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    Livelihood needs for Namibia’s urban future’: A seminar series with John Mendelsohn
    (Integrated Land Management Institute, 2019-11) Mendelsohn, John
    This Document Note presents the discussions that took place during three seminars with John Mendelsohn on the issue of livelihood needs for Namibia’s urban future. The first seminar focused on the topic of “‘Traditional’ and ‘modern’ forms of capital and security: value production and circulation” and took place along with the final presentations of the first year of the master in architecture at NUST; the second focused on the issue of “Land as capital and foundation: opportunities and limitations of empowerment of the poor”, and included a visit to the land developed by the Dibasen Homeless Committee of Katutura; and the final one focused on “The question of ‘the informal’: engaging with the ‘formal’ economic and labour outlook in Namibia” and took place at Oshetu Market, including input from the market managers. This document describes the main points of the seminars, the discussions, and notes on the accompanying activities. The event took place in the context of the Urban Forum, which is a platform for multi-stakeholder engagement on issues of urbanisation in Namibia, Southern Africa and beyond.
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    New Livelihoods for Namibia’s Urban Future: Workshop with Prof James Ferguson
    (Integrated Land Management Institute, 2019-10) ILMI
    This Document Note documents the activities during the workshop held with Prof. James Ferguson in August 12-15, 2019 at NUST. The workshop took place in the context of the Urban Forum programme 2019-2020. The Urban Forum is a platform for multi-stakeholder engagement on issues of urbanisation in Namibia, Southern Africa and beyond. This document describes the rationale for the programme of the workshop, and then briefly summarizes the highlights of each of the sessions, and concludes with the key questions that emerged from the workshop. These themes provide the basis for a research agenda on questions of livelihoods for Namibia’s urban future. and concludes with the key questions that emerged from the workshop. These themes provide the basis for a research agenda on questions of livelihoods for Namibia’s urban future.
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    Planned layouts v. ‘Planning for slums’: The case of Rehoboth Ext. 5 & 6
    (Integrated Land Management Institute, 2016-10) Esterhuizen, Louis
    The project in question refers to the case of 'Ext.5 & 6' in Rehoboth, in which the speaker took part as employee of the town and regional planning consultancy office that undertook the assignment. The aim was to provide a formal layout to an informal settlement East of Rehoboth in the quickest way possible. The case shows some of the challenges that are faced in the process of formalisation when the goal is to provide a planned plot for dignified living low-income vis-a-vis the full land delivery process from surveying to proclamation.
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