The promise of emerging concepts in urban co-production engagements in the Global South
Funding period: 1 February 2021 – 1 August 2021
Type of funding:
International Fellowship
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69752/MB4H-SP60
Award Number: USF-INT-200704
Dr Gilbert Siame is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA). He holds both a masters and PhD in city and regional planning from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Dr Siame co-founded and directs the Centre for Urban Research and Planning at UNZA where he also convenes the MSc in Spatial Planning. Dr Siame is a visiting lecturer at the Centre for Urbanism and Built Environment Studies (CUBES) at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N).
Dr Siame investigates the complex state-society relations in co-production engagements in the cities of the global South. He has published widely on various aspects of urban co-production, urban informality, urban integrity, and climate and cities. Dr Siame has been a PI and Co-PI on various international research projects and a lead consultant and advisor on various urban projects in Africa.
As a USF International Fellow, Dr Siame will spend six months working at the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town, under the mentorship of Professor Vanessa Watson.
This project was also supported with the follow-up USF Event Support Funding grant Just urban futures in Africa.
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