• Capital Cities in Africa: Power and Powerlessness by Simon Bekker, Göran Therborn
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  EAN: 9780796923509
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