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International Symposium
28-30
on Inclusive Cities
PROGRAMME JUNE 2021
THEME
Achieving Inclusive Cities
through a multidisciplinary
approachInternational Symposium
on Inclusive Cities
28 JUNE
2021
ANTHEM (S)
WELCOME BY PLENARY CHAIR
INTRODUCTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM
WELCOME REMARKS
DAY 1
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES IN ETHEKWINI
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSION
CLOSING REMARKS
BREAK OUT TO ROOMS 1, 2, 3
BIOGRAPHIES
SYNOPSISSPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
NATIONAL ANTHEM & UKZN ANTHEM 10 mins 9.00 – 9.05 a.m
DAY 1 28-JUNE-2021
PLENARY DISCUSSIONS
1 Professor Ambrose Adebayo WELCOMING BY PLENARY CHAIR 5 mins 9.06 – 9.10 a.m
Professor Emeritus, School of Built Environment & Development Studies UKZN
Ambro Afrique Consultants Pty Ltd
Architect, Urban Design and Housing
EMAIL adebayoambrose@gmail.com | adebayo@ambroafrique.com | adebayo@ukzn.ac.za
Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-
2 INTRODUCTION OF THE SYMPOSIUM 15 mins 9.11 – 9.25 a.m
Chipungu
Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL magidimishah@ukzn.ac.za
3 Professor Ernest Nene-Khalema WELCOME REMARKS 10 mins 9.26 – 9.35 a.m
Dean School of Built of Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL khalema@ukzn.ac.za
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES
4 Dr Subhatri Moonsammy 10 mins 9.36 – 9.45 a.m
IN ETHEKWINI
Former Head of Development Planning, Environment and Management Unit
Ethekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa
Project Executive, Catalytic Projects Unit
EMAIL Soobs.Moonsammy@durban.gov.za
REACTIONS ON INCLUSIVE CITIES
5 Sithole Mbanga 10 mins 9.46 – 9.55 a.m
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
CEO South African Cities Network
EMAIL sithole@sacities.net
6 Professor Ambrose Adebayo INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER 5 mins 9.56 – 10.00 a.m
7 Professor Piotr Lorens KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 30 mins 10.01 – 10.30 a.m
Head of the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning
Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
EMAIL plorens@pg.edu.pl | plorens.pg@gmail.com
8 Prof Ambrose Adebayo QUESTION & ANSWERS SECTION 20 mins 10.31 – 10.50 a.m
9 Kiara Rampaul READING OF QUESTIONS 20 mins 10.31 – 10.50 a.m
Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL 216017607@stu.ukzn.ac.za | k.rampaul1811@gmail.com
10 Mr Khethukuthula Zulu CLOSING REMARKS 10 mins 10.51 – 11.00 a.m
SACPLAN Chairperson
END OF PLENARY SESSION/MOVE TO ROOMS
ETHEKWINI VIDEOS 5 mins 11.01 – 11.05 a.m
3DAY 1 - PLENARY BIOGRAPHIES
Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu is an academic in the Department of Town and Regional Planning,
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). She is an NRF-rated researcher and the first black-female South African born to
graduate with a PhD in Town and Regional Planning from UKZN. She is also the first black South African born women
to be appointed Associate Professor in Town and Regional Planning at UKZN with a Masters in the same field and a
degree in Geography and Environment – both from UKZN.
She is also a co-general rapporteur for 57th ISOCARP Congress to be hosted in Doha. Prof Magidimisha Chipungu is
the chair of the organizing committee for the International Symposium on Inclusive Cities. She is Chief Editor of the
Journal of Inclusive Cities and Built Environment. She continues serving on several boards locally and internationally
with a focus on the built environment. She has won numerous excellent awards, including the Vice-Chancellor
Research Award at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. She is also recognized by The Planner Magazine (for the royal
institute of town planner) based in the UK as the most influential woman in 2021. She is currently co-PI in an inclusive
city project with a focus on southern Africa countries such as South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, and
Namibia
PROF MAGIDIMISHA-CHIPUNGU Prof. Magidimisha-Chipungu record of service spans but not limited to the City Planning Commission for eThekwini
CHAIR FOR INCLUSIVE CITIES Municipality, advisory committee of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA-KZN), member of
KwaZulu-Natal Tribunal and up to late a Board member of SACPLAN. In view of a long history excellence, she was
recently appointed as the first SARChI Chair in Inclusive Cities in South Africa. The Chair is co-funded by the National
Research Foundation (NRF) and South African Cities Network. The Chair is the first in the Built Environment Cluster
at UKZN and it is focused at investigating issues around city inclusivity. Her research and publications record spans
the authoring and co-authoring of a number of books, book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in both
local and international publishing outlets. Recently she has co-edited a book on Urban Inclusivity with a focus on
Southern Africa.
Prof Ambrose A. Adebayo, is a Professor Emeritus of Architecture and former Head of School of Architecture, Planning
and Housing at the University of Natal and University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. He is a former Co-
President member of the UNESCO/UIA Architectural Education and Validation Committee for the Global and African
region. He is the former Chairman of Board of Education, Research and Technology, African Union of Architects.
Educated at the Universities in Vienna, Europe with the following degrees, M.Arch (Vienna) and Doctor of
Technological Science degree in Architecture Dr.Techn (Viennia ) from the Technische Universitaet Vienna, Austria.
An Academic in various universities with numerous publications in Architecture, Planning and Housing. He has
successfully supervised Masters and PhD candidates in Architecture, Urban Design and Housing.
Professor Adebayo’s professional career spans from Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is a founder of a successful
architectural firm established in 1997 in Durban, South Africa – Ambro Afrique Consultants Pty Ltd (Architecture,
PROFESSOR AMBROSE A. ADEBAYO Urban Design, Housing, Research) working with projects in South Africa and the African region. He is a recipient of
various architectural awards in Europe and Africa, namely the Cardinal Koenig Prize, Vienna, the Landscape Architect
Award, Property Award and KZN Architect Award. He is a member of various professional bodies in South Africa and
international.
Sithole Mbanga is Chief Executive Officer of South African Cities Network and has been with the organization since
2002. He is a widely engaged and recognised leader in the wider African urban governance space.
He was previously the Local Government Coordinator at the National Business Initiative (NBI), was involved with
conducting capacity building training in Municipal Service Partnerships (MSP), and participated in the development
SITHOLE MBANGA and improvisation of DPLG’s national policy on Integrated Development Planning (IDP).
