Blogs

Why using open data tools is critical to understanding how cities grow

Why open data tools are critical to understanding how cities grow

Jorge E. Patiño explains how open geospatial data resources have revolutionalised the study of city growth but insists it must remain open and free.

Knowing the 21st Century City

Professor Michael Keith, PEAK Urban PI, introduces the PEAK Urban partnership and research programme.

Supporting South African Urban Futures: Learning from the Cities Support Programme

Nightscape of Johannesburg. Photo: Guto Bussab

South African Urban Futures: Learning from the Cities Support Programme

James Duminy and Susan Parnell describe how their research on the CSP uncovered key lessons that are of relevance to future initiatives of national urban reform, both in South Africa and globally.