The South African Cities Network Research Areas, the City Development Strategy, Inclusive Cities, Productive Cities, Sustainable Cities & Resilient Cities and Well-Governed Cities prepares and publishes regular editions of work. These publications, with their thorough research, provide a basis on which to start looking at how to make South African cities better places in which to live, work and play.
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2022 / PUBLICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2021 / PUBLICATIONS
- CLES/SACN BEITT Research Paper
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in SA Cities Report 2019-2020
- An In-Depth Analysis of selected EPWP Projects and Case Studies through the EPWP Phases
- A How-To-Guide on running effective Expanded Public Works Programmes
- BEITT Compendium
- Digital Dash Publication
- Profiling Intermediate Cities in South Africa
- State of City Finances 2020 Report
- City Diplomacy Papers Vol.1
- Rules of The Game
- Integrated Development Plan Guidelines Review Support: Practice Note
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2020 / PUBLICATIONS
- Urban Festival 2020 Report
- Smart Cities Paper Series
- The State of Crime and Safety in SA Cities Report 2020
- Built Environment Integration Practices Report
- Urban Economies Papers
- Urban Governance Papers Volume 1
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme 2018-2019 Report
- Township Economic Development in Gauteng Province
- Municipal By-Laws as instruments for Township Economic Development in Gauteng
- Urban Safety Policy Brief No.1 2020
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2019 / PUBLICATIONS
- Rethinking LED (Local Economic Development): In Intermediate Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogues: Annual Compendium (2018-2019)
- SA Urban Conference 2018 Report
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme Annual Report 2017-2018
- State of City Finances People’s Guide 2018
- The State of Urban Safety in South African Cities Report 2018/19
- Political Administrative Interface in the Built Environment
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2018 / PUBLICATIONS
- Does the Current Municipal Institutional Architecture and Planning Culture Enable Urban Land Transformation?
- The State of City Finances 2018 Report
- Urban Land Dialogue Series 2018 – Report
- Infrastructure Dialogues: Annual Compendium (2017-2018)
- Infrastructure Dialogues Report: Intermediate Cities as Destinations for Investment
- City Development Strategies (CDS) Guideline – Long-range Planning in South Africa: A Practice-based Guide to City Development Strategies
- Subnational – Doing Business in South Africa 2018
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2017 / PUBLICATIONS
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Black Construction / BEE Professional Companies and their Participation / Transformative Prospects in the Infrastructure Sector
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2016-2017
- The Urban Land Paper Series Vol. 2: A Transit-Orientated Development Lens
- Spatial Transformation: Are Intermediate Cities Different?
- The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2017
- Ekhaya Residential City Improvement on Economic Development for Inclusive Cities: Combating Inequalities in Urban Regeneration with the Social Economy
- Infrastructure Dialogues: Annual Compendium (2016-2017)
- Linking Population Dynamics to Municipal Revenue Allocation in South African Cities
- Better Demographics for Improved Planning and Problem Solving in South Africa
- Infrastructure Dialogue Report: Seizing Opportunities
- Towards an Alternative Financial Model for Metropolitan Cities in South Africa
- BRICS Cities: Facts and Analysis
- Economic Development in Municipalities: Metropolitan Case Studies
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2016 / PUBLICATIONS
- How to Build Transit Oriented Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogue Report: Safety in our Public Spaces
- The Spatial Strategies Alignment Paper
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2015-2016
- Planning for Green Infrastructure: Options for South African Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogue Report: Innovative Partnerships for the Future
- The Annual Compendium: South African Conversations on Infrastructure
- The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2016
- Developing a Collective Approach to Mixed Use Development in Transit Oriented Development
- Scoping Study: State of the City Infrastructure
- The People’s Guide – SOCR 2016
- The Transport User Experience Poster
- The Transient Oriented Density Framework
- Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Impacts at a Neighbourhood Level (Volume 2)
- The Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF)
- The State of Water in Cities
- The Citizens’ Guide to the State of the City Finances 2015
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Financing of Capital Programmes
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2014-2015
- The Expanded Public Works Programme
- The Built Environment Integration Roadmap
- Economic Development in Municipalities: KZN Case Studies
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2015 / PUBLICATIONS
- The Urban Safety Flyer
- Urban Food Security Report
- Accelerating the Transition into Green Transport in South African Cities
- State of Energy in South African Cities (2015)
- The State of City Finances 2015 Report
- The Urban Land Paper Series Vol. 1
- Move the City 2035
- Agro-Food Value Chain
- Current and Future Realities for Urban Food Security in South Africa
- Youth Policy Field and Institutional Analyses at Municipal Level in South Africa
- Move the City 2035: Minibus Taxi Scenarios
- The Annual Compendium: South African Conversations on Infrastructure (2014- 2015)
- Public Transport Skills (2015)
- Msunduzi City Development Strategy (CDS) Booklet
- The South African Urban Conference 2015
- Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPUMLA) as a Tool for Spatial Transformation
- The State of Water in Cities: Analysis of Water Resource and its Management in Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Towards Sustainable African Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Pricing and Paying for Municipal Rates and Charges
