On Thursday, April 11, 20234 , the 33rd Géo'rizon© study day will be held, organized by the Geography & Planning department of theUFR Sciences et Montagne atuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).
The event, dedicated to southern Africa, will take place at the Présidence de l'université Savoie Mont Blanc - Amphi Decottignies.
The program
8:30am - 9:50am
The promise of a better life: the making of middle-class housing in Johannesburg
by Karen LEVY, PhD in urban planning, architect-urban planner, Urbaconsulting
10.15am - 11.35am
Transforming apartheid Johannesburg: municipal workers at work
by Claire BENIT-GBAFFOU, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, MESOPOLHIS Laboratory, Aix-Marseille University
1:45pm - 3:05pm
Searching for pieces of the cradle of mankind in the caves of southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique)
by Laurent BRUXELLES, CNRS Research Director, TRACES Laboratory, Toulouse Jean Jaurès University
15h25 - 16h45
Born Frees and the promise of democratization (South Africa / Angola)
by Chloé BUIRE, CNRS Research Associate, Les Afriques dans le Monde Laboratory, Bordeaux
4.55pm - 5.30pm
Round-table discussion with speakers
Southern Africa: the challenges of transformation
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- Free admission upon registration with Lionel Laslaz