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  1. Library Resource
    Growing better cities cover image

    Urban Agriculture for sustainable development

    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2006
    Global

    The United Nations predicts that over the next 25 years nearly all population growth will be in the cities of the developing world. At current rates, 60% of the world’s total population will live in cities by 2030. As the cities grow, so does the number of urban poor. Unemployment, hunger, and malnutrition are commonplace. In the big city, most of any cash income the poor might bring home goes to feeding themselves and staying alive; any food that does not have to be bought is a bonus.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2013
    Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain

    The book examines the impacts of medium-
    and large-scale mines on local communities, through six case
    studies, analyzing both the socioeconomic and cultural
    effects, as well as environmental impacts of mining
    operations on the communities. From a multidimensional
    perspective, studies investigate mining operations costs,
    and benefits, with an emphasis on the sustainability of
    benefits, and the outcomes of the legal, and consultative

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1987

    Presents papers on inventory of animal feed resources in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Madagascar, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique, research and development experiences in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe; socioeconomic aspects of feed resources; and regional/sub-regional research programmes.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2011
    Africa

    Includes experiences from the field (East Africa, Malawi, Cameroon, Senegal, Colombia, Pakistan). Lessons learned include participation-oriented research methods are recommended. Merely passing legislation is of little effect without the necessary resources for implementation, monitoring reforms or effective sanctions. Crucial to consult and involve women when designing reforms and monitoring their implementation. Addressing land injustices requires varied approaches. Vital to establish and maintain links among research, policy, practice and people.

  5. Library Resource
    StateofOpenData

    From the Book: State of Open Data

    Journal Articles & Books
    February, 2019
    Global

    Key points

    • Global availability of land ownership and land deals data is patchy, but, when available, it has been used by individual citizens, entrepreneurs, civil society, and journalists.

    • Over the last decade, a number of responsible data lessons have been learned. These lessons can provide guidance on how to balance transparency and privacy and on how to draw research conclusions from partial data.

  6. Library Resource
    an open up guide on land governance

    March 16th 2020 web‑workshop report

    Conference Papers & Reports
    March, 2020
    Global

    This report provides a summary of an online workshop on March 16th 2020, organised in place of a planned fringe meeting of the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2-hour digital workshop brought together over 40 participants from across the world to discuss key data and key open data use-cases for land governance. This report is written based on workshop recordings and shared notes.

  7. Library Resource

    Securing Rights for Better Lives

    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2011
    Eastern Africa, Global, Tanzania, Cameroon, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda

    Here it is an important book on Women's Land Rights, published by the International Development Research Centre.

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