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Researcher at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Ph.D Candidate and Public Scholar, Concordia University
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Professor of Climate Urbanism, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Urbanisation and Sustainable Development, UCL
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Lecturer, Technical University of Kenya
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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CIGI chair in Gloal Migration and Development, Professor of Geography and Enviromental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor and Director, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor of African Studies and City Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Exeter