Cities in general have a masculine vision. This needs to change
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
If we don’t engender an all-of-society approach, we run the risk of exposing our country, our cities and our people, often the most vulnerable among us, to the climate crisis
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
By 2050, more than 570 cities will be vulnerable to sea-level rise, more than 500 cities will be vulnerable to water shortages, and more than 970 cities will be vulnerable to extreme heat
Far from rendering major cities obsolete, the pandemic forced the mayor of Paris to quickly implement pedestrianisation as an urban design innovation. With thoughtful planning, similar bold transformations can happen in other cities
Anxious Jo’burg, edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden, acknowledges the city as a real place and not a horrifying stereotype
Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that
This conversation between Mpho Matsipa and Mamadou Jean-Charles Tall, focusing on bio-climatic architecture in Senegal, is part of the larger African Mobilities project
The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly
Italy’s response to the pandemic can be used as a cautionary tale not only medically but also infrastructurally
In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
Although the problems are enormous, cities can also offer unique opportunities to reduce poverty, deliver prosperity and economic development
Extra warming in cities thanks to the urban heat island effect will cost some nearly 11% of their GDP each year.
The Mercer quality of life study has found that German-speaking cities dominate the top 10, with Vienna topping the list.
Our metros are killing us. Poor planning means that the heat islands trap air pollution – but SA’s cities think about ways to bring temperatures down.
Not even Google can agree which are the world’s top cities: New York? London? Barcelona? Jo’burg? Berlin? São Paulo?
But efficiency and sustainability are still at odds with the way in which our cities work when it comes to power.
A union leader could be the next Chicago mayor, signalling a shift towards progressive politics.
The city of Medellín in Colombia has been transformed by strategies for people, places and jobs, writes Ivan Turok.
A comment by Sibongile Mazibuko, the city manager of Mangaung.
A new book titled "Afropolis" explores the notion that the city of the “third” world is going to be the prototypical city of the future.
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/ 14 October 2011
Dissing Jo’burg’s northern suburbs is, like, so last decade. Not if you have to venture that way at least twice a week.
It is important to understand the relationship
between the country’s dynamics and its inhabitants.