Author:Green, Chéri ADate:Aug 2012This CSIR publication is firstly a guide to which facilities can be expected to be provided in settlements of different sizes. The provision largely relates to meeting basic needs within a framework of the operational viability/cost efficiency ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Le Roux, Alize; Pieterse, AmyDate:May 2019The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently launched a state-of-the-art online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool to assist municipalities across South Africa to assess their risk and vulnerabilities, and ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia WDate:Sep 2016The purpose of this IDRC funded project is to the develop a set of guidelines by March 2019 – called the Green Book – to adapt existing and future South African settlements to climatic changes. The Green Book is to be used as a planning and ...Read more
Author:Sogoni, Zukisa; Ngidi, MawandeDate:Jul 2016South Africa, as a developing country, is faced with a number of challenges, one of which is the provision of social facilities in an equitable and sustainable manner. The problem is compounded by uneven and dualistic development arising from ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand G; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Van Niekerk, Cornelia WDate:Dec 2017Cities, towns and settlements provide housing and livelihoods for a growing global population. Estimates indicate that in 2014, 54% of the world’s population and 40% of the population on the African continent were considered urban. African ...Read more