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- Multi Stream Conference
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Tailor-make your own programme by selecting from any of these streams:
Stream 1: Urban Planning & Management
This stream will cover the cutting-edge urban planning issues, including progressive strategies for regeneration and revitalisation of city space to prevent urban sprawl, as well as, bridging the urban divide to promote social equity and poverty alleviation. Furthermore, this stream will help you devise strategies to promote sustainable development and thereby build a liveable community.
Stream 2: Infrastructure Development
This stream will cover a 360-degree insight into practical solutions for African cities’ infrastructure development. The sessions will discuss infrastructure projects such as transportation, water sanitation and hygiene, waste management, energy and other utilities supply shortages. Holistic approaches to address issues such as water distribution, water shortage; city transportation planning; strategies to resolve traffic congestion and case studies showcasing the latest financing models including PPPs will be highlighted.
Staying on top of the rapid developments in the affording housing projects arena, this event will also be featuring an exclusive multi-streamed Social Housing Day on 17th Feb 2012 to explore the dynamics of low cost housing
development, inclusionary housing policies, funding options available, construction materials and technologies, design and sustainability and project management for the enablement of cross cutting collaboration between private and public sectors. The streams allocated in the Social Housing Day include:Stream 1: Sustainable Building Materials & Technologies
This stream will showcase cutting edge construction technologies and how best to incorporate them into the design and construction of affordable housing structures. Here we will also explore cost effective materials for an economically viable, sustainable and replicable construction model.
Stream 2: Housing Finance
This stream will unravel innovative financing models for individuals in the lower income group. Also under discussion will be the alternative funding options, PPP schemes and new investment options for affordable housing developers.
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