Key data sets

Folder	Name	Unit	Description
precalculated_inputs	calibratedAmenities	Pixel	Amenity index: follows calibration from Pfeiffer et al. (appendix C4)
precalculated_inputs	calibratedHousing_b	Parameter	Housing production function parameter, as calibrated in Pfeiffer et al. (table C7): capital elasticity
precalculated_inputs	calibratedHousing_kappa	Parameter	Housing production function parameter, as calibrated in Pfeiffer et al. (table C7): scale parameter
precalculated_inputs	calibratedUtility_beta	Parameter	Utility function parameter, as calibrated in Pfeiffer et al. (table C7): surplus housing elasticity
precalculated_inputs	calibratedUtility_q0	Parameter	Utility function parameter, as calibrated in Pfeiffer et al. (table C7): basic need in housing
precalculated_inputs	data	/	Matlab structure containing various household data, essentially at the SP level
precalculated_inputs	incomeCentersKeep	TAZ (2013)	Calibrated incomes per income group and job center (see Pfeiffer et al., appendix C3)
precalculated_inputs	lambdaKeep	Parameter	Gravity parameter of the minimum Gumbel distribution (see Pfeiffer et al.), as calibrated in appendix C3
precalculated_inputs	Transport_times_GRID	Pixel	Transport times for a round trip with several transportation modes between all grid cells
precalculated_inputs	Transport_times_SP	SP (2011)	Transport times for a round trip with several transportation modes between all census blocks
data_Cape_Town	TAZ_ampp_prod_attr_2013_2032	TAZ (2013)	Geographic data at the transport zone level, used to map employment data
data_Cape_Town	grid_reference_500	Pixel	Geographic data at the grid cell level, used to map model outputs
./Scenarios	Scenario_inc_distrib_1	Scenario	Lower inequality: income of groups 3 and 4 decrease by 10% relatively to groups 1 and 2
./Scenarios	Scenario_inc_distrib_2	Scenario	Reference scenario: income distribution remains the same as in 2011
./Scenarios	Scenario_inc_distrib_3	Scenario	Higher inequality: income of groups 3 and 4 increase by 10% relatively to group 1 and 2
./Scenarios	Scenario_inflation_1	Scenario	Reference scenario
./Scenarios	Scenario_interest_rate_1	Scenario	Reference scenario: interest rate constant after 2014
./Scenarios	Scenario_pop_1	Scenario	Low growth: population in 2040 is 10% lower than reference scenario
./Scenarios	Scenario_pop_2	Scenario	Reference scenario
./Scenarios	Scenario_pop_3	Scenario	High growth: population in 2040 is 10% higher than reference scenario
./Scenarios	Scenario_pop_20201209	Scenario	High growth: population in 2040 is 10% higher than reference scenario (alternative specification)
./Scenarios	Scenario_price_fuel_1	Scenario	Reference scenario: price of fuel increases with inflation
data_Cape_Town	grid_NEDUM_Cape_Town_500	Pixel	Standard geographic data on CoCT’s grid used in model
data_Cape_Town	grid_new_RDP_projects	Pixel	Scenarios for formal subsidized housing construction: used to define land availability
data_Cape_Town	grid_SAL_intersect	Pixel & SAL	Correspondance table between Small Areas and grid cells
data_Cape_Town	grid_SP_intersect	Pixel & SP (2011)	Correspondance table between Small Places and grid cells
data_Cape_Town	grid_amenities	Pixel (2011)	Exogenous amenities at grid cell level
data_Cape_Town	SP_amenities	SP (2011)	Exogenous amenities at SP level
data_Cape_Town	Income_distribution_2011	Parameter	Income distribution inputs into the model
data_Cape_Town	TAZ_amp_2013_proj_centro2	TAZ (2013)	Employment data at the Transport Zone level, used in calibration
flood_maps	…	Pixel	Flood depth hazard and share of flood-prone areas for fluvial undefended (FU), fluvial defended (FD), pluvial (P), and coastal (C) floods
data_Cape_Town	inf_dwellings_2020	Pixel	Number of informal dwellings in 2020, used to define land availability
occupation_maps	informal_settlements_risk	Pixel	Areas at risk of new informal settlements (9 scenarios)
occupation_maps	polygon_medium_timing	Pixel	Semi-agricultural land (Philippi neighbourhood), whose squatting risk can be changed to model push-back from farmers
precalculated_transport	[dim]_incomeNetOfCommuting_[year]	Pixel & SP (2011)	Income net of commuting costs for each income bracket in model, as calibrated in Pfeiffer et al. (see part 3.1 or appendix C3), simulated over 30 years
/root	housing_types_grid_sal	Pixel	Population density per housing type, used for validation
/root	housing_types_sal_analysis	/	SAL data that shows the breakdown across multiple housing categories and from which we recover aggregate population values
Aux data	HH-budget-floods	/	Breakdown of representative household budget in main districts, from which we deduce the fraction of composite good at risk of destruction from floods
Aux data	Transport-costs	/	Regression data that define fixed and variable components of various public transportation modes (based on Roux, 2013)