Expected characteristics of integration zones

DIMENSION	CHARACTERISTICS
SPATIAL LEVEL	Consist of identified township hubs (urban hubs), primary transport linkages and activity corridors connecting these hubs to established urban nodes and the CBD. The Urban Hubs are also connected to secondary townships nodes via secondary transport linkages.
ECONOMIC LEVEL	These zones must provide opportunities to leverage private investment by households or firms based on strategic spatial targeting in the hierarchy of network nodes, including through the use of available tax and investment incentives associated with the Urban Development Zones and Social Housing Restructuring Zones.
SOCIAL LEVEL	These zones provide opportunities to break down the segregated, exclusive nature of South African cities, through promoting inclusion of historically disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, and Supporting interaction across the historical divides of race and class in South African cities.
PROGRAMME LEVEL	These zones include opportunities or requirements for catalytic public investment in: Core urban infrastructure services, such as bulk and connector water, sanitation, energy or solid waste infrastructure. Land and human settlements development, including opportunities for land development and release, public and social housing, and upgrading of informal settlements. Economic infrastructure investments, such as upgrading of business districts, the provision of improved street and pavement infrastructure and open space systems Public transport infrastructure and services.

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