Consultancy and Outreach Activities

Charlotte's empirical expertise is principally located in urban South Africa (with a secondary focus on urban India), focusing on post-apartheid transformation, particularly issues related to human (in)security, urban integration, urban poverty, governance, housing (high- and low-income) and migration.

Examples of recent consultancy/outreach are listed below.

• Advisor to United Network of Young Peacebuilder (UNOY Peacebuilders) on "Building Peace in Africa: urbanisation and human security" symposium (2008)

• Advisor to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on ‘Human Security and Cities’ (2008)

• Advisor to City of Cape Town Municipality regarding their ‘Gated Development Policy’ (2006-2007)

• Advisor to Western Cape Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning regarding mixed-income housing policy proposals (2007)

• Advisor on Western Cape Provincial ‘Sustainable Human Settlements Strategy’ (2006)