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Urban Land Matters (2010) NEW!
By Erin Torkelson and Anzabeth Tonkin, Development Action Group

Reader-friendly summaries of the key recommendations made by the Sustainable Medium Density Housing Resource Book (2008).
Urban Land Matters (Issue 1, Volume 1): Medium Density Housing as part of Sustainable Urban Development (pdf) (June, 2010)
Urban Land Matters (Issue 2, Volume 1): Medium Density Housing and Current Housing Policy (pdf)
 (July , 2010)
NEW ISSUE! Urban Land Matters (Issue 3, Volume 1): The Importance of Good Location and Higher Density Housing (August , 2010)
A new issue of Urban Land Matters will be added each month from June 2010 to July 2011. Watch this space for further information.

Medium Density Housing
dag new  coversmallSustainable Medium Density Housing - A Resource Book (2008)

By Anzabeth Tonkin, Development Action Group

A comprehensive guide to sustainable medium density housing for planners, housing practitioners, government officials and urban and housing NGOs, using good practice case studies of medium density housing in South Africa and internationally.

To order a hard copy of the book contact Zinzi Gatyeni on 021 448 7886 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Download sections of the Resource Book here:

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Housing: Densification and Sustainability
Section 3: The South African Housing Context
Section 4: Guidelines for Sustainable Medium-Density Housing
Section 5: Voices of The People: Case Studies
Section 6: Annexures