Ivan Turok
Currently at the HSRC, Professor Ivan Turok was previously Professor of Urban Economic Development, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, and Mellon Fellow, ACC, University of Cape Town (2008-2009).
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Ivan Turok September 26, 2013Driving Density Higher: Challenges for Central Cape Town
Cape Town’s Central City Development Strategy aims to boost the area’s population by 100,000 within 10 years, an almost three-fold increase from the current 55,000. Here, Professor Ivan Turok discusses this bold aspiration and examines the rationale for increasing densities in the central city. What challenges will this initiative face?
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Susan Parnell, Ivan Turok October 1, 2013Reshaping Cities, Rebuilding Nations: The Role of National Urban Policies
The challenges of rapid urbanisation in large parts of Africa are beyond the capacity of local government to manage. The paper explores the arguments for a national urban policy to complement local strategies, reflecting the unique power of the central state and the special circumstances of cities. With appropriate support, urbanisation could become a more […]
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Ivan Turok October 1, 2013The Prospects for African Urban Economies
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Ivan Turok October 1, 2013Towards A Developmental State? Provisional Economic Policy in South Africa
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Ivan Turok August 20, 2013The Changing Spatial Economy of Cities: An Exploratory Analysis of Cape Town