The growing vulnerability of urban societies through their complex technical networks is a controversial topic—both in the Global North and the South. In African cities, e.g., service provision is often characterized by regular interruptions, breakdowns and failures of centralized networks. Against this background, the interdisciplinary lecture series addresses the vulnerability and resilience of urban infrastructures in African cities.
Datum:
Dozenten: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Monstadt
Semester: SoSe 2016
Themenbereiche: Ingenieurswissenschaften
Bereiche: Bauingenieurwesen
Sprache: english
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Vorlesungen:
- Dr. Jonathan Silver: Disrupted Infrastructures- an Urban Political Ecology of Electrical Interruption in Accra 04.04.2016
- Prof. Dr. Edgar Pieterse: Prospects of Sustainable Infrastructure in African Cities. 04.04.2016
- Prof. Dr. Shuaib Lwasa: Heterogeneous Infrastructure and Sustainable Urban Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Moving to Scale 04.04.2016