Recent Projects & Publications

Modelling long-term residential growth using remote sensing data

Location: KZN Midlands
Role: Technical lead
Contract: ASI
Client: UKFCDO

Estimating the impact of CCTV on crime using spatial causal inference

Location: Cape Town
Role: Quantitative analyst
Contract: PDG
Client: City of Cape Town

Cost-benefit analysis of open-cycle gas turbine replacement

Location: Cape Town
Role: Technical lead (CBA)
Contract: Pegasys
Client: City of Cape Town

Simulating formal and informal housing market over 25 years

Location: Cape Town
Role: Project lead
Contract: PDG
Client: City of Cape Town

Apportioning population growth through constrained gravity modelling

Location: Cape Town
Role: Urban economist
Contract: PwC-PDG
Client: City of Cape Town

Appraising feasibility of seawall refurbishment

Location: Sea Point, Cape Town
Role: Techical lead
Contract: Pegasys Consulting
Client: City of Cape Town

Modelling viability of mixed use development, Newcastle

Location: Newcastle, KZN
Role: Market analyst
Contract: PDG
Consortium lead: ASI
Client: UK FCDO

Simulating regional agri-logistics for freight village design and viability

Location: Polokwane, Limpopo
Role: Market analyst
Contract: PDG
Consortium lead: ASI
Client: UK FCDO

Building a business case for inner city regeneration

Location: Bellville CBD
Role: Urban economist
Contract: Zutari
Client: City of Cape Town

Appraising market and financial feasibility of development options

Location: AJ West site, Bellville
Role: Urban economist
Contract: Zutari
Client: City of Cape Town

Thirty Years of Magical Planning and the Reluctant Pragmatic Turn

Claus authored concluding chapter on book by Dr Danie du Plessis (Centre for Regional Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration)

Reviewing Cape Town's long-term housing strategy using multi-model dashboard

Location: Cape Town
Role: Techical lead
Contract: Pegasys Consulting
Client: City of Cape Town