Title : Projecting Africa’s Urban Expansion: implications for planning, governance and financing

Title : Mapping Tunisia’s Urban Evolution: From Ancient Carthage to Future Prediction Models Using Remote Sensing

Biography:  Philipp Heinrigs is a Senior Economist and a Head of division, Cities and Urbanisation, at the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). With over 20 years of experience analyzing African economies, Mr. Heinrigs specializes in regional integration, rural and agricultural development, structural transformation, and urbanization. He leads the OECD’s work on cities and urbanisation, overseeing initiatives such as the Africapolis database and research on food systems transformations. Before joining the OECD, he worked in the Economic Policy Department of GIZ and at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He holds a degree in economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Biography:  Dr. Asma REJEB holds a PhD in Geomatics from Western Brittany University in France and is currently an assistant professor in the urban planning department at the University of Carthage, Tunisia’s National School of Architecture and Urban Planning. She actively engages in teaching various modules related to spatial analysis and GIS. Beyond her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Rejeb has played a significant role in contributing to the development of the Master’s degree program in urban planning at the University of Carthage, Tunisia, and serves as a guest editor and reviewer for various international, high-quality, and peer-reviewed journals.