On Thursday, April 11, 2023 , the33rdGéo’rizon© Symposium will be held , organized by the Department of Geography & Planning atthe Faculty of Sciences and Mountain Studies of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB).
The event, dedicated to Southern Africa, will take place at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc’s Administration Building – Decottignies Auditorium.
On the agenda
8:30–9:50 a.m.
The Promise of a Better City: Housing Development for the Middle Class in Johannesburg
by Karen LEVY, Ph.D. in Urban Planning, Architect and Urban Planner, Urbaconsulting
10:15–11:35 a.m.
Transforming Apartheid-Era Johannesburg: Municipal Officials at Work
by Claire BENIT-GBAFFOU, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, MESOPOLHIS Laboratory, Aix-Marseille University
1:45 PM – 3:05 PM
In Search of Traces of the Cradle of Humanity 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
3:25 PM – 4:45 PM
The Born Frees and the Promises of Democratization (South Africa / Angola)
by Chloé BUIRE, CNRS Research Fellow, Les Afriques dans le Monde Laboratory, Bordeaux
4:55 PM – 5:30 PM
Panel discussion featuring the speakers
Southern Africa: The Challenges of Transformation
Learn more
- Admission is free with prior registration through Lionel Laslaz