Contents of February 2007

COMMENT
Public participation

UPFRONT
News and events

CITY VISIT
Sasolburg: a 1950s industrial town

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
An activity street in the making

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Alternative design solutions for low-income communities

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Incinerate and recycle: waste management in the Kruger National Park

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Tasneem Essop - the ‘bush planner’

BATTLE OF THE 'BURBS
Potchefstroom: Oewersig v Miederpark

INSPIRATION
Private intervention for public good

INSULT
Park as dumping site

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Celtis sinensis

Contents of April 2007

COMMENT
Top of mind

LETTERS
Fuelling debate

UPFRONT
News and events

CITY VISIT
Rustenburg: integration through open space

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Memory and connection in Cape Town urban design

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
What’s planned for 2010 stadium precincts?

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Establishing a hazardous waste site near Nelspruit

PLANNING PERSONALITY
John Spiropoulos: ‘bridge builder’

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Bloemfontein: Westdene v Hilton

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Harpephyllum caffrum – the wild plum

Contents of June 2007

COMMENT
Blurred boundaries

LETTERS
Beneficial community greening initiatives

UPFRONT
News and events

CITY VISIT
Maseru: the city without a plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Maselspoort returns to the village

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
EIAs: having the desired impact?

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
How healthcare waste is handled

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Becky Himlin on NGOs

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Pietermaritzburg: Northdale v Mountain Rise

INSPIRATION
Low-income innovation

INSULT
Informal rental: no place on policy agenda

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Celtis Africana

Contents of August 2007

COMMENT
Are municipalities on a tight leash?

BOOK REVIEW
Who pays for your holidays?

UPFRONT
We bring you the latest news and events.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Who wouldn’t want to live beside Lake Michelle?

CITY VISIT
Port Louis is the pulsating heart of Mauritius.

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT  
Mariannhill: a world-class ‘green’ landfill.

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Chris Mulder exudes infectious enthusiasm.

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Capricorn Park in Cape Town v Wynberg in Johannesburg

INSPIRATION
The bright side of city lights

INSULT
Still in the dark

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Halleria lucida

Contents of October 2007

COMMENT
Inform and inspire

LETTERS
The state of sustainable development in South Africa

UPFRONT
News and events

CITY VISIT
Bekkersdal: development drags its feet

ILASA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2007
Exemplary landscape design

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT  
Seven years to sort out Kynoch's outfall in Milnerton

PLANNING PERSONALITY
Dan Smit, a champion of sustainable human settlement

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
University campuses: Rhodes v NMMU

INSPIRATION
Development needn't trample trees

INSULT
The demise of Donkin Street

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Faidherbia albida

Contents of December 2007

COMMENT
What makes a creative city?

UPFRONT
What’s new and happening?

CITY VISIT
Nelspruit: is it bursting at the seams?

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Permeable paving promises profits.  

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Can sustainable settlements be defined?

WASTE AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT  
Waste management: profitable for people and the environment.

PLANNING PERSONALITY
The South Africa Environment Outlook is not all good news.

BATTLE OF THE ’BURBS
Stellenbosch: Town Centre South v Kayamandi

INSPIRATION
Earthworms make compost from restaurant waste.

INSULT
Litter: the scourge of South Africa.

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Heteropyxis natalensis