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Economic Diversification and the Urban Image; Changing the Narrative on Street Vending

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Nigeria
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land deals
land investments
land law
land loans
land ownership
land productivity
Street vending is a dynamic phenomenon of network of events socioeconomic and cultural factors while remaining a narration of place At the metropolitan level the narrative is negatively skewed towards street vending and its aesthetic reality contemporaneously exploring hostile environmental interventions within the informal sector This paper attempted to explore a counternarrative asking based on aesthetic experience can the desired urban image to be achieved by allowing street vendors proliferate in public spaces This question was asked within the scope of the politicaleconomy of diversifi
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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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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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Stratégie foncière et immobilière au Maroc, recomposition territoriale et rapport à la production du logement «abordable» Quelles perspectives pour Agadir?

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2021
Morocco
Urban Tenure
land use
land investments
housing rights
land stakeholders
A travers l’étude du cas d’Agadir, l’article est un essai prospectif sur le rapport des différentes stratégies foncières et immobilières au Maroc à la production du logement «abordable». Par une approche systémique, l’article interpele les stratégies d’usage foncier urbain comme ressource territoriale à la fois convoitée dans un système productiviste et pierre angulaire pour l’aménagement du territoire. Il questionne aussi, la position de la production du logement abordable dans le contexte de l’investissement immobilier actuel et la possibilité de son redressement.
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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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Engaging the private sector in responsible agricultural investment in Uganda, Ethiopia and Laos, Good Practice

How to connect commercial Investors with Communities and Government Actors to avoid and settle Conflicts and achieve responsible Investments in Land

Institutional & promotional materials
September, 2023
Ethiopia, Uganda, Laos
Land & Investments
land governance
land investments
responsible investment
community land rights
local communities
As part of the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy in Ethiopia, Laos and Uganda, the Responsible Governance of Investments in Land (RGIL) project, co-financed by the European Union (EU), aims to ensure that investments in land are fair, productive and contribute to sustainable land management. A key element of this is strong engagement of private investors in those processes.
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Preventing and solving Land based Conflicts that result from large-scale agricultural Investments

A Manual for Communities (2023)

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2023
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
conflict of interest
land investments
land conflicts
community land rights
local communities
This manual is aimed at communities in Ethiopia and provides guidance on what they can do to prevent and minimize conflicts with investors or to resolve them to their satisfaction.
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Stratégies de production coopérative à travers l'exemple de la Cité de la Fédération Sénégalaise des Habitants

L’étude présente les orientations sociales, financières et urbaines du projet pilote de la Cité FSH. Ce projet de quartier durable et abordable, qui doit s’implanter dans la région de Dakar, est porté par la Fédération Sénégalaise des Habitants, urbaSEN e

Reports & Research
April, 2021
Africa, Senegal
Land & Investments
land investments
housing rights
households
L’étude a mobilisé les porteurs du projet, le Center for Affordable Housing Finance Africa (CAHF), et des experts des domaines du développement urbain et social, du financement de l’habitat et de la gestion foncière. Elle est financée par le CAHF (avec des fonds de l’Agence Française deDéveloppement – AFD).