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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Guinea

    The dynamics of land occupation in Conakry is approached from the angle of both the colonial authorities and the local dwellers. The former took upon themselves the power of allocating plots and strove to enforce a colonial urban pattern. The latter succeeded in partly appropriating the town in spite of the minutiae of the law. As the urban area extended, Conakry was divided into three zones according to an ordinance of 1905. Although the third zone was officially termed 'native', there were no ethnic or national criteria.

  2. Library Resource

    Proyecto Incorporación de la Dimensión Ambiental en los Procesos de Planificación del Desarrollo: Estudio de Casos, Aspectos Metodológicos y Cooperación Horizontal

    Reports & Research
    November, 1985
    South America, Central America

    Contiene algunas consideraciones sobre la crisis de desarrollo que sufre la region y sus consecuencias sobre la crisis de la planificacion y el medio ambiente. Analiza formas de incorporar la dimension ambiental a la planificacion, entre ellas, la investigacion sobre recursos naturales y evaluacion de los mismos, la preparacion de cuentas o inventarios del patrimonio natural y cultural. Evalua las formas institucionales adoptadas para la planificacion del desarrollo y presenta el analisis costo-beneficio como una herramienta de apoyo a la politica ambiental.

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 1985
    Ethiopia

    The main objectives of the cooperative societies of the 1960’s were the promotion, in accordance with cooperative principles and the requirements of social justice, of better living, better business and better methods of production by reducing the cost of credit, etc. Most of the societies then were farmers' cooperatives whose membership were composed of land owners, provincial and district Governors businessmen, etc. The leadership was also controlled by the same people.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    May, 1985
    Africa

    In this document the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa analyses the land problem in the urban areas and housing programmes for the masses. The document is in five main parts. The first part introduces the land issue in human settlements policy and identifies areas requiring attention in the interest of an orderly use of land in urban areas.

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