Outputs
Journal articles
Peer-reviewed journal articles by the Chair and its team, organised by year. Each links to the published version.
Where the published version is available, the title links to it (some may be behind a paywall). We aim to connect this list to the team’s ORCID profiles so it updates automatically.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2025
Turok, I. (2025). ‘Anatomy of an Alliance for Affordable Urban Housing’, Environment and Urbanisation 37(1). (link to be added)
Turok, I. & Visagie, J. (2025). ‘Striking disparities in employment across South Africa’, Development Southern Africa. View
Mokoena, M., Marais, L., Masithela, N. & Venter, A. (2025). ‘Governing housing megaprojects in a South African metropolitan area: Mangaung’, Area Development and Policy 10(1). View
Marais, L. (2025). ‘Planning for post-mining economies: Misconceptions and opportunities’, J. of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 125. View
Matamanda, A.R., Chirisa, I., Mazanhi, P. & Toriro, P. (2025). ‘The Interface Between Politics, Ethics and Urban Planning: Land and Space Barons in Harare’, Environment and Planning C 43(1). (link to be added)
2024
Turok, I., Rubin, M. & Scheba, A. (2024). ‘Inclusionary Housing Policy in Cities of the South’, Housing Policy Debate 34(2). (link to be added)
Bhanye, J., Matamanda, A.R., Kohima, J. & Bandauko, E. (2024). ‘Implications of peri-urban land reform programs on urban land markets: Harare’, Humanities & Social Sciences Communication 11. View
Murwirapachena, G., Dikgang, J. & Mulwa, R. (2024). ‘Benchmarking South African water utilities using three efficiency analysis methods’, Applied Economics 57(31). View
Murwirapachena, G. & Nyamazunzu, Z. (2024). ‘Government transfers, municipal financial performance, and access to improved sanitation’, Development Southern Africa 41(3). View
2023
Turok, I., Scheba, A. & Visagie, J. (2023). ‘Rethinking urbanisation and economic development: A synopsis’, Environment and Urbanisation 35(2). (link to be added)
Scheba, A. & Turok, I. (2023). ‘The role of institutions in social housing provisions: Salutary lessons from the South’, Housing Studies 38(6). (link to be added)
Scheba, A. (2023). ‘Financializing Africa’s urban peripheries: the rise of housing microfinance’, Urban Geography 44(5). (link to be added)
Visagie, J., Turok, I. & Scheba, A. (2023). ‘Social Housing and Upward Mobility in South Africa: an Assessment of Household Outcomes’, Urban Forum. (link to be added)
Gambe, T.R., Turok, I. & Visagie, J. (2023). ‘The trajectories of urbanisation in Southern Africa: a comparative analysis’, Habitat International 132. (link to be added)
2022
Turok, I., Scheba, A. & Visagie, J. (2022). ‘Can social housing help to integrate divided cities?’, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 15(1). (link to be added)
Marais, L., Cloete, J. & Lenka, M. (2022). ‘The plight of mining cities in South Africa: planning for growth and closure’, Cities 130. (link to be added)
Visagie, J. & Turok, I. (2022). ‘Firing on all cylinders: decomposing regional growth dynamics in South Africa’, South African Journal of Economics. (link to be added)
2021
Turok, I., Seeliger, L. & Visagie, J. (2021). ‘Restoring the Core: Central City Decline and Transformation in the South’, Progress in Planning 144. (link to be added)
Murwirapachena, G. (2021). ‘Understanding household water-use behaviour in the city of Johannesburg’, Water Policy 23(5). (link to be added)
2020
Scheba, A. & Turok, I. (2020). ‘Informal rental housing in the South: dynamic but neglected’, Environment and Urbanization 32(1). (link to be added)