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African Research Network for Urbanization and Habitable Cities

非洲城市化和宜居城市研究网络

基本信息

批准号：
ES/T003804/1
负责人：
Timothy Nubi
金额：
$ 78.33万
依托单位：
University of Lagos
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FT003804%2F1
关键词：
African Research Network Urbanization Habitable

项目摘要

The project, titled 'African Research Network for Urbanization and Habitable Cities' aims at providing a strategic platform for developing research capacities in African Institutions to address the Sustainable Development Goals. Using a hub and spoke model that will see increased collaboration amongst African teams from diverse disciplines, the Network aligns closely with the focus of the ARUA-UKRI GRCF Partnership Programme for creating and strengthening African-African teams and networks. As the host of the ARUA Centre of Excellence on urbanization and habitable cities, the University of Lagos is the Network hub, providing administrative and research leadership. The pioneer spoke universities are: Federal University of Technology, Minna, Obafemi Awolowo University both in Nigeria; University of Ghana, University of Cape Town, South Africa; American International University (West African Campus), The Gambia; Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre of the Njala University, Sierra Leone, University of Zambia and Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda. This reflects partnership between Sub-Saharan African countries, ranking predominantly as Least Developed and Lower Middle Income Countries on the DAC-list. Another common feature among these countries is the negative impact of rapid urbanization on city forms, limiting productivity of residents and city competitiveness. This is the development challenge that the Network seeks to impact. Taking advantage of the existing work of its host Centre of Excellence which has eight multidisciplinary research clusters that uses knowledge co-production frameworks in research, advocacy and capacity building programmes, the Network will work within several disciplines required to create sustainable cities, bringing in policy makers, city authorities, businesses, civil society and community residents for impact. In addition, the Network will draw on existing relationships with academic researchers, research groups and organizations in UK institutions who have committed to supporting it. Interactions between the Africa-UK partners will create long term linkages that will lead to expanded knowledge, policy action and transfer for improving productivity, city competitiveness and economic prosperity, and therefore, national economy. The development of newer and stronger partnerships that will endure beyond this grant period is a core impact factor for the Network. Network activities include themed capacity building workshops to build skills in research, community engagement, policy engaged and business case development, research management, ethics and grant writing amongst others. Some of these will be offered on-line. Other activities are: masterclasses in specific knowledge areas, mandatory PhD colloquial in annual conferences, researcher exchange programs within the hub, spoke and UK universities to ensure mentoring and scoping studies to enable researchers (especially post-graduate and early careers) take part in research activities. Research and knowledge outcomes arising from this activity will be disseminated through development of tool-kits, policy guide-lines and policy briefs, working papers, journal articles, conference proceedings, information pieces, blogs, monographs, book of readings, book of chapters and most importantly, short messages on social media outlets. Local language dissemination, stakeholder co-production and engagement workshops would be strongly prioritized for activities impacting local communities.The activities of the Network will be led by the Principal Investigator/Centre Director, Professor T.G Nubi, a seasoned practicing academia who has a strong track record in research, mentoring, private-sector, policy and community engagement. His team will report to an Advisory Board that will oversee the activities of the network and review progress. Network Activities will be spread over 36 months with commencement in September 2019

该项目名为“非洲城市化和宜居城市研究网络”，旨在为非洲机构发展研究能力提供战略平台，以实现可持续发展目标。该网络采用中心辐射模式，将增加来自不同学科的非洲团队之间的合作，与ARUA-UKRI GRCF伙伴关系方案的重点密切配合，以创建和加强非洲-非洲团队和网络。作为ARUA城市化和宜居城市卓越中心的主办方，拉各斯大学是网络中心，提供行政和研究领导。率先发言的大学有：尼日利亚明纳的联邦技术大学、Obafemi Awolowo大学;加纳大学、南非开普敦大学;冈比亚美国国际大学（西非校区）;塞拉利昂恩贾拉大学塞拉利昂城市研究中心、赞比亚大学和乌干达烈士大学。这反映了撒哈拉以南非洲国家之间的伙伴关系，这些国家主要是DAC名单上的最不发达国家和中低收入国家。这些国家的另一个共同特点是，快速城市化对城市形态产生了负面影响，限制了居民的生产力和城市竞争力。这是该网络寻求影响的发展挑战。利用其主办卓越中心的现有工作，该中心拥有八个多学科研究集群，在研究，宣传和能力建设方案中使用知识共同生产框架，该网络将在创建可持续城市所需的几个学科内开展工作，吸引决策者，城市当局，企业，民间社会和社区居民产生影响。此外，该网络将利用与英国机构中致力于支持该网络的学术研究人员、研究团体和组织的现有关系，非洲-英国合作伙伴之间的互动将建立长期联系，从而扩大知识、政策行动和转让，以提高生产力、城市竞争力和经济繁荣，从而促进国民经济。发展更新和更强有力的伙伴关系，并在赠款期结束后继续存在，是该网络的一个核心影响因素。网络活动包括主题能力建设研讨会，以培养研究技能，社区参与，政策参与和商业案例开发，研究管理，道德和赠款写作等。其中一些将在线提供。其他活动包括：在特定知识领域的大师班，在年度会议上强制性博士口语，研究人员交流计划内的枢纽，发言和英国大学，以确保指导和范围研究，使研究人员（特别是研究生和早期职业）参加研究活动。将通过编制工具包、政策指导方针和政策简报、工作文件、期刊文章、会议记录、资料片、博客、专著、读物、章节集，以及最重要的是通过社交媒体上的短信，传播这一活动产生的研究和知识成果。该网络的活动将由首席研究员/中心主任T.G Nubi教授领导，他是一位经验丰富的实践学术界人士，在研究、指导、私营部门、政策和社区参与方面有着良好的记录。他的团队将向一个咨询委员会报告，该委员会将监督网络的活动并审查进展情况。网络活动将于2019年9月开始，为期36个月