- Assessing the Fiscal Impacts of Development
- Potential of a Better Life: The Tale of Nine Cities
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
- Citizens Guide to the State of City Finances
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2014 / PUBLICATIONS
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Localisation – Driving Industrialisation through the National Infrastructure Plan
- Know your Block Toolkit: Work to Make a Great Place
- State of Waste Management in Cities: Phase 2: Modelling the Effects of Landfilling as a Disposal Method
- Outside the Core: Towards an Understanding of Intermediate Cities in South Africa
- Towards a New Growth Path in Africa: A Study of National Urban Policy Responses to Urbanisation
- A Case for Municipal Solid Waste Management
- A Case for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
- Migration, Mobility and Urban Vulnerability – Implications of Urban Governance in South Africa
- Modelling Energy Efficiency Potential in South African Cities Network Cities
- Understanding Affordable Housing Markets in South Africa
- Urban Shelter: Citizens Rights – Understanding the Role of Cities
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2013-2014
- How to Make Cities Safer
- A Guideline on How to Conduct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Baseline Reports 2014
- From Housing to Human Settlements
- From Housing to Human Settlements Timeline
- Developing a Public Transport Investment Assessment Framework
- How to Build Transit-Oriented Cities
- The Role of Community-Based Planning
- Experiences from the African Continent to Improve Community-Based Planning
- The Spatial Transformation of Cities Conference 2014 (Report)
- Analysing Cities Climate Change Resilience to Food Security, transport & Water
- Series of Papers on Rural- Urban Linkages: Tourism
- Series of Papers on Rural- Urban Linkages: Planning and Governance Challenges of Cities with Extensive Rural Geographies
- Series of Papers on Rural- Urban Linkages: Planning and Governance Challenges of Cities with Extensive Rural Geographies
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Financing Public Infrastructure
- An Analysis of Cities Financial Implication of Transitioning to a Green Economy
- Findings: Buffalo City Municipality
- Findings: City of cape Town
- Findings: City of Ekurhuleni
- Findings: City of Johannesburg
- Findings: Tshwane
- Findings: Ethekwini Municipality
- Conclusion and Key Concepts
- Findings: Mangaung Municipality
- Findings: Msunduzi Municipality
- Findings: Nelson Mandela Bay
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2013 / PUBLICATIONS
- The State of the Cities Finances 2013 Report
- Urban Indicators 2013 – Study Findings
- Land Acquisition Report
- The Space Economy: An Important Consideration in Spatial Development Planning
- New Provincial Planning Legislation in South African Cities: Understanding from the Reform Process
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2013-2014
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2012 / PUBLICATIONS
- Perspective on Stormwater Drainage Issues in Low-Income Human Settlements
- Perspective on Diverging Approaches to Slum Upgrading
- Perspective on Non-Conventional Management Practices Between Landlord and Tenants
- Report on Conference on Slum Upgrading & Prevention Policy
- Report on Visits to Mathare Valley & Kambi Moto in Huruma
- Report on Nachu Office and UN Habitat Office
- Infrastructure Dialogue: Listening, Reflecting and Acting – Seeking Lessons from our Infrastructure Sector Performance
- Roundtable Law Reform in Planning
- Secondary Cities in South Africa
- Addressing the Crisis of Planning Law Reform in South Africa 2012
- Important Legal Issues for Provincial Legislation Dealing with Spatial Planning and Land Use Management (SPLUM) 2012
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2009-2012
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2011 / PUBLICATIONS
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Gauteng
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Western Cape
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – KwaZulu-Natal
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Eastern Cape
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Free State
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Northern Cape
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Mpumalanga
- Provincial Land Use Legislative Reform Report – Limpopo
- Taking Stock: The Development of Retail Centres in Emerging Economy Areas
- Guide to the State of City Finances
- South African Cities Network Response to Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill (SPLUMB)
- The Financing of City Services in Southern Africa (2010)
- The State of the City Finances 2011 Report
- Housing Subsidy Assets: Overall Analysis
- Creating and Capturing Value around Transport Nodes
- Township Regeneration in Small Towns
- The State of South African Cities Report 2011
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2010 / PUBLICATIONS
- Operations and Management of Township Nodal Developments: Khayelitsha Business District Case Study
- EPWP Progress Report
- Retail Centres and Township Development
- The Expanded Public Works Programme Quarterly Report 2010
- Report: Framework to Assess the Legacy Impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Green Economy Summit Report 2010
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2009 / PUBLICATIONS
- Air Quality
- Inclusive Cities Annual Report 2009
- Sustainable Cities Report 2009
- Sustainable Public Transport 2009
- Capacity Building
- Township Transformation Timeline
- Township Timeline: Poster
- Township Renewal Sourcebook
- Case Study in Township Renewal: Kwamashu
- Securing Municipal Finance in South Africa Report
- Retail Centres and Township Development
- Sustainable Planning
- Waste Management
- Well Governed Cities Report 2009
- Environmental Health
KNOWLEDGE HUB / 2008 / PUBLICATIONS
- Good Practice Guide for State of Cities Reporting: 2008
- Inclusive Cities Annual Report 2008
- Sustainable Cities Report: 2008
- A National Overview of Spatial Trends and Settlement Characteristics 2008
- The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2008
- Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities 2008