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  1. Library Resource
    March, 2014

    As the world is urbanizing, many cities
    are grappling with a population that is growing rapidly,
    thereby increasing demand for land and housing. This
    pressure on land and housing markets often is exacerbated by
    inappropriate or inadequate policies. The result is a supply
    of well-located land and housing that falls well short of
    demand and the proliferation of poorly serviced informal
    settlements, many of which are located far from jobs, city

  2. Library Resource
    February, 2014

    Government entities in India hold large
    amounts of public land. Their landholdings include some of
    the most valuable property in the country. Parts of this
    patrimony lie vacant or underutilized. Public sector bodies
    also own large blocs of land that sometimes stand in the way
    of efficient completion of urban infrastructure networks. At
    the same time, urban India is deficient in basic
    infrastructure -- both network infrastructure needed to

  3. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    India

    This paper pilots an approach to
    identifying, categorizing, and mapping public land owned by
    the central, state, and local government in urban developed
    areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The methodology uses
    information on plot sizes, location, and ownership that is
    publicly available for all areas covered by town planning
    schemes. The study examines the extent of unutilized and
    underutilized public land, which excludes all cemeteries,

  4. Library Resource
    December, 2014

    Evidence is mounting that secure
    property rights have positive effects for poor people in
    general and women in particular. The aim of this report is
    to review what is known about women s access to and control
    over land and real property in urban settings, identifying
    approaches to strengthening property rights that enhance
    women s agency, and sharing key lessons. Section two
    synthesizes the evidence on urban women s priorities with

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