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3D evaluation of fine-scale normalised DSMs in urban settings

Author: Breytenbach, Andre Date: Sep 2020 Humankind often needs to accurately model, identify and spatially quantify aboveground phenomena on the Earth’s surface for informed decision-making. Height data derived from digital elevation models (DEMs) is often used to achieve this. This ... Read more
Accessibility, affordability, and equity in long-term spatial planning: Perspectives from a developing country

Author: Van Heerden, Quintin ; Karsten, Carike ; Holloway, Jennifer P ; Petzer, Engela ; Burger, Paul AD ; Mans, Gerbrand G Date: May 2022 City planners attempt to create more equitable spaces by providing and improving access to benefits of living in cities, especially for previously disadvantaged urban communities. To this extent, evidence-based decision making is required to ... Read more
African case studies: Developing pavement temperature maps for performance-graded asphalt bitumen selection

Author: Mokoena, Refiloe ; Mturi, George AJ ; Maritz, Johan ; Mateyisi, Mohau ; Klein, Pieter Date: Jan 2022 The reliable performance of roads is crucial for service delivery, and it is a catalyst for domestic and cross-border spatial development. Paved national roads are expected to carry higher traffic volumes over time as a result of urbanization ... Read more
The application of constructivist grounded theory methodology in an urban planning doctoral thesis

Author: Dunn, M ; Nel, V ; Van den Berg, S ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona Date: Sep 2023 The aim of this paper is to show the potential value of using the constructivist grounded theory (CGT) methodology in the Urban and Regional Planning discipline. This is done by reflecting on the application of the CGT fundamentals defined ... Read more
Assessing economic vulnerability in South African municipalities: A focus on mining-dependent regions using the Economic Complexity Index

Author: Rossouw, R ; Maritz, Johan Date: Dec 2023 South Africa’s historical reliance on mineral resources has established thriving towns and settlements, sustaining households for decades. However, the decline in demand for these resources and mine closures pose significant threats to the ... Read more
A brief history of platinum mining with a focus on the Rustenburg region

Author: Oranje, M ; Nel, V ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona Date: Jun 2021 A brief history of platinum mining traces the history of Rustenburg and its connection with platinum mining. Using secondary data from academic and media sources, it identifies the origin of many of the region’s conflicts and complexities. ... Read more
Creating a set of high-resolution vulnerability indicators to support the disaster management response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Author: Le Roux, Alize ; Cooper, Antony K ; Ludick, Chantel J ; Arnold, Kathryn A ; Mans, Gerbrand G Date: Jun 2021 This chapter presents the "COVID-19 Vulnerability Dashboard" for South Africa, developed by the CSIR for the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC). It maps vulnerability to COVID-19 for the whole of South Africa, down to the level of the ... Read more
Evidence-based decision-making in supporting integrated local-level urban and climate change adaptation planning simultaneously: A simulation-optimisation approach

Author: Van Heerden, Quintin ; Van Vuuren, J Date: Dec 2022 Sustainable development is at the heart of city planning, and urbanisation plays a central role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Urbanisation, however, is interlaced with existential challenges such as climate change. The ... Read more
Introducing the Green Book: A practical planning tool for adapting South African settlements to climate change

Author: Van Niekerk, Cornelia W ; Pieterse, Amy ; Le Roux, Alize Date: Jan 2020 The Green Book is not a book, but a novel, practical online planning tool to support the adaptation of South African settlements to the impacts of climatic changes and severe events. It provides evidence of current and future (2050) climate ... Read more
A multi-objective optimization approach for disaggregating employment data

Author: Ludick, Chantel J ; Van Heerden, Quintin Date: Jul 2022 In many countries, including South Africa, data on employment is rarely available on a downscaled level, such as building level, and is only available on less detailed levels, such as municipal level. The aim of this research was to develop ... Read more
Neighbourhood change and spatial inequalities in Cape Town

Author: Lloyd, CD ; Bhatti, S ; McLennan, D ; Noble, M ; Mans, Gerbrand G Date: Jun 2021 Capturing the dynamics of population change in urban areas necessitates access to geographically fine-grained and temporally consistent data for several time points. Such data are generally not available and they must be created using standard ... Read more
Neighbourhood risk factors of recurrent tuberculosis in Cape Town: A cohort study using geocoded notification data

Author: Molemans, M ; Van Leth, F ; McKelly, David H ; Wood, R ; Hermans, S Date: Nov 2022 Background: Individuals with a history of tuberculosis (TB) disease are at higher risk of developing a subsequent episode than those without. Considering the role of social and environmental factors in tuberculosis, we assessed neighbourhood-level ... Read more
Planning for a post-mining future in the Rustenburg region and the transition towards it?

Author: Maritz, Johan ; Oranje, Mark ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona ; Nel, Verna Date: Jun 2021 Over the past 150 years, mining has been one of the most influential shapers of economic activities, social relations, spatial development patterns, power tussles and structures, political questions and debates, institutional structures, and ... Read more
Robust facility location of container clinics: A South African application

Author: Karsten, Carike ; Bean, WL ; Van Heerden, Quentin Date: Feb 2023 There is a lack of dynamic facility location models for developing countries that consider the changes in the problem environment over time, such as patient population and population migration. Therefore, this paper focuses on using optimization ... Read more
SADC’s settlement hierarchy and networks in support of cross-border regional development

Author: Maritz, Johan ; Le Roux, Alize ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona Date: Mar 2024 This chapter emphasises the merit of creating a SADC regional settlement profile. It unfolds in three segments: review of regional settlement development trends; spotlight on urban significance and the imperative of a shared settlement profile, ... Read more
Social facility planning: Comparing accessibility in Tshwane based on different transport networks

Author: Komane, Rebone ; Du Plessis, DJ ; Van Heerden, Q Date: Jul 2023 Detailed transport networks providing distance or time measurements are a common way to measure levels of spatial accessibility. An often-overlooked matter is that using a single transport network does not consider how different portions of ... Read more
Spatial demographic change and development typology for South Africa

Author: Maritz, Johan ; Mans, Gerbrand G ; Ngidi, Mawandi Date: Nov 2017 Demography according to Matthews (2013, p. 271) is an inherently spatial science, that has not always been widely applied, yet it is critically important when spatial perspectives has to be developed that inform planning and investment ... Read more
Understanding the Impact of and Analysing Fake News About COVID-19 in SA

Author: Mthethwa, Sthembile N ; Dlamini, Nelisiwe P ; Mkuzangwe, Nenekazi NP ; Shibambu, Ncedisa AM ; Boateng, Thato G ; Mantsi, Andile M Date: Sep 2021 The topic of fake news is not new but its rise is fueled by the digital age era. The increased proliferation of fake news has been observed since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started, thus introducing controversy regarding its ... Read more
Using catchment area analysis and GIS based spatial analysis for prioritising spatial investment in non-metro South Africa

Author: Green, Chéri A ; Mans, Gerbrand G ; Ngidi, Mawande ; Sogoni, Zukisa ; Martiz, Johan Date: Sep 2016 In the search for greater equity, spatial justice and efficiency of service delivery, the concepts of central place, agglomeration, and accessibility, together with GIS principles of catchment analysis, were applied to develop service catchments ... Read more

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