Author:Cooper, Antony K; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Das, S; Coetzee, M; Mans, Gerbrand GDate:Jul 2014A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is an evolving concept, essentially consisting of policies, institutional arrangements, Geographical Information Systems (GISs), data bases, networks, Web services and portals to facilitate and coordinate ...Read more
Author:Makoni, EN; Meiklejohn, CL; Coetzee, MJDate:2008There is a renaissance of regions in the economic geography of globalisation. Sub-national regions and supra-national regions have become increasingly important and regions have become the critical foundations of development processes. National ...Read more
Author:Green, Chéri ADate:Sep 2013The Government Programme of Action (Outcome 12) requires government departments to develop geographic access norms and to set targets for reducing the distances people have to travel to reach services, where this is appropriate. This presentation ...Read more
Author:Oranje, M; Van Huyssteen, ElsonaDate:Dec 2011In this article, it is argued that South Africa’s post-1994 dream is marked by a tension between servicing and transformation – mutually supporting, but potentially also divergent set of intentions, processes and outcomes. Towards the end of ...Read more
Author:Goss, H; Oranje, M; Van Huyssteen, ElsonaDate:Apr 2008This paper address the socio-economic objectives of government and the challenges around integrated planning and investment, government has identified district and metro areas to be the pivotal sites for regional development and government ...Read more