CEO
SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES NETWORK
4DAY 1 - PLENARY BIOGRAPHIES
Piotr Lorens is an architect and urban planner, full professor, and Head of the Department of Urban Design and
Regional Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology. Since April 2021 Piotr also plays
the role of the Gdansk City Architect. His professional interests include urban design and development issues with a
special focus on the regeneration of distressed sites. He was involved in the design and development of numerous
urban regeneration schemes, including planning for the transformation of the Gdansk waterfront.
Piotr is also serving as consultant and expert in numerous planning and development projects, including the
governments’ appointments. His research and professional issues include also dealing with local identity and
heritage within the urban transformation processes, shaping urban public spaces systems as well as dealing with
social, economic, and legal aspects of urban transformation.
PIOTR LORENS
Besides academic and professional appointments, Piotr is also active member of ISOCARP (Vice President YPP
ARCHITECT & URBAN PLANNER Program within years 2011-2017) and Society of Polish Town Planners (within years 2015-2018 – President of the
FULL PROFESSOR Society, currently – Chairman of the Society Board). In addition, Piotr is a member of ICOMOS and TICCIH, and -
regarding scientific bodies and associations - is also involved in the works of various committees of the Polish
Academy of Sciences.
Professor Ernest Nene Khalema (BA, GDip. Ed, MEd, PhD, University of Alberta-Canada) is the Dean and Head of
School of Built Environment & Development Studies (SoBEDS) He was formerly acting Dean and Head of School
of Applied Human Sciences within the College of Humanities at UKZN, interim Academic Leader of Community
Engagement (2018-2019), and Academic Leader for the Discipline of Community Development (2016-2018) within
SoBEDS at UKZN.
Before joining UKZN he was a professor in various Canadian universities from 2001 to 2011 and served as an Adjunct
Professor of Public Health from 2012 to 2018 at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health (Canada), specializing
in African migrant epidemiology, health equity for vulnerable populations, and chronic disease prevention. Professor
Khalema also served as Senior Research Specialist (SRS) and later promoted to Chief Research Scientist (CRS) at the
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (2011-2016) where his seminal work on migration and urban
mobilities and livelihoods/informality studies received national and international recognition.
Professor Khalema is a recipient of numerous national and international teaching, research, leadership, and
community awards and was recognized as UKZN’s top 30 researchers for 2017/2018. Professor Khalema has led and
PROFESSOR ERNEST NENE KHALEMA co-led over 30 local, national, and international research projects totaling over R60 million as principal investigator
in his areas of research interest in numerous countries including seminal work in Canada, Mozambique, Brazil, the
(BA, GDIP. ED, MED, PHD,)
Caribbean, and most recently in South Africa. Most recently he was awarded R8.5 million by the prestigious Andrew
Mellon Foundation as Principal invesrigator for a five-year research project entitled: Humanizing Space: Towards an
African Spatial Humanities (2018-2023).
Professor Khalema’s publication record include 6 books, 20 refereed book chapters, 40 technical research reports, 4
policy/research briefs, over 40 articles in accredited academic journals, and 78 academic papers and 25 academic
posters in local, national and international conferences and meetings.
I have been with eThekwini Municipality for just under 28 years, as a planner and former Head of Planning (for 12
years). I now serve as the Programme Manager: Urban Renewal. Capacity development, policy and institutional
support for local government and planning are my areas of interest.
I am a co-founder of the Area Based Management Programme and the Municipal Institute of Learning – MILE. I served
as a co-chair on the Urban Strategic Planning Committee – UCLG and participated in the drafting of International
Urban Territorial Guidelines. In 2017, I graduated with a PHD in Town and Regional Planning from the University of
Pretoria. My research focus is about changing practice from the inside, which is often underestimated in practice and
DR SUBHATRI MOONSAMMY academically. This limits the building of planning theory and practice - a much needed focus for inclusive planning
PROGRAMME MANAGER: and Cities in an African context.
URBAN RENEWAL
5DAY 1 - PLENARY BIOGRAPHIES
Mr Khetha Zulu currently works for Ray Nkonyeni Municipality as Head of Department: Development Planning
Services and previously worked at the same institution as Head of Department: Strategic Planning and Governance
since 2012. As the HoD he is part of the municipality’s executive management, reporting to the Municipal Manager
and charged with providing strategic leadership in the municipality with regards to the following functions: town
planning, GIS, building control, environmental management, LED and aviation services.
Mr Zulu obtained a Master’s Degree in Town and Regional Planning from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Master
of Commerce in Leadership Studies from the same institution, a Certificate in Municipal Finance Management
Programme from the University of Pretoria, a Certificate in Ethics Programme from the University of Stellenbosch,
and a Certificate in Thought Leadership for Africa’s Renewal with Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute based at
UNISA.
He has 19 years of experience as a civil servant and in all those years dealing with town and regional planning
related work both at coalface or management level. 12 years of this work experience was at executive management
MR KHETHUKUTHULA ZULU including a stint as a Municipal Manager. He started town and regional planning work from entry level as an
Assistant Town and Regional Planner and spent few years early on in his career focusing on spatial planning and land
SACPLAN CHAIRPERSON administration. Few years later he moved to strategic/forward planning focus, starting off as a Manager responsible
for strategic planning (IDP) at a district municipality to being a Head of Department responsible for planning. In
the 19 years he has worked for KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
based in Durban, National Department of Public Works based in Pretoria, Ugu District Municipality, Hibiscus Coast
Municipality, Ezinqoleni Municipality and now Ray Nkonyeni Municipality all in the KZN South Coast. One of his
career highlights was presenting a conference paper at the 52nd Conference of the International Society of City and
Regional Planners (ISOCARP) held in Durban, South Africa in October 2016.
Kiara Rampaul has her unwavering attention on being part of a movement which would ensure that every family in
South Africa has access to adequate housing with basic amenities. She believes that the people in South Africa need
proper homes, which would enable their comfort, security, warmth, and enhance the nation to attain greatness
in various fields of endeavor. Her Bachelor of social science degree in Housing was not enough as she wanted to
expand her knowledge, not simply to have houses built but to have an environment which is conducive to healthy
sustainable living.
Rampaul a student at UKZN is in the process of completing her Masters in Town and Regional Planning under the
South African Research Chair for Inclusive Cities. She has affiliations with Women in Planning SA, South African
KIARA RAMPAUL
Council of Planners, Planning Institute of Australia and the Golden Key International Society.
6SPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
DAY 1 ROOM 1 28-JUNE-2021
URBAN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS:
TOWARDS EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND SECURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR ALL
ROOM CHAIR
1 Professor Trynos Gumbo INTRO/WELCOMING OF 10 mins 11.01 – 11.10 a.m
PRESENTERS & AUDIENCE
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
EMAIL tgumbo@uj.ac.za
2 Dr Katharina Gugerell ROOM CO-CHAIR
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
EMAIL Katharina.gugerell@boku.ac.at
Presentation 20 mins /
3 Mr Olawale Akogun PRESENTATION 11.11 – 11.40 a.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Doctoral candidate, University of Ibadan. Master’s degree in Sustainable Planning and Transport.
EMAIL
WILL INCLUSIVITY MATTER WHEN EVERYONE IS DEAD?: RISKY URBAN ‘TAXI’ DRIVERS BEHAVIOUR
Presentation 20 mins /
4 Dr Oluwayemi-Oniya Aderibigbe PRESENTER 11.41 a.m – 12.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
EMAIL oboniya@uj.ac.za
ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Presentation 20 mins /
5 Dr Yashaen Luckan PRESENTER 12.11 p.m – 12.40 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Architecture, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL Luckany@ukzn.ac.za
TOWARDS A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO INCLUSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
A CRITICAL CASE STUDY OF DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
Presentation 20 mins /
6 Dr Koyi Mchunu PRESENTER 12.41 p.m – 13.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL Mchunuk@ukzn.ac.za
7DAY 1 - ROOM 1 CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
BIOGRAPHY
She is appointed for the tenure track professorship ‘Sustainable Land-Use’ at BOKU University and a senior research
associate at Montanuniversität Leoben. Katharina holds a PhD in landscape planning and regional development
and a venia docendi in landscape planning. Also, she is appointed visiting professor at the Gdansk University of
Technology (Doctoral School) and senior scientist at Montanuniversität Leoben, to further manage the H2020
projects she acquired most recently.
Her research is embedded in the conceptual narrative of sustainability transitions, covering topics such as
transformative governance, mineral resources, sustainable land-use practises, creative and foresight methods
(e.g., Scenario planning, serious games) analysis of policy and policy mixes and transdisciplinarity; thus, she is also
KATHARINA GUGERELL appropriately experienced in collaborating with non-academic stakeholder. Katharina has solid experience in
PRIV.DOZ. DR.NAT.TECHN the implementation and management of international research-projects (e.g., H2020, JPI Urban Europe, EIT), also
holding leading positions such as project coordinator and PI.
Olawale Akogun is a doctoral candidate at the University of Ibadan. He had his Master’s degree in Sustainable
Planning and Transport (with Commendation) at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
His Doctoral Research is on road safety and accident prevention amongst taxi drivers. His research interest is majorly
in the field of transportation planning, road safety and accident prevention.
OLAWALE AKOGUN He has published both in International and Local Journals.
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE
Dr. Oluwayemi-Oniya Aderibigbe is a Post-Doctoral research fellow in the Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree and Master of
Science (MSc) degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Further
to this, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Transportation Management Technology from the
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Dr. Aderibigbe is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners
(NITP) and a Registered Town Planner with the Town Planning Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC).
She has been practicing for about a decade and has worked in various town planning organisations and firms; she
DR. OLUWAYEMI-ONIYA ADERIBIGBE was involved in producing master plans for some towns and communities in Nigeria and engaged in the National
POST-DOCTORAL: housing project in some parts of Nigeria. Dr. Aderibigbe has published in both local and international peer-reviewed
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN & journals and conference proceedings. Her research focuses on Urban Transportation Planning, Urban Design, and
REGIONAL PLANNING Sustainable Urban Planning for the vulnerable (women, aged, children, and the disabled).
Dr Yashaen Luckan is an architect, academic, researcher, based at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
A proponent of interdisciplinary praxis, his research includes alternate methodologies of thinking and practice
for socio-economic redress and spatial transformation in the Global South. His scholarship and practice focus on
interrelated fields, including alternative pedagogies, decoloniality and humanistic / inclusive urbanism.
He serves as co-editor of The UNESCO Journal L’Architettura Delle Citta and the Journal of Inclusive Cities and Built
Environment.
DR YASHAEN LUCKAN
Dr. Koyi Mchunu is a senior lecturer in the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
He holds a BA in Social Anthropology, Legal Studies, & Economic History (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal), Masters
in City and Regional Planning (Cornell University, USA) and PhD in Town and Regional Planning (Oxford-Brookes
University, UK).
He is a member of professional organisation such as South African Council for Planners, and South African
Planning Institute. His teaching experiences cuts across the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of
DR KOYI MCHUNU Johannesburg, and University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. He has researched and published on a variety of topics and issues
in City/Urban/Town Planning.
SENIOR LECTURER
8DAY 1 - ROOM 1
SYNOPSIS
URBAN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS:
TOWARDS EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE
AND SECURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR ALL
The importance of addressing urban mobility problems is increasingly being
emphasized in the Fourth Industrial Era.
This shift towards creating smart inclusive cities represents a major milestone
towards improving policies and urban mobility processes in both developed
and developing cities. Good modal interchanges are central to creating a better
transport network aimed at improving the transportation system and planning
of a country. An efficient transport system should be easy and affordable to use,
accessible to all, and comprehensive in the destinations it serves. To achieve this,
a well-planned and integrated transport infrastructure and services are needed
and should be provided to facilitate and enhance smart mobility.
Good interchanges can greatly influence the travel choices people make and
will facilitate easier access to networks. It can therefore be asserted that an
integrated transport system is pivotal to not just the community alone but the
people as well. Without planning and investment in better interchanges, the
absence of affordable, efficient, and easy to use alternatives will mean those
with access to a private car continue to rely on them while those without it will
continue to be doubly disadvantaged by the negative social and environmental
impacts of over-reliance on private cars. Innovative research on the integration
of traditional statistical data with emerging new forms of data collection
and processing such as big data; web 2.0; internet of things and geospatial
information offers unprecedented opportunities to make a major leap in the
capacities of cities to efficiently plan for urban mobility.
Based on the above, there is a clear and pressing need for better integration of
our transport systems if our networks are to become more efficient and easier to
access. There is a need to move beyond a small number of showcase examples
and develop many more interchange transport systems.
9SPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
DAY 1 ROOM 2 28-JUNE-2021
INCLUSIVE CITIES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ROOM CHAIR
1 Mrs Siphelele Ngobese INTRO/WELCOMING OF PRESENTERS & 10 mins 11.01 – 11.10 a.m
AUDIENCE
South African Cities Network, South Africa
EMAIL Siphelele@sacities.net
2 Mr Gbemi Alalade ROOM CO-CHAIR/SCRIBER
Rogers Communications Inc.
10303 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1950
Edmonton, AB. T5J 3N6
EMAIL alaladegbemi@gmail.com
Presentation 20 mins /
3 Mr Ockert Pretorius PRESENTER 11.11 – 11.40 a.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
EMAIL opretorius@uj.ac.za
MIXED HOUSING DESIGNS AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY NEXUS IN CITIES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: PERSPECTIVES ON
INCLUSIVE CITIES FROM FLEURHOF NEIGHBOURHOOD, CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Presentation 20 mins /
4 Professor Joseph Kamuzhanje PRESENTER 11.41 a.m – 12.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Coopers Zimbabwe
EMAIL josephkamuzhanje@yahoo.com
INCLUSIVE CITIES, URBAN HOUSING AND DISABILITY: UNMASKING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF URBAN HOUSING
PROVISION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN ZIMBABWE
Presentation 20 mins /
5 Dr Rosemary Hayangah PRESENTER 12.11 p.m – 12.40 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Retired Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL rhayangah@gmail.com
THE PLANNING DILEMMA IN UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA’S CITIES: A PRACTITIONER’S
PERSPECTIVE ON THE INCLUSIVITY PARADOX
Presentation 20 mins /
6 Dr Sithembiso Myeni PRESENTER 12.41 p.m – 13.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Housing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL Myenis1@ukzn.ac.za
PRECARITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING: EXPANDING THE CONCEPTUAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK IN SOUTH AFRICA
10CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 1 - ROOM 2 BIOGRAPHY
Siphelele Ngobese is a researcher in the Urban Safety Programme at South African Cities Network and has a special
interest in the interface between urban informality and the world-class aspirations of post-colonial Africa.
SIPHELELE NGOBESE
RESEARCHER
Gbemi Alalade is a highly organized and self-motivated Planner with more than 15 years of progressive experience in
municipal planning, community development, telecommunication planning, construction and project management.
He has expertise in environmental planning regulations, housing and infrastructural development. In the last 7 years
he has consistently work in the telecommunication industry, developing strategies for land developments, right of
way, facilities development and maintenance of telecommunication structures.
He has a strong familiarity with Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) programs and Geographic Information System (GIS)
applications. He holds a degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Master of Science degree in Housing Management
and Development and a Post Graduate Diploma in Geographic Information System. Presently, he is a Ph.D. student
in the Housing Department of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In his spare time, he enjoys reading,
researching into physical development and camping with his family. He also enjoys playing soccer and table tennis.
GBEMI ALALADE On weekends he enjoys volunteering to feed the homeless and the less privilege at a local community center.
PLANNER
Ockert Pretorius is a registered professional Urban and Regional Planner, with an industry background in
development economics, strategic planning research, policy evaluation, and property market insight. With Ockert’s
research focussed on regional planning, economic resilience, and regional integration in southern Africa, he currently
undertaking his PhD at the North-West University.
Ockert has presented research at numerous international and local conferences on topics relating to regional
economics, resilience, and integration. He is a member of the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) and the
International Society for City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP).
Ockert is currently a lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Johannesburg,
OCKERT PRETORIUS
heading the department’s teaching and learning portfolio. He also serves on the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNER Engineering and the Built Environment.
Prof Joseph Kamuzhanje is an experienced rural and urban planner, development practitioner and social scientist
with over 30 years of experience in development. He has a BSc Rural and Urban Planning (University of Zimbabwe),
an MSc Regional Development and Planning Management (University of Kumasi, Ghana) and was awarded a
Professorship of Practice in Urban and Regional Planning by the University of Venda in South Africa.
Prof Kamuzhanje has a wide professional experience having worked for the Government of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of
Local Government in the Department of Physical Planning from 1992 to 2007, Practical Action Southern Africa from
2007 to 2009, GOAL Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2016 where he was the Assistant Country Director (Programmes). Prof
Kamuzhanje is also an international development consulted having worked on assignments in Zambia, Swaziland,
Niger, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan. He has published numerous papers in respected journals on planning
and community development issues. He has also contributed chapters in a number of books on rural and urban
PROF JOSEPH KAMUZHANJE development.
RURAL AND URBAN PLANNER
Prof Kamuzhanje is a member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Regional and Urban Planners (ZIRUP), International
SCOCIAL SCIENTIST Consulting Alliance (ICA) and the SPRING International Development Association of Planners (SIADP).
11CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 1 - ROOM 2 BIOGRAPHY
Rosemary Awuor Hayangah holds a Ph.D. in Planning (Wales); MA in Urban & Regional Planning (Nairobi) and BSc.
(1st Class Hons) Nairobi. A Professional Urban and Regional Planner with over 30 years’ experience in research,
management & planning practice. She is a former Head of School for Architecture, Planning & Housing & Senior
Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Dr Hayangah has been a Senior Policy and Technical Planning Advisor at
municipal, regional & national levels (Botswana, Kenya, South Africa & Rwanda). She has been a Technical Consultant
Facilitator with the National Department of Human Settlements (South Africa) and Technical Advisor Municipal
Infrastructure Support Agency (Development & Planning).
Dr Hayangah is a specialist in settlement planning, housing, place making and neighbourhood development with
skills in the preparation of spatial plans (long term structure/strategic & short-term development plans); urban design
& neighbourhood development; policy formulation & analysis. Dr Hayangah is knowledgeable in conceptualization,
articulation, design and implementation of projects. Dr Hayangah has extensive experience in the preparation
of guidelines & manuals; establishment & setting of Standards and development of curriculum including their
implementation. She has been a team leader and project manager in a number of planning projects including long
ROSEMARY AWUOR HAYANGAH term and short term physical development plans; Spatial Development Frameworks; Social-Economic surveys; urban
PH.D. design projects; data management & a Web enabled GIS project.
Dr Hayangah is an effective trainer & lecturer with over 20 years’ experience in teaching and supervision of thesis at
university level. She has also been Regional Director of Women Across Borders (Africa) an NGO dealing with Refugee
women and Asylum seekers.
