Insights and knowledge on the latest trends in town planning and the built environment — interesting links, the company's experiences, and the passions and perspectives of our team.
South African cities are rich in frameworks and poor in delivery. We unpack what it takes to move a precinct plan from an approved document to a prioritised, funded and deliverable programme — and where most plans lose momentum.
Read more →Having supported informal settlement upgrading strategies in more than one province, we reflect on what distinguishes upgrading programmes that improve lives from those that stall — community participation, land, bulk infrastructure and honest phasing.
Read more →Township economies are often discussed as a funding question. Our work suggests they are equally a land use and infrastructure question — and that small statutory interventions can unlock outsized economic value.
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