URBAN PLANNING AND MOBILITY
Both urban planning and mobility practices in municipalities are critical for energy efficient, low carbon futures. Sensible spatial planning is a precondition for sustainable transport, while placing appropriate conditions on building developments can support energy efficiency greatly.
Urban Planning and Mobility
Both urban planning and mobility practices in municipalities are critical for energy efficient, low carbon futures. Sensible spatial planning is a precondition for sustainable transport, while placing appropriate conditions on building developments can support energy efficiency greatly.
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The Urban Movement Incubator Energy Democracy Project
This exciting ground-breaking project brings together three South African social movements from different urban locales, supported by two service NGOs to re-construct and implement a campaign that realizes widespread installation
2MBDownloadTomorrow Cities
This thought-provoking video describes the state of South Africa’s cities including energy, transport and housing, and the impacts of climate change (SEA and SEED 2010).
42mbDownloadManaging Electric Vehicle Uptake in the City of Johannesburg
This document unpacks the future impacts of electric vehicles on the City of Johannesburg’s distribution network and explores potential responses to ensure power quality is maintained.
2 MBDownloadThe review of the public-private partnership (PPP) uptake by South African municipalities
This report reviews municipal PPPs and identifies challenges inhibiting its uptake in South Africa.
2 MBDownloadState of Energy in South African Cities 2020
This 4th edition of the Report features 20 of South Africa’s most energy intensive cities and towns and tracks energy use in cities since 2007, presenting emerging trends in energy efficiency and renewable energy uptake, and examines the governance of transition. (SEA, 2020).
20.42mbDownloadPopulation Dynamics in Municipalities
This SALGA brief report of the population dynamics across provinces and municipalities presents an analysis of population growth over a ten year period (2008 – 2018) and five year period (2013 – 2018), and migration patterns. The brief explains the impact of population size on resource allocation, particularly the equitable share.
1.8MbDownloadSpatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 2013
The Act provides a framework for spatial planning and land use management monitoring, co-ordination and review, and its policies, principles, norms and standards. It aims to address past spatial and regulatory imbalances, whilst providing for inclusive developmental, equitable and efficient spatial planning. (Government of South Africa, 2013)
0.3MbDownloadPathways to urban transformation in South Africa – the case of the City of Johannesburg and Polokwane
This paper, using selected projects in the Cities of Johannesburg and Polokwane, examines the extent to which urban transformation has taken place, and where the challenges and opportunities lie in taking a sustainable and equitable energy transition to new levels (Reddy and Wolpe, 2018).
6.22MbDownloadMunicipal Fleet Costs and Emissions Calculator Guide
This document provides guidance on using the municipal fleet costs and emissions calculator. (USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development Programme, 2018)
0.8MbDownloadMunicipal Fleet Costs and Emissions Calculator
This Excel-based calculator allows estimation of costs, air pollutant emissions and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with a bus fleet over a ten-year period, in order to compare impacts of using different bus types, such as diesel, biodiesel, electric, natural gas and biogas. (USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development Programme, 2018)
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