Gauteng’s changing urban footprint 1990-2013
This map of the month series provides an image of Gauteng’s urban footprint and some indications of future growth using the most recently available data (see previous GCRO map of the month on urban spatial change here). Map 1 presents urban land cover across the wider Gauteng City-Region at two points in time. The parts of the map shaded black indicate urban land cover that existed in 1990.
Date of publication:
December 2015
Transforming transport in the Gauteng City-Region
For October 2015 Transport Month GCRO asks what is needed to change transport and human settlement planning to radically improve mobility patterns across the GCR. Through a series of maps, data and visualisations, this 'StoryMap' explores how regional mobility patterns reflect stark socio-economic divides, reviews government's current human settlement and transport plans, and concludes with some key considerations for transforming transport in the GCR.
Date of publication:
October 2015
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Where informal sector cross border traders sell their goods
This map shows some of the many places where informal sector cross border traders take goods bought in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa, to sell or use in their businesses back in their home countries.
Date of publication:
September 2015
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What is the biggest problem facing your community?
This month’s map of the month depicts data collected from the 2013 Quality of Life (QoL) III survey question: ‘What is the biggest problem facing your community?’. The map is derived by calculating and plotting the most commonly identified response per ward.
Date of publication:
August 2015
Quality of Life survey and service delivery protests
South Africa in general, and the Gauteng City-Region in particular, are grappling with rising service delivery protests and increasing levels of dissatisfaction with government performance.
Date of publication:
July 2015
