Author:Meiklejohn, C; Goss, H; Whisken, JDate:Nov 2008This paper presents the CSIR’s contribution to technical advances in the approach to provincial spatial planning in South Africa. It demonstrates the CSIR’s involvement in conducting the national Provincial Growth and Development Strategy ...Read more
Author:Tizora, P; Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand G; Cooper, Antony KDate:Sep 2018Models which integrate and evaluate diverse factors of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change can be used to guide planners in making more informed decisions and achieving a balance between urban growth and preservation of the natural environment. ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Quintin; Van Vuuren, JDate:Dec 2022Sustainable 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
Author:Mokgalaka, H; Mans, Gerbrand G; Smit, J; McKelly, DDate:Nov 2013The spatial realities and dynamics of a changing population with changing health care needs require regular and logical methods to evaluate and assist in primary health care (PHC) planning. Geographical access is an important aspect in the ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako A; Bole, SheldonDate:Jul 2016This paper reports findings for an innovative architectural methodology in spatial analytics, for application in characterising microbial load and distribution to spatial planning and functional use in inhibiting health care acquired infections ...Read more
Author:Bessinger, M; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Skowno, A; Conrad, FDate:Nov 2022Coastlines worldwide are home to an increasing number of people and are subject to many pressures. This, combined with natural dynamics and hazards, often results in the degradation of coastal and marine ecosystems and infrastructure. Therefore, ...Read more
Author:Maree, GA; Roux, DJ; Nel, JDate:Mar 2006Results from the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (NSBA) have highlighted the poor condition of South Africa's main rivers for conservation of biodiversity and that conservation efforts in South Africa have centred primarily on ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako ADate:Jul 2020Humans spend up to 90% of their time in indoor built environments. There is recognition and academic consensus that architectural design impacts both the sources of the microbial communities, (via activity and mix of occupancy), and the ...Read more
Author:Jagarnath, M; Thambiran, Tirusha; Gebreslasie, MDate:Apr 2019Urbanization is one of the most significant and irreversible forms of land change, but we lack empirical evidence of these changes in the Global South. This is the first study to quantify past and explore future land change for the Durban ...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:Waldeck, LDate:Aug 2013This presentation provides an overview of Urban Growth Simulation as a risk free means of assessing the future outcome of major policy and investment decisions with some examples of scenarios that were simulated in different South African cities.Read more
Author:Scholes, B; Lochner, Paul A; Schreiner, G; Snyman-Van der Walt, L; De Jager, MDate:Nov 2016The potential economic and energy security benefits of a large shale gas resource in the Karoo Basin could be substantial; as are both the positive and negative social and environmental issues associated with a domestic gas industry. Shale ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Chauvet, J-ADate:May 2014We would like to dedicate this special edition to our beloved colleague and friend, Maria Joe Coetzee who passed away on 2 November 2014. The work depicted in this special edition is testimony of her visionary leadership, insightful contributions ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, M; Waldeck, L; Le Roux, Alize; Meiklejohn, C; Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Leuta, TDate:May 2014This article is based on the assumption that more spatially efficient investment choices in both economic and basic infrastructure spending can make a significant impact on the equity, efficiency and sustainability of human settlements. ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, JDate:Nov 2008To ensure equitable development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, unravelling and understanding the role that physical space and spatial structures play in economic growth is of cardinal importance. In this regard, ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia WDate:Mar 2013It is highly likely that hazards and extreme climatic events will occur more frequently in the future and will become more severe – increasing the vulnerability and risk of millions of poor urbanites in developing countries. Disaster resilience ...Read more
Author:Maritz, Johan; Kok, PDate:May 2014Migration is critical for policy agendas and government planning as it changes the demographic composition of towns, cities and regions – this requires adjustments to service and infrastructure provision. To develop suitable policy responses, ...Read more
Author:Mokgalaka, HDate:Jul 2014Accessibility analysis models the access of residents to facilities - assuming people will go to their nearest facility for service. If an analysis is done for a large area, this will show whether provision is sufficient and equitable if both ...Read more