I reported earlier this month that the City of Cape Town has approved a new city densification policy (City of Cape Town considers new urban densification policy). It appears that I was mistaken. It’s now back to the drawing board, as Ella Smook’s article in the Cape Argus (see below)…
Tag Archives: Urban sprawl
Anti-urban bias continues
The often confused or lukewarm policy of national governments towards cities in particular and urban areas in general is not confined to South Africa. Here is a good article in the Boston Globe about continuing anti-urban bias in US federal government policy.
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Cape Town’s Bid to host 2011 UN Climate Change Conference
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Stop the Secrecy Bill: Pictures from Right2Know march, Cape Town, 17 September
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Looking for Africa
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The ABC of the EDA in Cape Town and the Western Cape
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Paradise Road: An inspiring story about Zimbabweans in Cape Town
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