Andrea Klingel
Director of Operations at Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre
Location Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Andrea Klingel replied to Alexandra McIntosh
Welcome to the course, Alexandra. It will be interesting to hear your views from a South American point of experience and see the parallels from informal settlements in South Africa to the Freetown example. Please also share the course with your fellow students so many can benefit from it. Thanks.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Oluwapelumi Botti
Welcome to the course, we hope you enjoy it. A very interesting point you are raising here, when and how did urban theory fail African cities. Do we need to de-colonise urban plannning? We hope there can be many interesting discussions with fellow learners about this as we go along.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Gualtiero Valeri
Welcome to the course and we are looking forward to your contributions given your wealth of experience and hear your ideas as we go along.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Ula Karwowska
Welcome to the course, Ula. I hope this course gives you some first insights into the theme and will encourage you to follow the path of becoming an Urban Planner. Enjoy!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Nokukhanya Ngcobo
Welcome to the course and this is definitely a good platform to have discussions and learn from each other as well as link up with other planning professionals.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Khaddija Jobe
Welcome to the course Khaddija, I hope you find it interesting. Please share your insights and experiences as well as we go along and let other students know about the course. Thanks.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Annelise Jensen
Welcome to the course, we hope you find it interesting. Your dissertation sounds very interesting. At SLURC we have an online resource centre with publications you might find useful www.slurc.org
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Andrea Klingel replied to Tushar Pradhan
Welcome to the course! We are looking forward to your thoughts on Disaster Management as we go along, Freetown is experiencing disasters such as flooding during rainy season, land slides, fires etc. as informal settlements are built in precarious areas at the water front and on steep hills. Enjoy the learning.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Steyn Hoogakker
Welcome to the course Steyn, I hope you find it interesting and complimentary to your work. SLURC is currently working on a project about urban infrastructures (on and off-grid) and energy is one of them, including cooking energy. The Research Officer is Amadu Labor alabor@slurc.org if you would like to link up. It would be interesting to hear your views on...
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Andrea Klingel replied to Alex Pysklywec
Hi Alex, welcome on the course! It should definitely help to give you a different perspective and you can also contribute with your insights from a Canadian context. Please share the course with anyone who might benefit.
Many thanks
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Andrea Klingel replied to Juliet Dzasi
Welcome to the course, Juliet! We focus on urban planning and development but it could complement your course on rural development very well. I hope you find it useful.
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Andrea Klingel replied to AGBOOLA OLUMIDE
Welcome on the course, I hope you can share some learning from your course with us as well. Please let your fellow students know about this course so they can benefit as well. Many thanks.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Eden Gbeckor-Kove
Welcome on the course, we are looking forward to your insights from your Accra experience. Please share the course with other colleagues and networks so they can benefit as well. Many thanks!
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I am the Director of Operations at SLURC and have been working for the research centre for almost 3 years. I am excited to read your comments and hear your questions as the interactive side of this course is very valuable to get insights from other people, countries, cities about urban issues. I live in Cockle Bay, an informal settlement in Freetown so can see...
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@NinaMeghji in Freetown the purchase of land from the British Government was allowed to a limited extend but more common was to lease the land for a period of time and pay rent for that lease period. There was also a requirement to develop the land you leased within a specific period of time. Over time, once you completed paying off the lease you could get the...
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@NinaMeghji Can you explain what you mean by Temporary Occupany licenses please? What does it look like? I don't think this exists in Freetown.
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@LESLIEVOLTAIRE this is a very interesting example of lack of planning for a growing city. Do you think there is a colonial legacy in planning and are there planning regulations or Acts later ratified and implemented? How was the city block changed from 8 to 40 lots?
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Kathryn, can you explain this relationship between female heads of households and land a bit more, I am interested to hear?
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Andrea Klingel replied to Marcelo Raad
HI Marcelo, that's a very good point, what sustainable solutions there are as you mentioned, relocating is only viable if people remain but so far most such projects have failed and people returned to the city where their livelihoods can be earned. What factor have you witnessed in a micro scale?
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Andrea Klingel replied to Nasser Said Aldhawi
Yes, there are many processes involved here in Sierra Leone as well and maps and borders often disputed.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Lahaiba Kallay
Lahaiba, do you have great examples to share? Where are you based?
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Andrea Klingel replied to Saeed Ali Sudan
Hello Saeed and welcome to the course, great to have someone from Sudan here to give us some insights into urban issues there. Please share the course among your fellow students so more people can benefit from it. We are looking forward to learning together!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Cris Schubarth
Hi Cris, welcome to the course! Burundi and Switzerland, a very interesting combination and it seems you have a wealth of experience you can share with other learners which is great. Please also post any publications you want to make others aware of.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Olivia Arnold
Hi Olivia, this course should definitely provide you with a different perspective looking at planning in an African city. But please let us know how this compares to UK as well.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Francesca Whitfield
@FrancescaWhitfield it will be interesting to hear from your experiences as we go through the course!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Jason Haden
Hi Jason, we hope this course will be helpful and give you some insights from the Global South. We are looking forward to your thoughts as well.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Nick Sandiford
Hi Nick, you will be able to give other learners first hand insights into the issues discussed from you experience of Freetown which is great.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Samuel Abraham
Hello Samuel, great to have you on the course with so much knowledge. We are looking forward to your contributions, questions and discussions so we can all learn from each other, especially the experiences from Benin City.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Mark Thomas Jones LL.M
@NickSandiford Often these answers and solutions are also reached through discussions with others, so please continue to keep sharing your viewspoints.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Festus Oba Jones
Festus, glad you like the tool. Let's make it interactive and have discussions with other learners.
