Amy Pieterse

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa | CSIR · Smart Places

Extensive research and development took place to establish future trends in climate change projection downscaling, hydro-meteorological hazard modelling, population growth modelling, and adaptation action development. The evidence produced was packaged into a Risk Profile Tool, an Adaptation Actions Tool and Story Maps. The Risk Profile Tool provid...

The Green Book is not a book, but a novel, practical online planning tool to support the adaptation of South African settlements to the impacts of climatic changes and severe events. It provides evidence of current and future (2050) climate risks and vulnerability for every local municipality in South Africa (including settlements) in the form of c...

This article reflects on the role of urban planning in climate change adaptation and the role of planning instruments in facilitating the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation. An analytical framework is introduced to analyse primary spatial and integrated planning instruments in the City of Cape Town and Thulamela Local Municipality in South...

There has been a move recently beyond looking at climate change as an environmental concern only to focus on climate change as a developmental concern. In South Africa, climate change adaptation has been increasingly prioritised in major national policies and plans. Local government in particular is faced with the effects of climate change as vulne...

Since 1994 the South African urban landscape has been changing as a result of fundamental social, economic and political transformations. Metropolitan cities, especially, face unique challenges because of the dynamism of urban populations. South African metros are characterised by significant inequalities across population groups and across space a...

With the advent of a democratic order in South Africa in 1994 a number of policy frameworks have seen the light. All of these have indicated the need to spatially transform cities and settlements – to break from the pre-1994 apartheid city. Over time these frameworks change, new ones are developed which often state the same objectives. A major focu...

The need for reliable migration data as well as the importance of understanding population movement is highlighted in the National Development Plan. This plan also states that population movement has a significant impact on planning, budgeting and the provision of services. In order to make informed decisions on these planning aspects, it is crucia...

It is well known that the city regions attract migrants from across the country because of their roles as economic engines and job baskets in South Africa. To address urbanisation implications it is imperative to better understand some of the assumptions about the nature and dynamics of population growth and internal migration across the South Afri...