Open Invitation

The Centre for Urban and Built Environment Studies (CUBES) in
partnership with Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLF) is hosting a seminar on

Cities in Gloabalisation

so you are cordially invited to attend the seminar.

The seminar would interrogate and critically analyse the approach
employed in developing South African cities, explore challenges faced by
the cities in light of increasing globalisation and decentralization.
Issues such as integration of various communities through planning that
were previously separated by apartheid legislation and how this process
is developing. A critical analysis and discussion will ensue around
integration strategies adopted by various cities. Other issues to be
interrogated by the seminar would be:

• Public Transport system in Planning
• Ownership and responsibility
• Planning for new settlements and Agricultural programmes
• New planning of housing in the inner city (Co-ops Housing and Trade
Union Movements )
• Link urbanization to socialisation and Public Goods/Services

Date: 9th –11th of June 2004

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand

Invited Speakers from: Germany, Poland, United States of America, Russia
and South Africa

RSVP: 6th May 2004 (this is very important as we are working on a
limited number and the entire programme would be forwarded after having
responded); please note: the detailed programme will be send out on 11th
May only to those who have registered.

Contact details:
Tel: (011) 717-7644/7730
Fax: (011) 717-7719
E mail: [email protected] [2]

Note:
Delegates attending the seminar are responsible for own transport and
accommodation arrangements. To get a registration form, please contact Eddy.

Please distribute widely!

Eddie Sabi
Programme Coordinator
Centre for Urban and Built Environment Studies (CUBES)