Affiliations and Links

Planning and Urban development

• The South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN)  
  www.sacplan.org.za
  
   
• The South African Planning Institute (SAPI)  
  www.sapi.org.za
  
   
• Association of African Planning Schools  (AAPS)
  www.africanplanningschools.org.za
  
  
• The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP)  
  http://www.commonwealth-planners.org
  
  
• The Royal Town Planners Institute
  http://www.rtpi.org.uk
  
   
• City of Johannesburg 
  http://www.joburg.org.za
  
  
  
• Gated Communites
  Research website about gated communities in South Africa

Housing

Housing-related NGOs in South Africa

• South African NGO Coalition
• South African NGO Network
• Planact
• Development Action Group
• Utshani Fund
• Slum Dwellers International
• Habitat for Humanity

Housing Finance Institutions in South Africa:

• National Housing Finance Corporation
• Finmark Trust

Government in South Africa / Gauteng Province:

• National Department of Housing
• National Government Yearbook -Housing
• Gauteng Provincial Government - Dept of Housing
• Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
• Midrand MLC
• Pretoria City Council 
• Housing-related legislation 
• Housing Network

UN Agencies:

• United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Development Programme - South Africa
• UNCED
• Habitat and Istanbul 5
• United Nations Commission on Human Rights
• United Nations

Housing Information - International:

• COHRE (Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions)
• Housing Information Gateway
• Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Centre
• Rural Housing and Community Development Service (USA)
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)

Newsletters:

• Habitat Debate Quarterly newsletter of UNCHS (Habitat)