Urban-Econ - Development Economists

In 2008, Urban-Econ was appointed by the Gauteng Department of Public Transport, Roads and Works to formulate an Infrastructure Renewal and Investment Plan for the Province until 2025 with a view of transforming it into a competitive Global City-Region. Three categories of infrastructure were examined including social infrastructure (housing, educational facilities, health facilities, sport and culture facilities), economic infrastructure (transport infrastructure, IT, commercial property, and tourism infrastructure) and environmental infrastructure (water, energy, and sanitation).

The scope of work consisted of the following:

Developing an infrastructure delivery vision for the Province
Creating socio-economic scenarios for the Province until 2025
Identifying current supply of infrastructure
Identifying future infrastructure demands
Determining the existing and future infrastructure gaps in Gauteng
Formulating an Intervention Strategy and Strategic Delivery Plan

Socio-economic projections were made for each main place in Gauteng providing a comprehensive province-wide information base of the existing and future demographic and economic situation in Gauteng. Various analytical tools were used to model these projections, including the use of methods triangulation. The key output of the study is the detailed infrastructure master plan for the Province indicating infrastructure components that will need to be established throughout the Province, as well as their capital requirements and timeframes.

Project Khulis’umnotho, LED Capacity building

2 February 2009

Urban-Econ has been appointed by the Department of Trade and Industry to manage and implement Project Khulis’umnotho whereby 17 District Municipalities countrywide are being assisted in building their capacity to develop credible LED plans. The districts that form part of this project are:
* Namakwa
* Pixley Ka Seme
* Kgalagadi
* Frances- Baard
* Ehlanzeni
* Nkangala
* Amatole
* OR Tambo
* Xhariep
* Thabo Mofutsanyana
* Lejweleputswa
* Umzinyathi
* Sisonke
* Dr. Kenneth Kuanda
* Bojanala Platinum
* Overberg
* Central Karoo