CURLA The Centre

The University of Nairobi in partnership with the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) established the CENTRE FOR URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES IN AFRICA” (CURLA) as a centre of excellence in the African region. The Centre will provide the requisite institutional environment that is conducive to innovative and multidisciplinary research, outreach in society through capacity development, mentoring of students as well as supporting policy making within a framework of integrating spatial, territorial and sectoral development efforts. CURLA is affiliated with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) in the Faculty of Built Environment and Design (FBED) where the Headquarters of the Secretariat of CURLA is based.