Publications
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Subnational Doing Business in South Africa 2018
Doing Business in South Africa 2018 focuses on business regulations and their enforcement across five Doing Business areas. It goes beyond Johannesburg to benchmark eight other South African urban areas across four regulatory areas. It
Linking Population Dynamics to Municipal Revenue Allocation in South African Cities
This study has two broad components – demographic analysis and financial analysis. Several data sets and methods were utilised in order to achieve the objectives of this study. The results were compared across the 9 focus cities of the
Economic Development in Municipalities: Metropolitan Case Studies
The South African Cities Network (SACN) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) have commissioned a follow-on phase to an original study exploring the economic development function in municipalities. The first phase of
Better Demographic Data for Improved Planning and Problem Solving in South African Cities
The demographic trends analysis provides an example of the potential of the SCODA portal that will be used to store city related data, and allow for government and community stakeholders to store and analyse a range of information that can
Towards an Alternative Financing Model for Metropolitan Cities in South Africa
The South African Cities Network in collaboration with the City of Tshwane initiated an expert panel based study to explore potential innovations and alternatives in city financing that will the address the perpetual gap and tension
Inclusive Urban Regeneration in Johannesburg
The Case of Ekhaya Residential City Improvement District in
State of Urban Safety in South African 2017 – Flyer
The 2017 report is the second in a series of annual urban safety reports that aim to incrementally present, analyse and assess city-level crime and violence trends, to enable better urban safety planning, development and implementation.
Spatial Transformation: Are Intermediate Cities Different?
This publication focuses on 11 intermediate city case studies: King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD, Eastern Cape), Matjhabeng (Free State), Msunduzi (KwaZulu-Natal), Lephalale and Polokwane (Limpopo), Mbombela (Mpumalanga), Mahikeng and Rustenburg
The Urban Land Paper Series: Volume 2
This volume uses the lens of transit-oriented development (TOD) to explore various land questions facing cities because TOD is unequivocally urban in its nature. It has become a central component of the integrated urban development agenda,
The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities 2016-2017
The State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report 2016/17 is the seventh publication in the series of reports produced by the SACN. The report outlines the progress and implementation of the EPWP by the cities
Infrastructure Dialogues 2017
This Compendium of the Infrastructure Dialogues 2016–2017 is a distillation of those conversations, presenting the key themes and identifying issues that preoccupy all who are constructively involved in improving South Africa’s
BRICS Cities: Facts and Analysis
This compendium and analysis of Cities in the BRICS was developed through a partnership between the South African Cities Network (SACN) and the South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning (SA&CP) at the University of
Our Expanded Public Works Programme: Reflections of Over a Decade
These papers represent a mix of context-setting, descriptive and analytical research, critical reviews, and some foresight about directions for our main public employment programme. The reflections, insights and collection of lessons
Economic Development in Municipalities: KZN Case Studies
The following report provides the synthesis and outcomes of research done within municipalities in the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) province. The project sought to unpack and understand how these municipalities have understood and
Strategic Framework To Enhance Built Environment Integration
The objective of the project was to take a pragmatic, operational view of the role of the Metro’s in guiding and enabling integrated spatial interventions that will result in transformed urban areas with more equitable, just and