Town & Regional Planning: Selected Websites

The Cities Alliance is a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development.

the Urban and Regional Planning research group has as its main aim, making a contribution towards the sustainable development of cities, towns and regions and contributing towards an enhanced quality of life of people in those areas.

A multi-skilled consultancy providing a comprehensive range of services in the town planning discipline in South Africa.

The statutory Council of nominated members appointed in terms of the Planning Profession Act, 2002 (Act 36 of 2002) by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform (Department of Rural Development and Land Reform) to regulate the Planning Profession (Planning is both the organisational process of creating and maintaining a plan) in terms of the Act.

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is an autonomous association of municipalities with its mandate derived from the 2006 constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

The Institute is a voluntary organisation which seeks to promote planning as a discipline and the interests of the planning profession. It is made up of planners from all regions of South Africa, and from all sectors of planning, including the Public Sector, NGO's and CBO's, Private Consultants and Academics. It provides the profession with profile, identity and a voice, and it functions as a forum for all people in planning to debate critical issues affecting planning and development.

An online repository of legal information from South Africa that aims to promote the rule of law and judicial accountability by publishing legal material for open access in line with the objectives of the global Free Access to Law Movement.

To amend the Town and Regional Planners Act, 1984.

As a companion to the two Urban Design Compendium publications this site provides guidance on good urban design – summarising the principles of urban design, how they can be applied and the processes which lead to successful places.