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Consensus reached on New Urban Agenda
The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment
The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment
Consensus reached on New Urban Agenda
The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment
The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment

In years to come, 10 September 2016 might be thought of as a significant date in the development of urban and housing policy for many countries. It marks the date UN delegates reached consensus on the draft New Urban Agenda, which in all likelihood will be adopted at the United Nations’ Habitat 3 Conference held in Quito, Ecuador in October.

The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment
The Makers political, policy, SDGs Walter Fieuw Comment
Making town to township links: Cape Town's Metro South East Corridor
Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment
Making town to township links: Cape Town's Metro South East Corridor
Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment

South African cities can no longer afford isolated and disengaged interventions. How will the investments in the Metro South East build a greater town to township link and improve city life for millions in Cape Town?

Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces, The Makers corridor strategy, UNS, National Treasury, spatial planning Walter Fieuw Comment
Voortrekker Road Corridor holds the key for Cape Town’s future growth
Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment
Voortrekker Road Corridor holds the key for Cape Town’s future growth
Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment

Voortrekker Road has the potential to significantly change the spatial form of Cape Town. It has all the right ingredients: a well functioning public transport network, higher order social facilities, and lots of open space to build new housing projects.

Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment
Spaces Transport, infrastructure, spatial planning, corridor strategy, National Treasury, UNS Walter Fieuw Comment
How does Globalisation impact on a city like Johannesburg? Part 2/2
Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment
Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment
How does Globalisation impact on a city like Johannesburg? Part 2/2
Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment
Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment

In this second part on the impacts of Globalisation on Johannesburg we explore the other side of the success story. Will the Corridors of Freedom make up for the missed opportunities caused by the Gautrain and city centre renewal?

Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment
Planning, The Makers globalisation, informality, inequality Walter Fieuw Comment
Raze and Repeat: Masterplanning modern Beirut
The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment
The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment
Raze and Repeat: Masterplanning modern Beirut
The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment
The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment

Beirut has an infinite ability to redevelop and undergo metamorphosis, best illustrated by changes in the city centre. The transformations guided by masterplanning exercises are both a symbol of national recovery and an object of post-war critique. 

The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment
The Makers, Planning, Spaces regeneration, redevelopment, masterplanning, post-war Rim Chouaib Comment

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