Research data
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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2020 Women's access to the city in post-apartheid South Africa: methodology & fieldwork report
The study on women's access to the city in post-apartheid South Africa was drawn up in response to the call and proposed to undertake the st...
2019 Mathematical model showing how socioeconomic dynamics in African cities could widen or reduce inequality
Cities are important forces of national socioeconomic development. Individuals in cities often belong to different socioeconomic statuses de...
2018 Income as a primary driver of South African inner city migration
Drivers of migration to the inner areas of the five largest South African cities are investigated using computational modelling based on sur...
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...