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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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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...
2021 The HSRC's Justin Visagie on transforming South Africa's cities
Cities lie at the heart of countries prosperity, says urban economist Justin Visagie of the HSRC. "Understanding how cities can become more ...
Download this report2021 Prologue: the settler colonial city
In 2017, the white, Xhosa-speaking leader of the liberal Democratic Alliance party in South Africa, Helen Zille, tweeted during a trip to so...
2021 Placing smart cities: framework and approach
In recent years, South African debate about smart-city development has tended to peak at the time of the annual State of the Nation (SONA) a...