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Urban critical infrastructure interdependencies in emergency management: findings from Abeokuta, Nigeria
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to map the cascade effects of emergencies on critical infrastructure in a fast-growing city of a developing country. The paper specifically seeks to refocus the attention of decision ... -
The urban development boundary as a planning tool for sustainable urban form : implications for the Guateng city region
(North-West University, 2008)Urban development boundary concept, Sustainable development, Environmental management, Spatial planning, Sustainable urban form, Gauteng city region. The aim of this research was to determine a sustainable urban form ... -
Urban disaster risk : evaluating disaster risk reduction integration with urban planning curriculums at South African Universities
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The number of recorded disasters has been shifting from predominantly rural areas to urban areas. Consequently, the increase in complexity, frequency and even severity of disasters in such urban areas are a growing concern. ... -
An urban ecological synthesis of socio-ecological systems dynamics in Potchefstroom, South Africa
(North-West University, 2015)As rural populations decrease and cities expand, the importance of urban ecological research becomes globally significant. Urban ecology seeks to understand the complex relationships between human settlements and their ... -
Urban ecology in Cape Town: South African comparisons and reflections
(Ecology & Society, 2012)Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important ... -
Urban ecology: policy issues resolved and unresolved
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)Our contemporary world is an urban world (Pacione, 2005). In 2008 the proportion of people living in urban areas equalled their rural counterparts and it is expected that 70 per cent of the world population will inhabit ... -
Urban environmental policy in Africa: the real story
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The urban explosion of black majority churches : their origin, growth, distinctives and contribution to British Christianity
(2010)British church history in the last sixty years is best described as a “coat of many colours”. This image is appropriate because of the growth and proliferation of Black Majority Churches in urban areas of the British Isles. ... -
Urban fire risk control: house design, upgrading and replanning
(OASIS, 2018)Urbanisation leads to house densification, a phenomenon experienced in both planned and unplanned settlements in cities in developing countries. Such densification limits fire brigade access into settlements, thereby ... -
Urban food insecurity amongst households receiving income above the minimum household subsistence level: the case of a low–income neighbourhood in South Africa
(InderScience, 2017)The number of poor people living in urban areas is increasing, as is the number of food insecure households, mainly because of the demographic and economic challenges associated with urbanisation. Studies in South Africa ... -
Urban food insecurity: A case for conditional cash grants? / Wynand Grobler
(Vanderbijlpark: North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2015-11-12)Food security, as a concept, can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the UN World Food Conference set up the Committee on World Food Security in 1975. In the early-1980s, the Committee on World Food Security expanded the ... -
Urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Africa is urbanizing at an astonishing rate. To meet many of the Sustainable Development Goals there will be a requirement for cities in sub-Saharan Africa to plan for, and manage, the rapid rise in the urban population. ... -
Urban land planning: the role of a master plan in influencing local temperatures
(ELSEVIER, 2013)Land use planning (LUP) is central for managing issues related to climatic variation in urban environments. However, Master Plans (MPs) usually do not include climatic aspects, and few studies have addressed climate ... -
Urban planning as an enabler of urban health: challenges and good practice in England following the 2012 planning and public health reforms
(Elsevier, 2019)This article synthesises the challenges faced by the English (urban) spatial planning system to become an enabler of urban health and explores some keys features of the evidence base, policy tools and policy implementation ... -
Urban Pro–Poor Registrations: Complex–Simple the Overstrand Project
(2011)Low–cost housing which has been disposed of by private owners is extremely difficult for conveyancers to register. The law as it stands is often incapable of giving effect to the business transactions of the poor, thereby ... -
Urban regeneration : an integrated city approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The urban fabric of South African cities continues to illustrate segregation patterns and growing levels of inequality as a result of apartheid planning. Apartheid planning has conceived the pattern of the city within an ... -
Urban regeneration in a South African context
(North-West University, 2004)As a result of the transition from a modern to post-modern society, and the realization that the earth's resources are no longer infinite, a diversity of uses needs to be created in order to balance out the increasing ... -
Urban renewal strategy : the case of Klerksdorp City Council
(North-West University, 2003)With the massive urbanisation taking place on a global scale, international interest and concern increasingly center on the ability of local government(s) to be able to manage the ever-increasing urban population. The ... -
Urban settlements’ vulnerability to flood risks in African cities: A conceptual framework
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)In the recent past, the frequency and gravity of large-scale flood disasters have increased globally, resulting in casualties, destruction of property and huge economic loss. The destructive flood disaster devastating ... -
Urban socioeconomic inequality and biodiversity often converge, but not always: a global meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2020)It is through urban biodiversity that the majority of humans experience nature on a daily basis. As cities expand globally, it is increasingly important to understand how biodiversity is shaped by human decisions, institutions, ...