Dr Sithembiso Lindelihle Myeni is a Senior Lecturer in the Housing Discipline and was Research Associate of the
SARChI Chair in Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment in the School of Built Environment & Development Studies
at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is a co-editor of the recently published book titled: The Political Economy
of Government Subsidised Housing in South Africa. He is a Cannon Collins Educational Trust and Ford Foundation
Alumnus.
He is a Principal Investigator for Sustainable Human Settlements Decision Support Tools and the Municipal
Innovation Maturity Index Research Projects, which are both funded by the Department of Science and Innovation.
He previously worked as a principal investigator in a collaborative research project on women and political parties
for the CGE and National Democratic Institute for International Affairs – SA (NDA –SA). He has a Diploma in Public
Management and a BTech in Public Management from the Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal,
a Master’s in Development Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a PhD in Development Policy and
Management from the University of Manchester, UK.
DR SITHEMBISO LINDELIHLE MYENI
SENIOR LECTURER: HOUSING DISCIPLINE
His current research is on poverty reduction and subsidised housing programme(s) in South Africa with a focus on
the role of local government in the implementation of the housing policies, and the convergence of modern and
traditional structures (or formal and informal institutions) in the provision of houses in rural areas.
12DAY 1 - ROOM 2
SYNOPSIS
INCLUSIVE CITIES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The need to create inclusive cities is one of the over-arching needs of pan-
Africanism.
Post-colonial Africa has indeed seen the transformation of urban space but in
reality, pockets of exclusivity still exist in these manifests themselves in different
dimensions.
What form do these elements of exclusivity take and what measure can be
put in place to address such negativities? The production, consumption and
management of housing is highly dependent on both formal and informal
regimes of housing finance.
How effective are these funding mechanisms in alleviating the plight of those
in need of financial interventions and what innovative mechanisms can be
used to address the financial dilemmas of the needy communities in housing
production?
The idea is that the full realisation of the fundamentals under-pinning the
creation of human settlements impinges on a number of factors among which
is land. Land is a scarce and contested resource which over the years, has been
used as a tool to deny households access to decent housing during both the pre
and post-colonial periods.
What modalities have been put in place to ensure access to land and housing in
order to create adequate and decent human settlements for all?
13SPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
DAY 1 ROOM 3 28-JUNE-2021
INCLUSIVE CITIES – FOCUS ON VULNERABLE GROUP
(WOMEN AND CHILDREN, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, MIGRANTS AND THE URBAN POOR)
ROOM CHAIR
1 Prof Lovemore Chipungu INTRO/WELCOMING OF 10 mins 11.01 – 11.10 a.m
PRESENTERS & AUDIENCE
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL Chipungu@ukzn.ac.za
2 Edmore Mutsaa ROOM CO-CHAIR
Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL mutsaaeddie@gmail.com
3 Mr Samuel Medayese SCRIBER
Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL MedayeseS@ukzn.ac.za | medalandgroup@gmail.com
Presentation 20 mins /
4 Professor Mrs. Ines Raimundo PRESENTER 11.11 – 11.40 a.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Geography, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
EMAIL inesmacamo@gmail.com
AFRICAN MIGRANTS TOWARD INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN MOZAMBIQUE: A CASE STUDY OF THE CITY OF MAPUTO
Presentation 20 mins /
5 Professor Bolanle Wahab PRESENTER 11.41 a.m – 12.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
EMAIL Bolanle_wahab@yahoo.com
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS IN FLOOD-PRONE COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN:MEASURES TO IMPROVE THEIR STATUS WITHIN
THE INCLUSIVE IBADAN CITY FRAMEWORK
Presentation 20 mins /
6 Dr Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska PRESENTER 12.11 p.m – 12.40 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
EMAIL Hanna.Prondzynska@pg.edu.pl
THE IMAGE OF THE CITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
14CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 1 - ROOM 3 BIOGRAPHY
Professor Chipungu holds a PhD in Town and Regional Planning, a Master’s Degree in Rural and Urban Planning
as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Rural and Urban Planning. He is an active member of the
Zimbabwe Institute of Regional and Urban Planners as well as a Corporate Member of the South African Planning
Institute. He is currently a Senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment and Development Studies, at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal. Professor Chipungu is both a practitioner and academic. He is an active member of
Provincial Growth and Development: Action Work Group 18 which fall under the auspices of the Department of
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
In addition, he is an editorial board member of various journals and the Managing Editor of the Journal of Inclusive
PROFESSOR CHIPUNGU Cities and the Built Environment. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and books; and his areas of
PHD IN TOWN AND interest are housing policy, land-use planning and urban design. He is currently a co-principle investigator on a
REGIONAL PLANNING project on inclusive cities in Southern Africa and he is the co-editor of the forthcoming book on Inclusive Cities in
Southern Africa.
Edmore Mutsaa is currently carrying out his PhD Research in the Department of Town Planning at the University of
KwaZulu Natal, where he is currently researching of the lines of interlink within urban poor and inclusivity.
EDMORE MUTSAA
PHD RESEARCH
Samuel Medayese holds a Bachelor of Technology and Master’s degree in Urban and Region Planning from Federal
University of Technology Minna and University of Ibadan, Two of the most highly rated Universities in Urban Planning
in Nigeria. He works as a Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Federal University of
Technology Minna.
He is currently carrying out his PhD Research in the Department of Town Planning at the University of KwaZulu Natal,
SAMUEL MEDAYESE where he is currently researching of the lines of interlink within Sustainable development, Urban Liveability and
Inclusive physical development in North Central Nigeria.
TECHNOLOGY
URBAN AND REGION PLANNING
Inês M. Raimundo is a Human Geographer with an interest in migration and inclusive growth, food security, climate
change and forced migration in Mozambique. She is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Academic
Assurance, at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. She has served as
executive member of the International Council for Science-Regional Committee for Africa.
In 2019 she received appreciation from Global Challenge Research Fund and UK Research and Innovation for her
contribution to UKRI International Development Peer Review College. She has published numerous papers on
INÊS M. RAIMUNDO migration and food security. Also, she has supervised several PhD and Masters Students and published fairly in
Portuguese and English.
HUMAN GEOGRAPHER
15CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 1 - ROOM 3 BIOGRAPHY
Bolanle Wahab (Ph.D) is a full Professor and former Ag. Head in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
and the Pioneer Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Indigenous Knowledge and Development (IKAD)
at the Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He was a visiting scholar at the University
of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls (USA) in 1996 and a temporary Assistant Professor at the Department of Community
and Regional Planning and also a visiting scholar at the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge for Agricultural and Rural
Development (CIKARD), Iowa State University, Ames (USA) in 1997.
