This guide has been written as the first step towards concretising and standardising the process involved in the identification and assessment of well-located land for human settlement. The
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 2012South Africa
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The Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guide
Manuals & GuidelinesJuly, 2019South AfricaThe Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guide is a comprehensively updated and revised version of its predecessor, the Guidelines for Human Settlement Planning and Design, commonly known as the Red Book. The Red Book, published in 2000, was preceded by a series of guideline documents aimed at improving the quality of settlement planning and design.
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A Practical Guide
Manuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 2017South AfricaReforming Urban Laws in Africa, A Practical Guide, was written by Stephen Berrisford and the late Patrick McAuslan. It provides hands-on guidance to officials, practitioners and researchers working on the urgent task of improving, modernising and rationalising urban legislation in the Sub-Saharan region.
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Supplementary guide to The State of Cities Report 2016
Manuals & GuidelinesSeptember, 2016South AfricaCities are about people, first and foremost. In addition, as the national integrated urban development framework states, South African cities should be safe, liveable socially integrated, economically inclusive and globally competitive, with an active citizenry. The 2016 State of Cities Report (SoCR) makes an important call to action for all segments of society, from communities and neighbourhoods to cities, from cities to the nation and from the nation to the global, to support the inclusive growth and development of South African cities.
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Piecing together an economic puzzle
Manuals & GuidelinesOctober, 2010Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, BotswanaThe handbook introduces key economic and related concepts explaining the functioning of urban land markets. By introducing key classical economic concepts, the handbook provides foundational economic terms that are often referred to in relation to urban land markets. In doing this, we do not imply that African land markets should or ought to 'fit' into neo-classical economic theories, nor do we propose that 'perfect' markets exist.
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