Author:Du Plessis, CDate:Sep 2005Sustainable development, and by extension sustainable building, is an evolving concept that relies for its implementation on the development of regional and local approaches and solutions. There is, in particular, a split between the definitions, ...Read more
Author:Naude, AH; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Goss, HDate:Apr 2008The paper will (1) build an argument for the importance and challenges of connecting across scales and borders and between sectors, (2) provide a brief overview of GAP2 in terms of its geo-spatial analysis platform, the way in which it ...Read more
Author:Green, Chéri A; Breetzke, K; Mans, Gerbrand GDate:Apr 2009The use of a GIS-based methodology – Service Access Planning - for assessing service provision and
developing facility plans in South Africa to improve governance and equitable service delivery is described.
A case study of library investment ...Read more
Author:Makoni, ENDate:Oct 2008The first part of this discussion will provide an overview on the significance of the region in promoting regional development. This analysis will be done within the context of New Regionalism. The second part will outline the current challenges ...Read more
Author:Jacobs-Mata, Inga M; Nienaber, SDate:Dec 2011Water resources in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) play an intrinsic role in regional development. As a result, water is a highly sensitive issue, complex to understand and demanding to govern, in terms of effective and ...Read more