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Cape Town, South Africa, Feb 15, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Marcus Evans presented the Urban and Housing Development conference that took place from the 15th - 17th of February 2012 in Southern Sun Cape Sun, Cape Town. This event provided a one-stop platform that encapsulated cutting-edge issues, strategic solutions and pertinent case studies in urban planning, infrastructure and housing development.
The three days agenda included a choice of two streams over two days and a Social Housing Day. The streams for the conference were Urban Planning & Management and Infrastructure Development.
Staying on top of the rapid developments in the affording housing projects arena, this event also featured an exclusive multi-streamed Social Housing Day on the 17th Feb 2012 which explored 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 included Innovative Materials & Technologies and Housing Finance.
Speakers at the Urban and Housing Development event were:
- Councillor Stuart Drummond Lord Mayor of Hartlepool Borough Council, United Kingdom (Mayor Stuart Drummond ranked among the Top 10 Mayors of "World Mayor Award 2010")
- Fabio Croccolo General Director of Italian Rail Regulation Office Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport, Italy
- Dr. Graham P. Alabaster Chief, Section I, Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch of UN-Habitat, Kenya
- Nehemiah Kyando Mchechu Director General of National Housing Corporation, Tanzania
- Llewellyn Van Wyk Principal Researcher, Built Environment Unit of CSIR, South Africa
- Mansoor Mohamed Director of Strategy & Business Development of Amdec, Former Executive Director Economic, Social Development and Tourism of City of Cape Town, South Africa
- Alberto Germani Member of Advisory Board of PPPs of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Landiwe J. Mahlangu Chairman of Municipal Demarcation Board, South Africa
- Augustine Makgata Executive Director: City Planning & Development of City of Tshwane, South Africa
- Gregory Connellan Executive Director of Chartwell, South Africa
This event featured Silver Sponsor DORCE Prefabricated Building & Construction Industry Trade.
This conference was proudly supported by the Cape Town Tourism, International Society of City and Regional Planners, Affordable Housing Institute, South African Planning Institute, Africa Union of Architects, South African Council for the Architectural Profession, ReConnect Africa.com, Afribiz and TradeInvestAfrica.
For more information, please visit www.urbanhousingdevelopment-lse.com/acn
Contact:
Ms. Esther Wong
Senior Marketing Executive
Marcus Evans
T: +603 2723 6736
E: EstherW@marcusevanskl.com
Topic: Trade Show or Conference
Source: Marcus Evans group
Sectors: Trade Shows
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