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Andrea Klingel replied to EVANS OHIREN OISE
You are welcome, Evans. All the materials are also available in a repository for those who would like to use them for example when teaching or other purposes.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Niké S Jacobs
Great Nike, welcome to the course, we are looking forward to hearing your thoughts and viewpoints as well.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Josua Uutoni
Hi Josua and welcome to the course! We hope indeed that it will be interesting for the participants and that we all learn from each other as well.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Rivkah Lomotey
Hi Rivkah, we hope you find the course insightful, welcome! Part of developing your understanding is by asking questions, discussing with fellow participants, sharing your views etc. We are looking forward to that.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Kathryn Ewing
Hi Kathryn, great to have you on the course and hopefully you will be able to contribute to discussions, ask questions and comment on other participants, that's where a lot of the learning happens.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Raimundo Lobato
@RamapulaneMphanya Welcome to the course, Ramapulane! We are looking forward to learning from you too so please share your views and experiences. Enjoy!
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Dear Abdulmajeed, welcome to the course and glad you are exited about it. Please contribute with questions and comments, it makes learning so much richer.
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Andrea Klingel replied to ABDUL KOROMA
Dear Abdul, welcome to the course and glad you are excited about going through it. Please share your own experiences as you go along, and share the course with others as well. Thank you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Benjamin Chechet
@BenjaminChechet That's a great concept we should all follow. We are looking forward to learn from you too.
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Dear Lawrence, glad to see you are excited about the course and welcome to it! Please let your networks know about the course so more people can benefit from it. Thank you.
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Hello Fritz, we are glad you like it and indeed hope you will learn a lot. On the other hand we hope to learn from you too so please share your thoughts and ideas as you go along.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Festus Oba Jones
Hi Festus, glad you like the content and welcome to the course! We hope you find it insightful and we are interested to hear from you too.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Joseph Oladimeji
Hi Joseph and welcome to the course! Yes, Freetown is a very interesting city to learn from but so are other cities in Africa and around the world. If you are from Freetown, please share your experiences of the city and insights with others. Thank you
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That's good to hear, Zarqa and welcome to the course! We hope you find it interesting and are ready to share your thoughts as well.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Suleiman Akande
Welcome to the course, Sulaiman and good to hear are keen to get stuck in. And we are always welcoming participants' discussions and viewpoints. Enjoy!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Priya Shah
Hi Priya, we are glad you are eager to start, welcome to the course. We hope your share your views with other participants so that we can all learn from each other.
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Hello Philip and welcome to the course. We are glad you like the content and hope you will increase your knowledge through it. Please share with others so more can benefit from it. Thank you
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Andrea Klingel replied to Kabbinda Mukamba
Welcome to the course, Kabbinda. We are looking forward to hearing your viewpoints too. Enjoy!
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Thanks Chernor, also for joining the course. We hope to learn from you and other participants as well. Please share widely so many more people can benefit from the course. Thank you.
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Dear Brima, thank you for your comment and welcome to the course. If you know any planning professionals or students that would benefit from the course, please share the information. SLURC is also developing a Master's course in 'Development and Planning in African Cities' so we hope to contribute to better equipped future urban planners. We are looking...
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Andrea Klingel replied to Reshoketwe Motau
Hi Reshoketwe and welcome to the course, we are excited you joined us on this learning journey and we are interested to hear your views on social housing and planning throughout the course. Please share and discuss your ideas and thoughts.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Mary Mutinda
Hi Mary and welcome to the course! We hope you find the course insightful and we would love to hear your experiences from Kenya. Please also share the information about the course with others so more can benefit from it. Thank you
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Hi Maria and welcome to the course, we hope to learn from you too so please leave comments, discuss with other participants your views etc. Often you learn even more from others.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Nina Meghji
That's great to hear, we hope your knowledge will grow much further as you go through the course. You are also welcome to read our publications or access our urban resources on our website www.slurc.org. Continue enjoying the course.
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And what is your conclusion about your own region?
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Andrea Klingel replied to OLAMIDE EJORH
Hello Olamide and welcome to the course! We are also looking forward to your insights and comments from Lagos. SLURC is currently working on an Urban Mobility project called T-SUM (Transitions to Sustainable Urban Mobility), please refer to our website www.slurc.org for more information including a recent webinar on the subject as well as other publications...
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Andrea Klingel replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Hi Ayele and welcome to the course! Good to have a lecturer and researcher from East Africa on the course, we welcome your insights and thoughts from your perspective and are looking forward to lively discussions and exchanges. All the materials of this course are available in a repository so if you wish to use any in your teachings, please do so (quoting the...
