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Opinions

Our team and our associates are often asked to respond to local, provincial and national government policies, as well as offering reflections in the media. Find our public opinions in this section. 

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Towards a third wave of open data In tracking the evolution of the ‘open data’ movement, sector experts at the Open Data Policy Lab propose that we are entering a ‘third wave’ of open data, which can be distinguished from the two previous waves by scale, scope, stakeholders involved, and potential applications.
Urban Data and Analytics: emerging opportunities in Johannesburg and South Africa We live in an era of abundant data, but inequities and asymmetries in accessing this data have considerably stunted the collective capability to apply and re-use it for positive change.
? Steffen Lemmerzahl
Urban Data Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Johannesburg This is the third blog on the series on data, spatial planning, and public and private sector investment in the City of Johannesburg.
A Multi-level Perspective on Data-Driven Spatial Transformation in Johannesburg This blog uses a ‘multiple level perspective’ as a prism through which to view processes of urban transformation.
4IR, Data, and spatial transformation in Johannesburg The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been lauded for its potential to accelerate global social and economic transformation, raise income levels, and improve the quality of life. By Dr Miriam Maina
The urban politics of density in and beyond the pandemic A podcast on the urban politics of density in and beyond the pandemic with SACP's Margot Rubin and others. The podcast explores how the pandemic is changing density around the world and generating forms of politics.
Johannesburg’s bike lanes are not well used. Here’s why An opinion piece by Njogu Morgan
The revolt of South Africa’s metropoles: a revolution of rising expectations The major metropolitan cities in South Africa rose up in revolt in the municipal elections on August 3 2016. By Prof. Philip Harrison
The Corridors of Freedom Initiative The ambitious Corridors of Freedom urban development programme in Johannesburg, South Africa. A blog post in Urban Transformations by Romain Dittgen.
Gauteng’s proposed Mega Project: New cities or new ghettoes? Opinion piece by Prof Philip Harrison, Prof Alison Todes; Prof Marie Huchzermeyer and Dr Sarah Charlton.
Draft Gauteng Spatial Development Framework, 2030 Comments on the Draft Gauteng Spatial Development Framework, 2030 by Prof. Philip Harrison, Prof. Alison Todes, Prof. Marie Huchzermeyer and Dr Margot Rubin
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