Colloquium,+what+is+progressive+urban+policy,+Wits+Jan+28

The Centre for Urban and Built Environment Studies (CUBES) and South African Cities Network (SACN) invite you to a joint one-day colloquium
=**“What is Progressive Urban Policy?”**=

10h00 – 17h00 John Moffat Building, Wits University, Johannesburg**
 * Saturday 28 January 2006

Many elements make up the constitution of urban policy. This colloquium seeks to create an environment for open discussion on these factors and thus to widen understanding of both the larger context of urban policy contends and the difficulties and necessities of genuinely progressive urban policy. Experience from one of Brazil’s leading urbanists will aid the discussion and offer international experiences.

Programme

 * Morning: Key note addresses:**


 * Professor Erminia Maricato**, University of São Paulo and former Deputy Minister in the Ministry of the City, Brazil


 * Ahmedi Vawda**, Project leader for N2 Gateway project and former (Acting) Director General of the Department of Housing, South Africa


 * Afternoon: Shorter contributions from South African and African urban policy scholars and specialists on:**


 * What are the successes and failures of progressive urban policy?
 * Politics, power and progressive policy - the experience of attempting to be progressive within the corridors of power
 * What is it to be progressive in African cities?
 * The Millennium Development Goals and progressive urban policy in slum upgrading and informal settlement intervention
 * Research and progressive urban policy

Contact: Margot Rubin on rubinm@archplan.wits.ac.za or 011 717 7730 or 011 717 7719 (fax) for further details and confirmation of attendance (Please find confirmation forms attached). Please note that there are only a limited number of spaces available so please confirm as soon as possible. Detailed directions will be sent to you by e-mail should you request them and further information about CUBES can be found at www.cubes.ac.za


 * This programme has been made possible by South African Cities Network, and the University of the Witwatersrand.**