{"id":1781,"date":"2018-06-08T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T09:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2020-12-02T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T08:14:26","slug":"cities-geo-technologies-and-data-driven-urbanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/blog\/cities-geo-technologies-and-data-driven-urbanism\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities, Geo-Technologies and Data-Driven Urbanism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1782 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Workshop-Cities-and-geo-T-visuel_-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Workshop-Cities-and-geo-T-visuel_-001.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Workshop-Cities-and-geo-T-visuel_-001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Workshop-Cities-and-geo-T-visuel_-001-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Workshop-Cities-and-geo-T-visuel_-001-724x1024.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;\">An International Workshop at the&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uct.ac.za\/\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=249627092969&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">University of Cape Town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This workshop is organised in a partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/\">IFAS-Research<\/a>, the National Centre for Scientific Research (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnrs.fr\/index.html\">CNRS<\/a>),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ifra-nairobi.net\/\">IFRA Nairobi<\/a>,&nbsp;Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantheonsorbonne.fr\/ufr\/ufr08\/les-doctorats-et-la-recherche\/les-laboratoires-de-recherche\/prodig\/\">PRODIG<\/a> and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africancentreforcities.net\/\">African Centre for Cities<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Monday 11 June |&nbsp;8.30 to 16.45<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>R.W.James building,Corner University Avenue &amp; Madiba Circle,&nbsp;<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Room 3B,Upper Campus<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #d22630;\">Programme<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p><strong>8.30 | Welcome Tea and Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.00 | Session 1: Framing the Dialogue: Strategic input from research and practice (I)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives on cities and geotechnologies<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Elisabeth Peyroux<\/strong>, National Centre for Scientific Research, Prodig &amp;<strong>Nancy Odendaal<\/strong>, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, UCT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Technology and spatial governance in Southern cities<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Nancy Odendaal<\/strong>, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, UCT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>(Big) Data, knowledge, and their use in decision-making and policy-making: Perspectives from ICT4D<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Ulrike Rivett<\/strong>, Department of Information Systems, School of IT, UCT<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Disruptive technologies, new power&nbsp;relationships and challenges to urban&nbsp;governance<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sabelo Mahlangu<\/strong>, School of Architecture and Planning, Wits University &amp; Samy Katumba, Gauteng City-Region&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Observatory (GCRO)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Linking research, practice and higher&nbsp;education<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Herrie Schalekamp<\/strong>, Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS), UCT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.30 | Tea and coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.00 | Strategic input from research and practice (II)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Geospatial data analysis: The significant rise in local service levels coming from Cityspec intervention in Monwabisi Park and Lotus Park (Cape Town)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Chris Berens<\/strong>, GIS expert, Knowledge Management, VPUU &amp; Nhlanhla May, Spatial Data Analyst, VPUU<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>City making and the rise of urban and technology-oriented development interventions in Nairobi<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Prince Guma<\/strong>, Human geography and Planning, University of Utrecht<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>ICT for e-Culture: cultural storytelling and innovative services. 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