In November 2002 the SA Cities Network (SACN) hosted a City Economic Development Strategy Think-tank to re-conceptualise metropolitan economic development strategy with key national and local stakeholders. A full programme of presentations are available.
The links between urban and rural development by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)(April 2003 Journal)
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YOUTH
Building better cities
Half the world's children now live in urban areas - and the most pervasive violations of
their rights are related to their living conditions. But this has not been a priority on the agendas of local governments and other agencies
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PILOT REVIEW
City of Johannesburg
Joburg is widely recognised as leading edge municipality. Its impressive achievements and progress on complex challenges show lots of bold innovation and good practice.
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UN-ESCAP/HABITAT
Rural-Urban linkages
A paper presented at a UN conference in Cambodia in 2002 on rural-urban linkages and the role of small and medium-sized towns in development: issues, concepts and policies.
Peter Hall presented this paper at the Cata Manor Development Assocation (CMDA) conference in January 2003, looking at urban trends worldwide and fitting different cities into a global development framework as well as looking at where SA cities fit into this pattern.
Camden has made considerable progress in developing e-government and has initiated over 30 projects, including a citizen-focused website, a virtual call centre for housing repairs, the development of a local land and property gazetteer and the provision of community ICT facilities.
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ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
Globalisation and cities
The trend towards greater global economic integration over the past three decades has resulted in significant changes to the organisation of economics and politics, particularly at the level of cities, writes ANDREW BORAINE.
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AFRICAN CITIES IN CHANGE CONFERENCE
Challenges of City Governance
Main objectives of 'African Cities in Change' conference in October 2001 was to promote the sharing of experiences of the local government transformation process - Minister FS Mufamadi (Department of Provincial and Local Government)
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AFRICAN CITIES IN CHANGE CONFERENCE
Facing up to rapid urbanisation
The world’s population is rapidly urbanizing, especially in developing countries. In 1950, only 30% of the world’s population was urbanized. By 2030, 60% of people will live in cities, writes ANDREW BORAINE
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CITY OF TSHWANE
Symposium on Restructuring and Rebirth
Minister Mufamadi: I wish to congratulate the organisers of this important meeting, the City of Tshwane, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the University of Pretoria, on their initiative
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DPLG
Overview of Urban Renewal Strategy 2001
A daunting task facing South Africa is to create programmes that will place our country on the road to sustainable development, the alleviation of poverty and the reduction of crime
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VANCOUVER, BC
Local Agenda to Action: Building a Sustainable Future
Local Government International Preparatory Committee Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, February 27-March 1, 2002, Vancouver, BC
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON URBAN POVERTY
Metropolitan economic strategy
A Theme Paper to be presented to the International Forum on Urban Poverty (IFUP), Fourth International Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, October 16-19, 2001 by Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington, DC, USA
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URBAN POLICY LEKGOTLA (2000)
Presences and Absences - Mabin
This report arises from the Lekgotla series organised in parallel to the Urban Futures events in Johannesburg in July 2000 and covers national urban policy in the South African context, a review of international experience of national urban policies, supranational urban policies, a short history of urban policy in SA, and poses questions concerning possible directions of urban policy development in the near future.
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Presentation for Seminar
