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The Right to Land: To Whom Belongs after a Reconciliation Law in Egypt

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2022
Egypt
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary land rights
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land investments
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land register
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land titling
land-use planning
tenure security
urban land
A revolutionary book by De Soto to formalize land tenure by changing dead capital to life capital has become the trademark in Egypt of issuing a temporary reconciliation law of 2019 and its amendment to approve a legal certificate to the violators against a certain fee The question is does this law legalize informal housing Is it enough to introduce a legal certificate to secure land tenure for the violators How would this law apply on the ground Depending on the deductive methodology this paper traces sociotechnical transitions concerning legalizing the status quo of buildingland tenure se
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Access to Land Influencing the Urban Development of Egypt

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Egypt
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
community land rights
customary land rights
land access
land conflicts
land deals
land governance
land information systems
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land register
land registration
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
urban land
The paper seeks to assess the impact of access to the land of Egypt on urban development in an attempt to identify policies and laws that can be categorized as a catalyst in urban conflict A systematicreview of Data on land tenure environment of Egypt land access land governance and tenure security the actors involved in these processes their roles the land tenure related challenges they face and measures that can be taken to address these challenges was collected at country level In the context of Egypt Access to land is deemed with obstacles confronting beneficiaries and legal procedures
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Territoriality in Post-conflict Neighbourhoods: Unravelling the Dynamics of Territorial Marks in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Nigeria
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
community land rights
customary land rights
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land deals
land information systems
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
urban land
The pervasiveness of territorial marks in postconflict neighbourhoods elicited this study Relying on residents perceptions the study explored the dynamics underpinning residents use of territorial marks Primary data was collected by administering questionnaires to residents of various neighbourhoods within the study area Physical observations were conducted to identify all residential neighbourhoods and categorised into three homogenous zones From each homogenous zone 30 neighbourhoods were purposively selected In total 2055 buildings were identified within these selected neighbourhoods The
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Revitalizing Urban Governance: Integrating Smart Growth and Decolonial Perspectives for Municipal Empowerment in Shaping Growth Across Egyptian Desert Landscapes

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Egypt
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
community land rights
concession (land)
indigenous peoples' lands
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land productivity
land rights
land-use planning
urban land
This article explores the connection between Smart Growth and the decolonization of urban growth management in Egypt examining the impact of former colonial influence on present urban policy and practices Drawing insights from the urbanization of Egyptian desert areas before and after the New Urban Communities Program NUCP it scrutinizes how historical influences adversely affect contemporary approaches inducing socioeconomic impacts The primary objective is to identify the root causes of misguided urban growth management practices arguing that monoinstitutional and sectoral development is
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The Role of Changing Housing Policies in Housing Affordability and Accessibility in Developing Countries: The Case of Kenya.

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2020
Kenya
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
community land rights
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land investments
land management
land ownership
land policies
land productivity
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land-use planning
tenure security
Rapid urbanization has led to the influx of people into urban areas as people seek better life opportunities This migration has however largely not been planned resulting in population explosions in the cities Relying on existing research on the topic and government reports this study finds that many middle and lowincome families in Kenya have ended up living in informal settlements in urban areas due to housing unaffordability The study further determines that the problem of housing is more pronounced in developing countries Studies related to this issue establish that the housing crisis c
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Peri-Urban Pressures: The Interplay of Land Strategies and Urbanization in Algeria’s Oran Metropolis

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Algeria
Urban Tenure
community land rights
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
urban land
In contemporary times the worldwide trend of urban expansion has become an inexorable force This article engages in a comprehensive examination of the intricate dynamics surrounding urban sprawl and land utilization within the periurban regions of significant Algerian municipalities with a specific focus on the city of Oran Employing a methodology rooted in social geography this study deploys a trio of investigative approaches documentary analysis spatiotemporal scrutiny of periurban domains and insitu field investigations to shed light on the intricate intricacies of land ownership dynamic
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Good Practice Ethiopia - CIGF

Ethiopia: Community-Investor-Government Fora (CIGF) – A Regular Exchange Platform for Communities, Investors and Government Representatives

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2023
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
land administration
land governance
land management
land investments
private sector
The Global Programme 'Responsible Land Policy' (GPRLP) is part of the Special Initiative 'One World, No Hunger' of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which aims to reduce extreme poverty and hunger.
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Good Practice Uganda - ICMT

Uganda: Investment Compliance Monitoring Tool – Monitoring Compliance without Local and Internationally Established Standards for Responsible Investments in Land

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2023
Uganda
Land & Investments
VGGT
land administration
land governance
land management
land investments
responsible investment
private sector
The Global Programme 'Responsible Land Policy' (GPRLP) is part of the Special Initiative 'One World, No Hunger' of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which aims to reduce extreme poverty and hunger.
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Good Practice

Ethiopia: Commercial Agricultural Management Information System (CAMIS) - a digital information system for fair and transparent investments in land

Institutional & promotional materials
November, 2022
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
land administration
land information systems
land governance
rural development
land management
land investments
private sector

The Global Programme 'Responsible Land Policy' (GPRLP) is part of the Special Initiative 'One World, No Hunger' of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which aims to reduce extreme poverty and hunger.
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Land Rights Matter – Global Programme Responsible Land Policy

Video

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2021
Ethiopia, Madagascar, Uganda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Peru, Laos, Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
VGGT
land administration
food security
deforestation
land productivity
sustainable land management
responsible investment
land rights
land conflicts
customary land rights
tenure security
capacity development
Indigenous Peoples
women
In this introductory video to the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy answers are given to what it wants to achieve, how it works and why land rights are so important. The Global Programme is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by the European Union and works in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Laos, Madagascar, Peru (completed in 2021), Uganda and Paraguay (completed in 2018).