Unpaid accounts for services in the GCR: spatial patterns and underlying causes
We analyse data from the GCRO Quality of Life (QoL) 6 Survey (2020/21) to understand the proportion of respondents reporting that their households had unpaid accounts for services like water and electricity, and the reasons for the unpaid accounts.
Date of publication:
June 2024
A method for mapping high resolution Gross Value Added and its changes between 2012 and 2021 in Gauteng
In the May 2024 map we experiment with quantifying economic activity at a ward level across the province using satellite imagery. The resulting map – built on satellite imagery of nighttime lights, population data and subregional Gross Value Added (GVA) – shows modelled distribution and change in GVA at a ward level between 2012 and 2021
Date of publication:
May 2024
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Understanding urban spaces using satellite imagerySpatial changes in Gauteng’s formal manufacturing jobs: 2014 – 2022
This Map of the Month makes use of a new dataset to examine changes in manufacturing employment in Gauteng at a level of detail that has not been possible before. While the overall story is one of deindustrialisation and the loss of jobs in manufacturing, the mapping shows a nuanced picture of employment losses in some areas and gains in others.
Date of publication:
April 2024
The significance of cities for jobs
This map of the month – produced by researchers at the Human Sciences Research Council and the University of the Free State – explores methods for representing the significance of cities for jobs.
Date of publication:
March 2024
Renaturing Gauteng's mining wastescapes?
The location of mining wastescapes in Gauteng is atypical. This phenomenon arose due to the expansion of Johannesburg's urban landscape near the gold mines and the lax regulation of initial mining operations. Given the enormous volume of material produced by the deep mining of the area, a substantial part of Gauteng's core is marked by mine waste.
Date of publication:
February 2024