State of Energy in South African Cities 2015

This third State of Energy in South African Cities report examines the sustainable energy development path of 18 key cities in South
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The Urban Land Paper Series: Volume 1

This land series explores the debates and processes related to land in South African cities. Ultimately, it provides a deeper insight for government as a whole, and local government in particular, in order to enable a restorative, just,
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The State of the Expanded Public Works Programmes in South African Cities 2014-2015

The 2014/15 State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South African Cities Report marks the fifth publication in the series of reports produced by the South African Cities Network. Annual publications of this nature ensure reporting
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SPLUMA as a Tool for Spatial Transformation

Spatial transformation objective must meet the need for inclusivity, mobility and access, economic development that drives local and national growth prospects and transforms space in a manner that is socially and environmentally
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State of Water in Cities – Analysis of Water Resource and its Management in Cities

The South African Cities Network (SACN) has included water management on its agenda as one of its focus areas under the Strategic Objective – Dealing with City Vulnerabilities of the 2016 Business Plan – owing to the growing threat of
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Rural-Urban Linkages: Agro-food Value Chain

The study makes an assessment of agro-food value chains that occurs in South Africa’s rural and urban areas in order to accentuate the interdependencies that these spaces
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The South African Urban Conference Report – 2015

The 4th South African Urban Conference was convened by the South African Cities Network (SACN), in partnership with the City of Tshwane, the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG), the South African Local Government Association
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South African Conversations on Infrastructure – Annual Compendium 2014 – 2015

The Infrastructure Dialogues is a high-level platform for stakeholders in the infrastructure sector to discuss and share their
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Citizens Guide to the State of City Finances 2015

The aim of this guide is to inform a broader audience about the key messages emerging from the 2015 State of City Finances report, which is the latest in a series of reports published since 2006. The guide is not a summary of the main
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Infrastructure Dialogues 2015

The Infrastructure Dialogues is a high-level platform for stakeholders in the infrastructure sector to discuss and share their views. The value of the Dialogues is enhanced when senior leaders and managers from government, the private
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Series of Papers on Rural-Urban Linkages

The core aim of this project is to highlight and unpack the complexities in the relationships between the urban and the rural through undertaking an investigation of rural-urban linkages through the lens of one particular economic sector.
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Analysing Cities Climate Change Resilience to Food Security, Transport and Water

This is a summary version of the synthesis report for a South African Cities Network (SACN) study on analysing cities’ climate change resilience of food security, transportation and water provision. The project focused on case studies
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The Spatial Transformation of Cities Conference

This report reflects the discussions and engagements at the conference around these themes. A ­ first important discussion revolved around the highlevel political context necessary for the kind of spatial transformation that would provide
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Experiences from the African Continent to Improve Community-Based Planning

In 2013, Khanya-African Institute of Community-Driven Development and South African Cities Network entered into a partnership to conduct an evaluative and comparative study on the role of Community Based planning (CBP) has had in
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How to Build Transit-Oriented Cities

The purpose of this series of papers is to delve into how to transform the built environment in the current South African urban context. This publication is not meant to provide a comprehensive outlook, act as a manual or framework, or
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