The aim of this research project is to understand different types of problems or ‘crises’ in four cities: Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, and Cali and Buenaventura in Colombia. To do this, the project will explore how crises are discussed in the media and by key organisations (e.g. the city government), how governments and local communities respond to crises, and how effective those responses are, with the ultimate goal of suggesting better ways of responding to them. In order to answer these questions, the project will use a combination of different research methods, including storytelling and interviews.
