Contents of February 2006

EDITORIAL
A new term of office, a new set of promises

UPFRONT

INSPIRATION
ICLEI Cape Town World Congress goes eco-friendly

INSULT
‘Calming’ measures upset the community

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Sithole Mbanga: Putting SA’s cities on the road to prosperity

BATTLE OF THE ‘BURBS
Oubaai v Herold’s Bay

FEATURES
Urban renewal in Motherwell

Moving FMCG along ‘green’ lines

IT industry – the fastest growing waste stream

Contents of April 2006

COMMENT
Making lists and setting goals

LETTERS

10 YEARS OF PUBLISHING
Looking back over the years

UPFRONT

INSPIRATION OF THE DECADE
Most impressive project

INSULT OF THE DECADE
Urban rivers berated

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Nomvula Mokonyane’s plan for sustainability

‘BURBS OF THE DECADE
Praiseworthy suburbs

CITY VISIT
Witbank under the spotlight

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Thesen transformed

WASTE MANAGEMENT & POLLUTION CONTROL
A close look at urban river pollution

LOOKING 10 YEARS AHEAD
Questioning the future of South Africa’s cities towards 2016

10 IDEAS
Exploring 10 interventions to improve our cities

TREE OF THE DECADE
Acacia xanthophloea – the ‘fever tree’

Contents of June 2006

CONTENTS
Opportunities abound

LETTERS
Feedback on UGF's 10th anniversary edition

UPFRONT

INSPIRATION
Whistleblower for wetland

INSULT
Ruining Jo’burg’s skyline

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Cliff Hague: reinventing planning

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Bryanston v Waterkloof

CITY VISIT
The future of Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Freedom Park –- A spiritual journey

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Managing food waste

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Trichilia emetica – Natal Mahogany

Contents of August 2006

COMMENT
Is almost alright?

LETTERS
Greening of our townships

UPFRONT

INSPIRATION
Orange Farm’s regional park

INSULT
Appropriate housing solutions?

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Jeunesse Park: green initiatives

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Alexandra v Newtown

CITY VISIT
Clarens: Preserving a sense of place

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
A living park for Jwaneng, Botswana

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Life after Linbro

Contents for October 2006

COMMENT
Making connections

LETTERS
Feedback from our readers

UPFRONT
News

INSPIRATION
Pedestrian-friendly at last!

INSULT
Locked away

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Rashid Seedat: Vision for Jo’burg

CITY VISIT
Mafikeng: Reluctant capital

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Towards greener parking

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Reaping environmental rewards

Contents of December 2006

COMMENT
An opportunity lost

LETTERS
Feedback from our readers

UPFRONT
News and events

CITY VISIT
Heidelberg: development balance

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Soweto green by 2010?

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Contamination curbed

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Pinelands v Joe Slovo

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Andrew Boraine on Cape Town’s turnaround

INSPIRATION
The high life

INSULT
Trees make way for Gautrain