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The Rise of Crime in Affordable Housing in Suburbs, Case of Iran

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
land conflicts
land law
land policies
land reform
land rights
Housing is one of the fundamental needs for human to respond their primary needs such as food rest cleaning and having family in other words everything that related to the needs of body and soul of a human Nowadays by increasing the population in the world the suitable shelter becomes a real problem In the point of economic also the prices of the houses increase too much so it is not affordable for lowincome people to have shelter easily After the revolution in Iran country there is huge immigration from the rural part to metropolitan areas Most of these peoples belong to a lowincome family
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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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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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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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ກົນໄກການແກ້ໄຂ ຄຳຮ້ອງທຸກ ສຳລັບຊຸມຊົນ ຢູ່ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ

ປຶ້ມຄູ່ມື ສຳລັບຊຸມຊົນ ແລະ ຜູ້ທີ່ເຮັດວຽກ ກ່ຽວກັບ ການລົງທຶນ ດ້ານກະສິກຳຢ່າງມີ ຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2023
Laos
Land & Investments
conflict of interest
land investments
responsible investment
land conflicts
ປຶ້ມຄູ່ມືສະບັບນີ້ ມີຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຊຸມຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຈາກການລົງທຶນເຂົ້າເຖິງກົນໄກການຮ້ອງທຸກຂອງບໍລິສັດ, ກົນໄກການແກ້ໄຂຂໍ້ຂັດແຍ່ງຂອງລັດຖະບານຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ ຫຼືການໄກ່ເກ່ຍຂັ້ນບ້ານ ເມື່ອເຂົາເຈົ້າຮູ້ສຶກວ່ານັກລົງທຶນລະເມີດສິດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ຫຼືມີຄວາມກັງວົນກ່ຽວກັບການລົງທຶນໃນພາກພື້ນຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ.
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Responsible Agricultural Investment 10 Principles Poster (Amharic and English)

Maps
November, 2023
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
land investments
responsible investment
land rights
land dispute
land tenure
A poster highlighting the10 Resonsible Agricultural Investment Principles
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Le foncier irrigué en Asie du Sud-est : objet d’une attention limitée; enjeu majeur de durabilité des territoires irrigués

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2023
Asia, Cambodia, Myanmar
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
land governance
food security
land law
land conflicts
Les politiques de développement agricole en Asie du Sud-Est s’accompagnent très souvent de mutations foncières qui ont deux visages complémentaires : concentration foncière et exclusion.

En modifiant les perspectives de valorisation du foncier, les investissements dans l’irrigation tendent à renforcer ces tendances.

La question du foncier irrigué fait cependant l’objet de relativement peu d’attention ; mieux la prendre en compte est pourtant crucial dans une perspective d’un développement économique et social des territoires qui soit durable.