Blake Robinson

Blake Robinson is a Project-based Researcher focused on just and sustainable infrastructure in African cities at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS). In this role, he is responsible for coordinating partnerships with universities and other organisations in Europe and Africa, acquiring funding to expand related work, and overseeing the maintenance and growth of the infrahub.africa case study collection.

Blake holds a Business Science degree from the University of Cape Town and a M.Phil in Sustainable Development from Stellenbosch University. He has led research projects for Stellenbosch University and Utrecht University, and authored over 20 publications and reports on sustainable cities and related themes. Beyond academia, he led the Urban Systems portfolio at ICLEI Africa (South Africa) and the Cities Team at Circle Economy (Netherlands), and has consulted for the Hot or Cool Institute (Germany) and OneEarth Living (Canada). His expertise includes sustainable cities, sustainable infrastructure, urban metabolism, circular cities, low-carbon mobility and techniques of futuring.