URBAN JOURNALISM
I am an urbanist-in-training in the Masters in City and Regional Planning programme at the University of Cape Town, as well as a contributor and a True Believer at futurecapetown.com. My interests are bicycle commuting, architecture and urban low-cost housing but I enjoy the challenge of writing outside of these areas, and am open to any urban-themed writing assignment you may have.
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I am equipped with a Canon SX700 HS camera and tripod for everyday photography, but I frequently collaborate with a small number of young but highly skilled photographers, proofreaders and researchers. This means that I can offer a three-step process for conceptualising, then researching and writing, and finally proof-reading long and short-form journalism and features on urban themes.
Recent articles of mine include:
Academic Essays:
With Rashiq Fataar of FutureCapeTown.com:
Article: Cape Town’s Anti-Apartheid Urban Plan – NextCity.org (June 2014)
Book reviews: Peter Cox’s Moving People (UCT Press, 2014), Rogue Urbanism (Jacana, 2013)
Quantifying racial segregation in Cape Town
Articles on urbanism around the world:
Disconnection and connection in Cape Town
What does Dubai mean to the people that live there? Part 1 Part 2
The Arab Street and the Arab Spring
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