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Exploring Identity Issues in Development Areas of Vernacular Rural Settlements: A Case Study of Behramkale, Türkiye

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Global
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land law
land policies
land productivity
Sustainable rural development is a challenging issue considering the pressure of change brought by the demands of globalisation and intensified tourism activities in rural vernacular settlements While studies in this field often focus on historical centres research on the distinctive urban and architectural identity of village development areas in rural vernacular settlements remains scarce To address this gap in the literature a field study was conducted in the vernacular rural settlement of Behramkale located in the Northern Aegean region of Trkiye The study explored the continuity of arc
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Property and Thomas Piketty: Casting the Lens of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-first Century on Inequality in the Urban Built Environment

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Global
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
community land rights
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land deals
land investments
land ownership
land productivity
urban land
Currently there exists a disturbing urban problem exemplified by the excessive luxury apartments and glamorous office towers being built in cities around the world in the face of the increasing unaffordability of housing and lowcost work trade or craft space Seeking to address this complex problem this paper proposes a theoretical framework that uniquely addresses both the capitalist economic structure that drives the development process and the Marxistbased urban theory by which the socioeconomic outcomes are currently evaluated This framework takes as its metatheory the approach of Thomas
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Psychological Effects of Walking and Relaxed Sitting in Urban Greenspaces During Post-pandemic: A Case Study in Bogor City, Indonesia

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Indonesia
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
forest land
land productivity
The COVID19 pandemic disrupted the world order from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022 The COVID19 pandemic has had a significant impact on changes in healthy living practices such as decreased physical exercise and increased stress compromising psychological wellbeing The psychological impacts of walking and relaxing in urban green spaces on IPB University students are investigated in this study Bogor City AlunAlun Sempur Park and Heulang Park were used for the experiment Participants completed 15 minutes of walking and relaxed sitting before and after the experiment and the psycholo
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Shaping the City that Decreases Overweight and Obesity through Healthy Built Environment

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Lebanon
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
forest land
land productivity
Cities are being built based on the concepts of comfortable easy and fast for the inhabitants However what is being constructed is promoting physical inactivity and people are finding that what was being considered as convenient for daily life is in fact harmful to their physical health This study points to the many components of a city that beats overweight issues and especially obesity The case study is the city of Beirut indepth interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Beirutis people whose families come from the Beirut city and who were born in this city and are still l
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Dynamics of Informal Settlement Expansion on the Urban Fringe: The Case of Birbir Town, Southern Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Ethiopia
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
community land rights
customary land rights
forest land
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land management
land ownership
land productivity
land reform
land rights
urban land
This study examines the dynamics of fringe land invasion in Birbir Town southern Ethiopia by adopting a descriptive survey design with both qualitative and quantitative data analyses Primary data were acquired through a household survey key informant interviews focus group discussions and observations This study also benefited from relevant secondary sources Using a simple random sampling technique 156 household heads were selected from Birbir and two adjacent rural areas The study revealed that informal settlement expansion in the form of fringe land invasion occurs in Birbir Town predomin
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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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Supporting participatory agricultural land use consolidation for sustainable development and food security in Egypt

LAND-at-scale preparatory study

Reports & Research
March, 2022
Egypt
Land & Food Security
land use
land consolidation
This report was commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl). RVO is responsible for the implementation of the LAND-at-scale programme, a demand-driven land governance support programme. The programme currently holds a portfolio of projects in 14 countries. LAND-at-scale supports interventions based on the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT), with particular attention to interventions that support food security, rule of law, private sector development, gender equality and climate action.
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Women in agriculture: Four myths

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2018
Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
land governance
food security
farming systems
land rights
farmers
women
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Is Private Investment in Agriculture the Solution? An Evaluation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Senegal

Reports & Research
May, 2017
Senegal
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
food security
land policies
agricultural land management
Launched on 18 May 2012, the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (NAFSN) is a G8 (now G7) initiative spearheaded by former US President Barack Obama. The New Alliance aims to increase private investment in African agriculture as a means to “achieve sustained and inclusive agricultural growth and raise 50 million people out of poverty over the next 10 years.” In total, 10 African countries have signed on to the NAFSN.