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Andrea Klingel replied to Foday Hassan Sankoh
Hi Foday and welcome to the course! We hope it will give you some good insights into urban challenges and what role different actors can play, also in your role as a Social Worker. We are also looking forward to your comments and contributions. Please share the course information among your fellow graduates and networks so more can benefit from this course....
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Andrea Klingel replied to Fui Amevor
Hi Fui and welcome to the course! Great you are showing an interest in Urban planning and development and we hope this course will lead you on a path to continue to pursuit in this field. We are looking forward to your contributions.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Mengdi Liu
Hello Mengdi and welcome to the course! I hope you find it interesting and we are looking forward to hear from your experiences from China and urban issues there. Please share with your colleagues at DPU as well to ensure many more students can benefit from the course. Thank you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to William Cobbett
Hi Billy and welcome to the course! Good to hear you are aware of SLURC and UCL and hopefully our work and publications which can all be found on our website www.slurc.org We are looking forward to your thoughts and contributions and welcome any feedback on the course itself.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Rachel George
Hello Rachel and welcome to the course! It is definitely an interesting link, history and urban planning. We just recently discussed the need for decolonisation of Planning Education in a workshop with scholars from a range of African countries. Please keep sharing your thoughts and ideas as you go through the course. Thank you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Nhlanhla Nkwanyana N
Hi Nhlanhla and welcome to the course! Good to have an urban planner with your experience on the course to enrich discussions. We are looking forward to your insights from South Africa. Please share the information about the course among your networks so more people can benefit from it. Thank you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Raimundo Lobato
Hello Raimundo and welcome to the course! It would be great to hear your views and experiences of urban issues in Luanda and see how this can be related. Please keep contributing to the discussions. Thanks
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Andrea Klingel replied to EVANS OHIREN OISE
Hi Evans and welcome to the course! We are looking forward to your thoughts and insights. Please share the information of the course at your university so many more people can benefit from the course.
Thank you
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Andrea Klingel replied to Carmen Gdm
@CarmenGdm Hi Carmen, welcome to the course! You will definitely learn about this link but we are also interested to hear your views. Please share the information about this course with your colleagues at the EU so more people can benefit from it. Thank you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Stephanie Briers
Hi Stephanie and welcome to the course! Your PhD is a very interesting subject, especially with regards to security and livelihoods after daylight. We hope you find the course helpful and would also like to refer you to the many publications and urban resources on our website www.slurc.org Please share the information about the course with your colleagues and...
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Hello Ibrahim and welcome to the course! I hope you find it interesting and will be able to apply the learning in your future work. Great to hear you want to be an agent for change in your community! We are looking forward to the discussions. Please share the course with any colleagues or friends so more people can benefit from it. Thanks
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Andrea Klingel replied to Kwabena Osei-Amoaten
Hi Kwabena and welcome to the course! I hope you find helpful for your projects and we are interested to hear your experiences and insights from Accra area. Africa has a lot of potential indeed!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Daniela Garza
Hola Daniela and welcome to the course. Great to hear about the comparative research you are planning. Please feel free to get in touch with SLURC outside of the course (info@slurc.org) and you might also want to look at our publications and urban resources on www.slurc.org that could assist you.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Ayantola W.A
Hello Ayantola and welcome to the course. We are glad the course related to your area of specialisation and hope to have many interesting exchanges and hear your points of views and insights from Nigeria. Please share the course at your university so more people can benefit from it. Many thanks
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Andrea Klingel replied to Angelito Umali
Hello Angelito and welcome to the course! We hope you will be able to relate the course to your context as well and are curious to hear your experiences and ideas from an South East Asian point of view. SLURC often partners with countries in South East Asian countries as well on projects to extend the learning. Please also share among your colleagues and...
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Andrea Klingel replied to Jibril Abubakar
@JibrilAbubakar Hello Jibril, welcome to the course and it will be interesting to hear your experiences and views of planning in Kaduna State Nigeria. Always feel free to start discussions or broaden discussions on any areas that interest you in particular throughout the course. Please also share with your colleagues!
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Andrea Klingel replied to Rivkah Lomotey
Shalow Rivkah and welcome to the course. We hope you find it interesting and are looking forward to some insights from Ghana and your thoughts. Please let others know about the course too.
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Andrea Klingel replied to Niké S Jacobs
Hello Nike, welcome to the course and we are very interested to hear your points of view from a South African perspective as well. Please also refer to our website for various publications and urban resources on urban planning and related issues that might assist you with the PhD. Enjoy the course and share with other colleagues!
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Andrea Klingel replied to AJ Martinez
Hi Alejandra and welcome to the course. We hope you will find it interesting and it will help you with your current studies. Good to hear you are considering a career in urban planning and development. You can sign up to our quarterly newsletter to stay informed about any developments and new publications at SLURC. We are looking forward to your...
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Hi Mhlalisi, thanks for joining the course and good to see how relevant it is to your PhD topic. Please also check the publications and other urban resources on our website www.slurc.org which can assist you further.
We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas.
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