His research interests include disaster risk management, urban/peri-urban agriculture and climate change,
community environmental planning and management, integrated waste management, and indigenous knowledge
and development. He has served as a consultant and resource person to UNDP, UNICEF, UNCHS (Habitat), CASSAD,
Sustainable Ibadan Project, Nigerian Urban Forum, InWEnt Capacity Building International of Germany, Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, Institute for Human Settlements and Environment, and the World Bank on urbanization
BOLANLE WAHAB Nigeria, housing, water and sanitation, integrated waste management, community mobilization for neighbourhood
(PH.D) improvement and master plans of towns and universities.
FULL PROFESSOR
He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and a registered member of the Town Planners Registration
Council of Nigeria. He was the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the 2013 and 2014 Mandatory Continuing
Professional Development Programme (MCPDP) of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Town Planners
Registration Council of Nigeria.
Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska is an assistant professor at the Gdańsk University of Technology, Department of Urban
Design and Regional Planning, cofounder of GUT UrbanDataLab, focused on urban data analytics and data driven
design, urban planner with international planning experience, GIS analyst & spatial data scientist, coauthor of e.g.
spatial development plan for the Gdansk metropolitan area, board member of Polish Society of Town Planners and
ISCOARP member.
HANNA OBRACHT-PRONDZYŃSKA PhD defended with distinction with three Ministry awards.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
16DAY 1 - ROOM 3
SYNOPSIS
INCLUSIVE CITIES
FOCUS ON VULNERABLE GROUP (WOMEN AND
CHILDREN, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES,
MIGRANTS AND THE URBAN POOR)
Issues at stake which will be expressed relate to safety, protection and access to
services among this vulnerable class of people.
The increase in community protests and violence among the poor urban
householders are indicators of poor wellbeing, exclusion, weak governance
and overall failure to address this growing gap. The gap is, can there a space
reintegration for the pro-urban poor? If this now the case, exploring the case
study experiences to the contestations that surrounds the inability of the city
poor to be considered inclusive is going to be expressed and expanded upon.
The argument is that the city is not sensitive to gender issues especially those
that relate to sexual abuse of women both in public and private spaces.
Examples of such are issues of rape, and urban insecurity among South African
women, advocacy for inclusive education for people living with disability and
urban mobility for the aged. This acknowledgement by the governments calls
for interrogation of inclusivity of vulnerable groups across the globe. The same
vulnerability expresses its self in the increasing migrant homeless and fear of city
crime by foreign migrant in cities. Issues around “Afro-phobia and Xenophobia
are common dimensions of migrant exclusion. The gap here is not the city
constructs that emerge among the vulnerable migrant, aged, women and
children class toward the making of an inclusive cities.
This remains key as cities remains place of economic activities and livelihood for
all. Therefore, this symposium room is aimed at providing a point of entry into
interrogating urban inclusion and wellbeing is the vulnerable group.
17International Symposium
on Inclusive Cities
29 JUNE
2021
ANTHEM (S)
PLENARY DISCUSSIONS
REFLECTION ON DAY 1
WELCOME BY PLENARY CHAIR
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES ON RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
DAY 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSION
BREAK OUT TO ROOMS 1, 2, 3
BIOGRAPHIES
SYNOPSISSPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
UKZN ANTHEM 10 mins 9.00 – 9.10 a.m
DAY 2 29-JUNE-2021
PLENARY DISCUSSIONS
Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-
1 REFLECTION ON DAY 1 15 mins 9.11 – 9.25 a.m
Chipungu
Department of Town and Regional Planning, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, South Africa
EMAIL magidimishah@ukzn.ac.za
WELCOMING BY
2 Dr Michael Hardman 10 mins 9.26 – 9.35 a.m
PLENARY ROOM CHAIR/HOST
Department of Geography, Salford University, United Kingdom
EMAIL m.hardman@salford.ac.uk
REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES
3 Professor Peter B. Bikam 10 mins 9.36 – 9.45 a.m
ON RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
Representative of the Acting Dean School of Environmental Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa
EMAIL Peter.Bikam@univen.ac.za | pbikam@yahoo.com
4 Professor Daniel Mashao REACTION ON INCLUSIVE CITIES 10 mins 9.46 – 9.55 a.m
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
EMAIL dmashao@uj.ac.za
5 Dr Michael Hardman INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER 10 mins 9.56 – 10.05 a.m
Department of Geography, Salford University, United Kingdom
EMAIL m.hardman@salford.ac.uk
6 Frank D’hondt KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 30 mins 10.06 – 10.36 a.m
Secretary General ISOCARP
Director Territorial Capital Institute
University of Gent, Belgium
EMAIL secretarygeneral@isocarp.org | frank@territorialcapital.institute | dhondt.f@gmail.com
URBAN MEGAPROJECTS: CAN THEY BE PARTICIPATORY AND INCLUSIVE?
7 Professor Nathan Andrew
Associate Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
EMAIL Nathan.Andrews@unbc.ca | nayak.nathan@gmail.com
8 Dr Michael Hardman QUESTION & ANSWERS SECTION 20 mins 10.37 – 10.57 a.m
END OF PLENARY SESSION/MOVE TO ROOMS
UKZN VIDEOS 5 mins 10.58 – 11.00 a.m
19DAY 2 - PLENARY BIOGRAPHIES
Frank is founding member and director of the Territorial Capital Institute, a knowledge-based platform to exchange
theory and praxis of integrated territorial development and placemaking, drawing upon his experiences on localising
the New Urban Agenda and the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning. Frank is an independent
free-lance territorial planning consultant, currently working with mainly United Nations agencies in different places
around the world. Frank is long-standing member, ambassador and member of the board of the Journal of ISOCARP
(International Society of City and Regional Planners).
MSc. Frank D’hondt is an independent free-lance territorial planning consultant and has master’s degrees in urban
Geography (1985) and Spatial Planning (1988), both obtained at Gent University in Belgium. He started as researcher
at the Brussels Free University, worked 13 years on cross-border and transnational planning in Benelux/European
Union, and founded and managed O2-planning-consultancy dealing with a large variety of spatial planning
processes and projects. Since 2015 Frank is mainly working internationally with UN-Habitat, UNDP and UNOPS, in
multiple countries including Belarus, Kosovo, Palestine, Nepal, Afghanistan, China, Kenya and the Caribbean. With
UN-Habitat he co-published a first handbook on Participatory Visioning and a second handbook to implement the
International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning, an acknowledged instrument for the implementation of
the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda, with guided applications and training in Latin America, Caribbean, Europe,
Middle-East, Africa and Asia. Frank is a founding member of a Belgian Association for Territories and Planning, was
FRANK D’HONDT vice-president of the European Council of Spatial Planners and currently ambassador and member of the Editorial
DIRECTOR OF THE Board of the Journal of the International Society of City and Regional Planners.
