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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: DURBAN
2021 Analyses of mathematical models for city population dynamics under heterogeneity
In this study, a mathematical model which takes heterogeneity into account is presented to describe city population dynamics. Initial insigh...
2020 Upgrading dense informal settlements by building upwards: lessons from an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa
Approximately 287 000 households live in 581 informal settlements across eThekwini Municipality and the numbers are growing. This translates...
Download this report2020 Kumi Naidoo: the global activist
Global activist and civil society leader Kumi Naidoo has occupied the global stage on civic matters for many years' but not only in an admin...
2015 Mega-projects and sustainability in Durban, South Africa: convergent or divergent agendas?
This paper explores the relationship between urban regeneration and sustainability within the post-apartheid city of Durban, South Africa, u...