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Our  faculty, students, and affiliated researchers are engaged in groundbreaking work at the Africa Urban Lab. Our blog serves as a platform to share their insights, reflections, and innovative ideas about how to make Africa’s cities more productive, sustainable, and inclusive.

Launching the Africa Urban Lab

We’re excited to launch the Africa Urban Lab! Read about the vision and motivation behind the AUL in our founding essay.

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Kurtis Lockhart

Launching the Africa Urban Lab

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Prof. Matthew McCartney

From the University of Zambia (UNZA) to the Africa Urban Lab (AUL)

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Dr. Patrick Lamson-Hall

Why Urban Expansion Planning is Critical for Africa’s Future

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Prof. Matthew McCartney

When Justice Becomes a Curse Part I: Mauritius, the Chagos Islands and the Resource Curse

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Prof. Matthew McCartney

When Justice Becomes a Curse Part II: Turning the Chagos Resource Curse into an Economic Blessing

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Prof. Matthew McCartney

Behind Every Practical Class Teaching How, there is a Researcher Asking Why?

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Prof. Matthew McCartney

The Ridgeway Walk: What the Africa Urban Lab (AUL) can learn from a 5,000-year-old road in England

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Eva Klaus

Empowering Leaders, Building Cities: Meet the AUL’s Inaugural Cohort

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Kurtis Lockhart

Lessons from Alain Bertaud & His Inaugural AUL Public Talk

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