TERRITORIAL CAPITAL INSTITUTE
He has worked 15 years in the European Union, mainly on cross-border and transnational planning issues, followed
by another 15 years outside the EU, including Kosovo, Palestine, Nepal, Afghanistan, Arab Emirates, Kenya, Myanmar,
China, Japan, the Caribbean, Timor-Leste, The Gambia and Somalia. Frank is specialised in national urban policy,
metropolitan planning, post-conflict/disaster planning and participatory visioning and placemaking. With UN-
Habitat, Frank published a book on ‘Visioning as Participatory Planning Method’ and drafted the handbook for the
implementation of the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IGUTP).
Frank contributed to several ISOCARP World Congresses, co-organised and reported UPATS in Gaza, Palestine and
Whan, China, and also contributed to several ISOCARP Review publications.
Dr. Michael Hardman is currently a Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography at the University of Salford and lead the
undergraduate programmes in Geography, Environmental Management and Archaeology division. He also led
the research hub on Care and Urban Farming at Salford. Before joining Salford in 2013, He was a Research Fellow
in Birmingham on the UK National Ecosystem Follow-On project, working alongside DEFRA, Natural England, the
Environment Agency and others to explore the mainstreaming of the ecosystem approach concept.
Dr Michael is an interdisciplinary academic who has been involved in over 47 projects as both a PI and CO-I. He have
obtained funding from charities, research councils, industrial partners, European funders, global bodies and more;
my work is impact driven and applied in nature, resulting in policy/behaviour change, environmental improvements
and other impacts. An example of such impacts can be seen with his work on Northern Roots, the UK’s largest urban
farm and eco-park, which he have been leading a team on since 2017. This research has led to over 400 media
appearances in for the likes of the BBC (TV/radio/news), Independent, The Telegraph, various local media outlets and
global media (e.g. Russia’s Sputnik).
Dr Hardman have published widely on topics from guerrilla gardening to urban food growing, radical green
infrastructure, sustainable transport and other areas. Publications include articles in the British Medical Journal to
DR MICHAEL HARDMAN Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Studies and other publications; I have also authored a book and multiple
book chapters with various publishers. He is currently the Senior Editor for the Taylor and Francis open access journal
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Cogent Social Sciences and also hold an editorial role with the journal of Acta Horticulturae et Regiotectura, Slovak
University of Agriculture in Nitra. Stemming from this work, He have keynoted at a wide variety of major international
events, such as the international Society of City and Regional Planners Congress in South Africa to a UNESCO event in
Oregon, USA and some 37 other keynotes in the likes of France, Slovakia and across the UK. Alongside His academic
roles, He hold several non-academic positions with organisations, from an ambassador for Social Farms & Gardens to
an advisor for Food Sync and member of a number of other similar organisations.
Dr Michael Hardman areas of research includes Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Cities, Planning, Green Infrastructure,
and Food Security.
20SPEAKER/PRESENTER SUBJECT DURATION TIME
DAY 2 ROOM 1 29-JUNE-2021
TWINNING URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
TOWARDS CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SECURE CITIES FOR ALL.
ROOM CHAIR
1 Mr Martin Lewis INTRO/WELCOMING OF 10 mins 11.01 – 11.10 a.m
PRESENTERS & AUDIENCE
Chief Executive Officer, SACPLAN, South Africa
EMAIL Mlewis@sacplan.co.za
2 Mrs Zakhi Mkhize ROOM CO-CHAIR
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EMAIL Zakhi.Mkhize@durban.gov.za
3 Mr Robert ROOM CO-CHAIR/SCRIBER
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
EMAIL robertd@dut.ac.za | 212553274@stu.ukzn.ac.za
Presentation 20 mins /
4 Mrs Elisabeth Belpaire PRESENTER 11.11 – 11.40 a.m
Q&A- 10 mins
International Urban & Regional Planner, ISOCARP Board & Executive Committee
EMAIL belpaire@isocarp.org
TIME FOR INCLUSIVE TRANSFORMATION: SPATIAL PLANNING FOR INTERTWINED HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND PLANET
Presentation 20 mins /
5 Dr Nelson Chanza PRESENTER 11.41 a.m – 12.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
EMAIL nchanza@gmail.com
PROSPECTS OF TWINNING CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE
ADAPTATION: LESSONS FOR AFRICAN CITIES
Presentation 20 mins /
6 Mr Puven Akkiah PRESENTER 12.11 p.m – 12.40 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Senior Manager, Integrated Development Planning, Ethekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa
EMAIL Puvendra.Akkiah@durban.gov.ng
ROLES OF PEOPLE CENTERED PUBLIC SPACES IN ACHIEVING HEALTHY AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE CONTEXT
OF INCLUSIVE CITIES
Presentation 20 mins /
7 Architect Rajendra Kumar PRESENTER 12.41 p.m – 13.10 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Director, School of Architecture, Noida International University, Greater Noida
EMAIL Ark.rajendra@gmail.com
CITIES : PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES AND INCLUSIVENESS
Presentation 20 mins /
8 Mrs Joanne Douwes PRESENTER 13.11 p.m – 13.40 p.m
Q&A- 10 mins
Manager Policy Implementation, Ethekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa
EMAIL Joanne.Douwes@durban.gov.za
EXPANDING RIVERINE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND CLIMATE SMART CITIES.
21CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 2 - ROOM 1 BIOGRAPHY
Zakhi Mkhize work has focused on participatory spatial planning, community outreach, and urban regeneration. She
is an accredited and experienced Senior Professional Urban Planner currently pursuing a PhD in Town and Regional
Planning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Other qualifications obtained include; Masters in degree in Town and
Regional Planning, Honours degree in Development Studies and a BA degree in Economic Development obtained
from the University of Natal.
