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Title	Type	Author(s)	Year
A material flow analysis of wood and paper in Cape Town: is there potential to redirect flows in formal and informal sectors to foster use as a renewable resource?	Journal Article	Nissing and von Blottnitz	2007
Agricultural land	Shapefile	City of Cape Town	2016
Agricultural production	Dataset
Airports list	GPS Coordinates	Paul Hoekman	2018
Approximate water distribution areas of Cape Town's dams	Map	City of Cape Town	2021
Builders rubble entering disposal facilities	Dataset
Cape Town State of Energy 2011: Energy Futures Report	Report	City of Cape Town	2011
Cape Town’s Pathway to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions	Presentation	Stephen Davis	2019
Cities and greenhouse gas emissions: moving forward	Journal Article	Hoornweg et al.	2011
City of Cape Town Annual Water Services Development Plan Performance- and Water Services Audit Report FY 2015/2016	Report	City of Cape Town	2016

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A newly constructed water pump station at Clovelly Image \| Edit	City of Cape Town	2018	5.3. Visuals
Afrisam cement Image \| Edit	Paul Hoekman	2019	5.3. Visuals
An Introduction to Urban Metabolism Presentation \| Edit	Paul Hoekman	2019
An introduction to Urban Metabolism Video Recording \| Edit	(Co-founder and Programming Task Force Leader	2019	2019 Seminar Series
Bicycle path along Malta Road Image \| Edit	Paul Hoekman	2019	5.3. Visuals
Buitenverwacht vineyard in Constantia, an area in Cape Town where a number of vineyards exist. Image \| Edit	Werner Bayer	2019	5.3. Visuals
Cape Town City Bowl: the central business district (CBD) surrounded by residential areas and the ocean. Image \| Edit	Paul Hoekman	2018	5.3. Visuals
Cape Town International Airport Image \| Edit	Paul Hoekman	2018	5.3. Visuals
Cape Town's Metabolism: Insights from a Material Flow Analysis Journal Article \| Edit	Hoekman and von Blottnitz	2016	5.2. Academic workCase StudyDirect Material Consumption (DMC)Economy-Wide Material Flow Analysis (EW-MFA)Single point in timeUM review paper importUrban
Cape Town's stadium and Sea Point area, with Table Mountain and Lion's Head in the background. Image \| Edit	David Nunn	2018	5.3. Visuals

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Layer 1: Context Layer 2: Biophysical characteristics Layer 3: Infrastructure Layer 4: Stocks and flows Extra: General photos

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This layer is about providing context around the city: placement in the region, geodata, spatial boundaries, population numbers over several years, GDP, economic activities, etc.

Data and information to obtain

1.1. Administrative boundaries 4

1.2. Economic activity - descriptions 8

1.3. Economic activity - figures 2

1.4. Population 6

1.5. Policy documents 3

1.6. Actors 0

This layer looks at the biophysical properties of the city, including soil, land, ecosystems, climatological characteristics, geology, and more.

Data and information to obtain

2.1. Soil type and composition 0

2.2. Trees 0

2.3. Biodiversity 5

2.4. Bodies of water 2

2.5. Average temperatures 0

2.6. Rainfall 0

2.7. Mineral deposits 2

This layer looks at the physical infrastructure that is present in the city. From roads and transportation infrastructure to gas mains, and from bread mills to petrol stations.

Data and information to obtain

3.00. Land Use 1

3.01. Agriculture 1

3.02. Construction 0

3.03. Electricity generation 1

3.04. Electricity transmission and distribution 0

3.05. Energy storage 0

3.06. Fossil fuel production and distribution 2

3.07. Fishing 0

3.08. Food service 0

3.09. Forestry 0

3.10. Hotels and lodging 0

3.11. Manufacturing: food products 2

3.12. Manufacturing: beverages 0

3.13. Manufacturing: textiles and clothing 0

3.14. Manufacturing: paper 0

3.15. Manufacturing: petroleum products 0

3.16. Manufacturing: chemical products 0

3.17. Manufacturing: plastic products 0

3.18. Manufacturing: wood 1

3.19. Manufacturing: basic metals 0

3.20. Manufacturing: rubber products 0

3.21. Manufacturing: electronics 0

3.22. Manufacturing: machinery, equipment, and other metal products 0

3.23. Manufacturing: non-metallic mineral products 0

3.24. Manufacturing: furniture 0

3.25. Manufacturing: vehicles 0

3.26. Mining 1

3.27. Transport 7

3.28. Storage 0

3.29. Retail and wholesale 0

3.30. Waste 7

3.31. Water and sanitation 20

This layer is all about extraction flows, consumption flows, emissions to nature, composition and addition to (artificial) stocks (e.g. Building stocks).

Data and information to obtain

4.01. Extraction: Fishing 1

4.02. Extraction: Agriculture 1

4.03. Extraction: Forestry 0

4.04. Extraction: Mining 1

4.05. Production Flows: Manufacturing 0

4.06. Flows: Consumption 6

4.07. Household budget surveys 0

4.08. Stocks: Buildings 4

4.09. Stocks: Infrastructure 2

4.10. Stocks: Vehicles 0

4.11. Stocks: Livestock 0

4.12. Flows: Energy 6

4.13. Flows: Water 11

4.14. Flows: Imports and exports 2

4.15. Emission to air 5

4.16. Emissions to water 0

4.17. Dissipative use of products 0

4.18. Waste flows 9

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Discussion and questions

Kim Finlay 161 points

4 years, 8 months ago

Where would one put air quality data? The open data portal on the city's website has 3 years worth of air quality data https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/OpenDataPortal/DatasetDetail?DatasetName=Air%20quality

Paul Hoekman Johannesburg 2140 points

4 years, 7 months ago

Hi Kim,

This would go to EMISSIONS TO AIR, layer 4: see here.