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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
Achieving focused infrastructure investment in South Africa: Technical advances in provincial spatial planning

Author: Meiklejohn, C ; Goss, H ; Whisken, J Date: Nov 2008 This 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
Adapting the Dyna-CLUE model for simulating land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province

Author: Tizora, P ; Le Roux, Alize ; Mans, Gerbrand G ; Cooper, Antony K Date: Sep 2018 Models 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
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
GIS-based accessibility analysis- a mixed method approach to determine public primary health care demand in South Africa

Author: Mokgalaka, H ; Mans, Gerbrand G ; Smit, J ; McKelly, D Date: Nov 2013 The 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
Investigating the impact of architectural planning and functional program on the indoor microbiome. A health concern

Author: Nice, Jako A ; Bole, Sheldon Date: Jul 2016 This 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
Landsat-8 based coastal ecosystem mapping in South Africa using random forest classification in Google Earth Engine

Author: Bessinger, M ; Lück-Vogel, Melanie ; Skowno, A ; Conrad, F Date: Nov 2022 Coastlines 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
Linking spatial planning, water resources management and biodiversity protection: a case study for the systematic conservation of rivers in South Africa

Author: Maree, GA ; Roux, DJ ; Nel, J Date: Mar 2006 Results 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
Microbiology of the Built Environment (MoBE) for architects, a review of applied spatial metrics for application in healthy building design

Author: Nice, Jako A Date: Jul 2020 Humans 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
Modelling urban land change processes and patterns for climate change planning in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa

Author: Jagarnath, M ; Thambiran, Tirusha ; Gebreslasie, M Date: Apr 2019 Urbanization 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
Nestling national ‘transformation’ imperatives in local ‘servicing’ space: critical reflections on an intergovernmental planning and implementation project

Author: Oranje, M ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona Date: Dec 2011 In 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
Overview of urban Growth Simulation: With examples from different cities

Author: Waldeck, L Date: Aug 2013 This 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
Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks

Author: Scholes, B ; Lochner, Paul A ; Schreiner, Greg ; Snyman-Van der Walt, Luanita ; De Jager, Megan Date: Nov 2016 The 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
Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks

Author: Scholes, B ; Lochner, Paul A ; Schreiner, G ; Snyman-Van der Walt, L ; De Jager, M Date: Nov 2016 The 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
Spatial change phenomena in SA – explorations and innovations

Author: Van Niekerk, Cornelia W ; Van Huyssteen, Elsona ; Chauvet, J-A Date: May 2014 We 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
Spatial policy, planning and infrastructure investment: lessons from urban simulations in three South African cities

Author: Coetzee, M ; Waldeck, L ; Le Roux, Alize ; Meiklejohn, C ; Van Niekerk, Cornelia W ; Leuta, T Date: May 2014 This 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
Towards a spatial development perspective for Southern Africa

Author: Chakwizira, J Date: Nov 2008 To 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
Translating disaster resilience into spatial planning practice in South Africa: Challenges and champions

Author: Van Niekerk, Cornelia W Date: Mar 2013 It 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
Using election registration data to measure migration trends in South Africa

Author: Maritz, Johan ; Kok, P Date: May 2014 Migration 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
Validating the accuracy of GIS-based accessibility analysis in determining public primary health care demand in metropolitan areas: conference presentation

Author: Mokgalaka, H Date: Jul 2014 Accessibility 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

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