Zakhi has worked as a Regional Spatial Planner for eThekwini Municipality for over 15 years, where she diligently
led various projects in rural and urban areas. She brings a strong background in public policy, strategic design
and technical analysis. She was the 2005-2007 fellow in Urban Design at Urban Economist Consultant company
whilst Lecturing undergraduate Development Planning students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. After being
accredited in 2008, she joined the eThekwini Municipality Spatial Planning team heading the Inner-city urban
renewal programme. She received ISOCARP Awards of Excellence for the Durban Inner-city Regeneration project.
Best professional Awards from women Property Group in KZN province and SA professional award.
ZAKHI MKHIZE Over the years, Zakhi’s interests and passion for Spatial Planning and Urban regeneration and Open Space Design
projects contributed to developing several master plans for sustainable residential areas and urban renewal
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL URBAN PLANNER programmes for different cities in KZN. She also invested time acquiring international urban design experience as a
nominated Urban Planner to participate in Wuhan, China Port Planning Project alongside with UPAT, ISOCARP team
of expect in 2018.
Zakhi has taught classes at the University of Natal, Durban University of Technology and conducted planning-related
workshops and webinars inter a liar Sustainable Urban Regeneration, Inclusive cities network, Corridor Planning and
urban densification to support Transit-Oriented Development.
Dr Nelson Chanza is a Research Fellow in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of
Johannesburg (UJ). I am also a fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) under the climapAfrica
program for climate change research in Africa. I hold a PhD in Environmental Geography from Nelson Mandela
University.
Before joining UJ, I worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the Bindura University of Science
Education, and the Department of Rural and Urban Planning at University of Zimbabwe. My knowledge contribution
is largely in the areas of climate change adaptation and disaster management. My current research uses the multiple
evidence base approach to examine the interface of climate change and human settlements, with the aim of
DR NELSON CHANZA
informing evidence-based adaptation and community resilience.
RESEARCH: DEPARTMENT OF URBAN
AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Puvendra Akkiah is a Professional Town and Regional Planner with more than 20 years of experience in various
parts of the globe. Current Duties include the preparation and development of the City of Durban Integrated
Development Plan and the Ethekwini Municipality One Plan .
Puvendra is also the technical chair of the United Cities for Local Government – Urban Strategic Planning Committee
and a member of the Sustainable Cities Committee of the Commonwealth Local Government Associations. He is
the recipient of the South African Planning Institutes Professional Planner Award in 2014. In 2017 he was shortlisted
for the UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and the National Skill Development Award-Category Ministers award for
Outstanding Individual. He is a sought after facilitator, presenter and moderator and together with the City of Durban
hosts annual master classes on Urban Strategic Planning. Puvendra has co-authored the Global Policy Framework for
Public Spaces and various public space learning publications.
PUVENDRA AKKIAH He is currently working on the alignment of the SDG’s to the municipal strategy. Puvendra was appointed by the
PROFESSIONAL TOWN AND REGIONAL minster or Rural Development and Land Affairs as a Board Member of the South African Council Of Planners, he
PLANNER was previously a National Board Member of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). More
recently Puven was a member of the UN Advisory Committee for the World Urban Forum 10. He is also one of the 3
appointed SDG Champions in Ethekwini Municipality.
22CHAIR, CO-CHAIR, & PRESENTERS
DAY 2 - ROOM 1 BIOGRAPHY
Rajendra Kumar is practicing architect based in New Delhi, India, and Director of School of Architecture, Noida
International University, Greater Noida. He was recently awarded as “Global Education Influencer 2020” and “Indian
Young Achievers Award” in 2009. He graduated from Chandigarh College of Architecture, India and Post-graduation
from Politecnico Di Milano, Italy.
He is member of International Society of City and Regional Planners ( ISOCARP), Netherlands, Council of Tall Buildings
and Urban Habitat, USA. Received fellowship by Congress for New Urbanism, USA. He delivered lectures on many
national and international forums on various issues related to cities, social issues, sustainable environment etc.
at national and international forums in India, Spain, Hong Kong, South Africa, Slovenia, Italy, Germany , Thailand,
AR. RAJENDRA KUMAR Malaysia, Russia, Korea, USA, Taiwan, Poland, UK etc including Columbia University, New York, Gdansk University,
PRACTICING ARCHITECT AND URBANIST Poland, and Thammasat University, Thailand. His interests are environmentally sensitive architecture and sustainable
DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF urbanism.
ARCHITECTURE,
NOIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, His articles are published in newspapers, magazines in India, Italy, Spain, Russia. He is actively involved in academics.
He has been a jury member of many competitions. He traveled extensively in many part of the globe and keen
GREATER NOIDA, INDIA
photographer. His works have been exhibited in many exhibitions and events in India and Abroad.
Jo Douwes works for eThekwini Municipality in the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department.
Her work has a broad focus on urban resilience and sustainability and involves identifying strategic gaps in these
spaces and then working across municipal sectors and external stakeholders to explore innovative and collaborative
mechanisms to address them, to ensure a more sustainable development path for the city.
JO DOUWES
ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND CLIMATE
PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Elisabeth Belpaire is engineer architect and urban & regional planner with over 25 years experience across scales and
contexts: architecture, urban design and regeneration, urban and regional planning in Belgium, France, Switzerland,
West Bank. With UN-Habitat disaster risk reduction and sustainable development (Local Agenda 21) in Vietnam;
post-conflict programmes in Kosovo and creation of a new strategic integrated planning system; development of a
regional capacity building instrument addressing informal settlements with South-East European governments and
partners as Investment Banks.
More recent advisory work includes the design of a foundation’s Urban95 strategy for cities to support healthy
childhood development; contributing to the Global State of National Urban Policy, the Mentor Student Research
Lab, public space policy in Latin America. Elisabeth has served several boards. Currently she is on the ISOCARP Board
and Executive Committee, co-lead of the ‘Community of Practice on Urban Health’, co-chair of ‘Healthy and Inclusive
Urban Environment’ at the recent World Planning Congress, and on the team for the upcoming World Congress
‘Unlocking Planning’ in Qatar. She is a keynote speaker, including on SDG11 and TEDx in Geneva, on intertwined
ELISABETH BELPAIRE health of people and planet. Elisabeth is passionate about pushing the intersections of urban planning, health and
ENGINEER ARCHITECT climate.
URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNER
Enabling the wellbeing of people living in cities, tackling climate change, addressing inequity and focusing on
healthy environments, gender & diversity, women, children & youth, vulnerable & invisible urban populations.
Elisabeth holds a M.Sc. in Engineering Architecture from Ghent University and an Advanced M.Sc. in Urban and
Spatial/Regional Planning from Leuven University in Belgium.
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