Publisher's Synopsis
In this series of books Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to outline the need for and provision of services in each of the nine South African provinces. A global view or indicator of the simultaneous influence of the socio-economic status of people and the level of provision of domestic services and public facilities in all districts is needed. Such a view encapsulates the social and service profile of each district, and can be obtained, firstly, by developing indices for the social and service variables for each district. A single index, or benchmark, of levels of socio-economic status, household services and public facilities in each magisterial district is created by combining these indices. Graphic and tabular representations of levels of development can highlight spatial inequalities and thereby raise questions of causality. To provide information about local levels of development, knowledgeable persons involved in service delivery in each province were contacted for their comments.;The books in this series contain maps, tables and contributions from spokespersons in NGO's, universities, government departments, service providers, parastatals and research organizations. It is hoped that these books and future research on the rate of change in socio-economic status and service provision will contribute to the creation of an equitable South Africa society.
