Ivan Turok

Human Sciences Research Council — South Africa

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

45h-index7.7kcitations327works1.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Urban and Rural Development Challenges(69), Regional Development and Policy(51), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis(45), Local Economic Development and Planning(40), Cultural Industries and Urban Development(35)

Publications327 total

Creative Destruction or Just a Reshuffle? Turnover Among Businesses and Jobs in South Africa
South African Journal of Economics·2026
Attracting and Retaining Talent: the Policies of South African Metros
Urban Forum·2025Open Access
Informal rental housing in the global South: managing soft densification for sustainable neighbourhoods
International Development Planning Review·2025
Small-scale rental housing in Southern Africa: from neglect to nurture?
Housing and Society·2025· 1 cited
Striking disparities in employment across South Africa: Evidence from a new spatial database
Development Southern Africa·2025· 1 cited
Anatomy of an alliance for affordable urban housing
Environment and Urbanization·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Continuity or Change? Racial Segregation in Cape Town
Sustainable development goals series·2025Open Access
The significance of cities for jobs
Map of the month·2024Open Access
Inclusionary Housing Policy in Cities of the South: Navigating a Path Between Continuity and Disruption
Housing Policy Debate·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Social Housing and Upward Mobility in South Africa: an Assessment of Household Outcomes
Urban Forum·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Recognising the role of tradable service exports in the South African economy – An untapped resource?
South African Journal of International Affairs·2023· 2 cited
Rethinking urbanization and economic development: a synopsis
Environment and Urbanization·2023· 14 cited
The trajectories of urbanisation in Southern Africa: A comparative analysis
Habitat International·2023· 34 cited
Beyond offshoring: tradable services and regional markets in the Global South
Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography·2023
Developing neighbourhood typologies and understanding urban inequality: a data-driven approach
Regional Studies Regional Science·2022· 17 citedOpen Access
The divergent pathways of the pandemic within South African cities
Development Southern Africa·2022· 7 cited
South Africa should design economic policy based on strengths of regions: here’s how
2022
Urbanization, Agglomeration, and Economic Development in South Africa
Oxford University Press eBooks·2021· 2 cited
Firing on all cylinders: Decomposing regional growth dynamics in South Africa
South African Journal of Economics·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Regional value chains as new pathways to development?
Area Development and Policy·2021· 15 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Jacqueline Borel-Saladin(5), Andreas Scheba(5), Justin Visagie(4), Vlad Mykhnenko(3), Nick Bailey(3), David Webster(2), Leanne Seeliger(2), Nick Buck(2), John Harrison(2), Gordon McGranahan(1), Nicola Edge(1), Moira Munro(1), Mark Livingston(1), Alison Todes(1), W.F. Lever(1), Alan Harding(1), Richard L. Gordon(1), Ian Gordon(1), Alan Harding(1), Susan Parnell(1)