6 articles in this issue
Das Steÿn
Why are there significantly fewer registered members at the South African Council for Planners or the South African Planning Institute than was the case a decade ago?No simple answer for this complex problem exists. Part of the problem however lies in the... see more
Johnny Coetzee, Mark Oranje
This article presents a perspective on the complex, dynamic and illusive power relations that are omnipresent in the local authority-planning environment. It specifically unpacks the fine grain of the power web or the so-called "micro physics of power" (W... see more
Christelle Beyers
This article proposes a figure ground analogy as alternative way of conceptually integrating sustainability and planning. Within this framework planners are challenged to creatively consider planning practice and thought against a background of sustainabi... see more
Sharon Biermann
To keep pace with increasing urbanisation pressures and a substantial inherited backlog, subsidised low-income housing and services have predominantly been provided on the peripheries of South African cities where land is cheaper and more readily availabl... see more
Desiree Homann, Mark Oranje
The article provides an overview of the transformation of the planning function of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM) read against the study by Flyvbjerg (1998) of the Aalborg Project. It focuses specifically on the human experience of t... see more
Galit Cohen-Blankshtain, Peter Nijkamp
This article is aimed at investigating the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the city. After a broad overview of the possibilities of ICT from a geographical perspective, as well as of the impact thereof on urban policy with regard... see more