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land acquisitions and development for human settlement

Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2017
South Africa

As a country we need to prioritise the acquisition and development of land for settlement purposes if we are to make any impact on the demand for housing.  Between 1994 and 2014 the South African government provided more than 2.5 million houses and some 1.2 million serviced sites, but the housing backlog nevertheless increased over this same period from 1.5 million to 2.1 million units

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS SECTOR REVIEW, UNION OF MYANMAR

Reports & Research
October, 1990
Myanmar

The oft-cited UN Habitat report on the 1989-1990 urban resettlement programme in Burma which the report estimates affected 1.5 million people (16 percent of the urban population). "...During the early months of 1990 international attention was focused on the Yangon squatter clearance and resettlement programme launched by the Government in 1989. The Mission found that the programme is not limited to Yangon, but has broad national coverage.

Principles and Applications of the Global Human Settlement Layer as Baseline for the Land Use Efficiency Indicator—SDG 11.3.1

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Global

The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) produces new global spatial information, evidence-based analytics describing the human presence on the planet that is based mainly on two quantitative factors: (i) the spatial distribution (density) of built-up structures and (ii) the spatial distribution (density) of resident people. Both of the factors are observed in the long-term temporal domain and per unit area, in order to support the analysis of the trends and indicators for monitoring the implementation of the 2030 Development Agenda and the related thematic agreements.

Thoughts on a human settlement policy in Africa: the land problem in urban areas and housing programmes for the masses

Conference Papers & Reports
April, 1985
Africa

In this document the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa analyses the land problem in the urban areas and housing programmes for the masses. The document is in five main parts. The first part introduces the land issue in human settlements policy and identifies areas requiring attention in the interest of an orderly use of land in urban areas.

Integrating Human Settlements Policies and Programmes into National Socio-Economic Development Planning : framework and methodologies

Reports & Research
December, 1986
Africa

Earlier (1950s - early 1970s) development planning in African countries was essentially perceived and conceived as macro-economic planning. This perception placed overriding emphasis on the projection and maximization of national economic aggregates such as the GDP, the GNP per capita income, level of employment, stability of price levels etc. as sole measures of economic development performance.

Policies and programmes relating to human settlements : aspects of urban land policies and of policies for rational urban promotion and the elimination of uncontrolled settlements and SLUMS

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 1975
Africa

This paper focused on the policies and programmes relating to human settlements, aspects of urban land policies and of policies for rational urban promotion and the elimination of uncontrolled settlements and slums.

How the Corona Crisis is Calling Into Question the "Right of the City”

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2020
Kenya
India
Global

In late March, Indian Premier Narendra Modi imposed a three-week lockdown to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. Since then, tens of thousands of migrant workers who had previously provided cheap labour in wealthy homes or on construction sites in the nation’s growing metropolises have been making their way back to their rural home regions.

Evictions and COVID-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2020
Global

In the six months since the coronavirus began its global spread, more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 600,000 have perished, causing governments around the world to institute lockdowns and shut down businesses while entire industries have been devastated.

La crisis urbana en América Latina y el Caribe: reflexiones sobre alternativas de solución

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1989
Latin America and the Caribbean

Recoge textos elaborados en los últimos años por expertos de la CEPAL y por autores externos para la Unidad Conjunta CEPAL/CNUAH de Asentamientos Humanos, en cumplimiento de su programa de trabajo. Los textos se agrupan segun 3 líneas temáticas, 1) Areas críticas para la formulación de políticas de asentamiento humano en América Latina y el Caribe, 2) Metropolización y crisis, y 3) Planificación y gestión del desarrollo nacional: el rol de los gobiernos locales.