Risk of depression and socio-economic status
In raising awareness about mental health and the socio-economic crisis in South Africa, this Map of the Month uses the GCRO Quality of Life (QoL) Survey dataset to analyse and map the spatial association between high risk of depression and socio-economic status in Gauteng.
Date of publication:
October 2022
Language diversity in Gauteng
In order to mark South Africa’s heritage month, this map represents the languages spoken in Gauteng. The main map represents the distribution of respondents reporting that they speak one of the four most prevalent languages (isiZulu, Sesotho, Sepedi, English) and illustrates Gauteng’s cosmopolitan society.
Date of publication:
September 2022
Distribution of Muslim prayer facilities across the City of Johannesburg
Muslims constitute just 4% of the population of Johannesburg but their spatial presence is accentuated by the presence of mosques across the city’s skyline. This map looks at the distribution of Muslim prayer facilities across the City of Johannesburg and the time periods in which they were built. In particular, it highlights the growth in the number of facilities in the post-apartheid landscape.
Date of publication:
August 2022
Linked to project(s):
The evolving socio-spatial impact of Islam in Johannesburg
Distribution of green carbon across the GCR
At present, cities generally exacerbate climate change because they emit more carbon than they capture and store. Given this, a number of cities around the world have committed themselves to achieving carbon neutrality over the coming decades (e.g. see Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance). In order to achieve this they will need to (1) reduce their carbon emissions, and (2) offset remaining emissions by ensuring that carbon is stored rather than released into the atmosphere. South African municipalities have also made commitments to achieving carbon neutrality (e.g. City of Ekurhuleni 2015, City of Johannesburg 2021, City of Tshwane 2021). In order to track progress towards this goal, it is necessary to measure the city-region’s stored carbon. In this Map of the Month we explore the way in which satellite imagery can be used to calculate the city region's 'green carbon', or the carbon stored in plants.
Date of publication:
July 2022
Linked to project(s):
A Carbon Atlas for the Gauteng City-Region
The geography of desegregation in Johannesburg
This month we showcase a series of maps that were published in a new book by the sociologist Owen Crankshaw entitled Urban Inequality: Theory Evidence and Method in Johannesburg. This book offers a long-term analysis of inequality in Johannesburg from the 1970s to the 2011 census. It argues that in order to understand urban transformation in Johannesburg, we need to appreciate the way in which both the late and the post-Apartheid periods intersected with long-term economic restructuring.
Date of publication:
June 2022
