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Peri-Urban Pressures: The Interplay of Land Strategies and Urbanization in Algeria’s Oran Metropolis

In contemporary times, the worldwide trend of urban expansion has become an inexorable force.

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2023
Africa, Algeria
Land & Investments
Land Degradation & Tenure
Urban Tenure
land-use planning
urbanization
periurban areas
peri-urban agriculture
This article engages in a comprehensive examination of the intricate dynamics surrounding urban sprawl and land utilization within the peri-urban regions of significant Algerian municipalities, with a specific focus on the city of Oran.

Employing a methodology rooted in social geography, this study deploys a trio of investigative approaches: documentary analysis, spatio-temporal scrutiny of peri-urban domains, and in-situ field investigations to shed light on the intricate intricacies of land ownership dynamics in the context of urban sprawl.
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Urbanization processes in the Lao PDR Processes, challenges and opportunities

Reports & Research
November, 2018
Laos
Urban Tenure
urbanization
Here below is a summary of main points and highlights from the study, hoping it will be useful for colleagues that do or do not consider urban dynamics as important and encourage them to integrate some reflections in order to better steer a development program or adapt it. A lot of what is below is relevant to many contexts and some of it is obviously more specific to the Lao PDR. I believe this study is a milestone for adapting programming in the coming four years during this current Mekong Region Strategy 2018‐2021 and paving way for the elaboration of the new strategy.
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Improving housing in informal settlements: assessing the impacts in human development

Reports & Research
May, 2023
Global
Urban Tenure
informal settlements
housing rights
informal tenure regimes
Highlights the impact of large-scale housing improvements in a country, enabling everyone living in informal settlements to have equitable access to adequate housing.
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Emerging Livelihood Vulnerabilities in an Urbanizing and Climate Uncertain Environment for the Case of a Secondary City in Thailand

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2018
Thailand
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
urban planning
urbanization
environment
climate change
periurban areas
urban areas
urban land
water
water management
urban population
ncreasing flood risks in Thailand are leading to new challenges for flood management and subsequently for livelihoods, which are still significantly agricultural. Policy makers prefer building flood protection infrastructure over utilizing non-structural measures like urban planning regulations to mitigate risks. We argue that unplanned urbanization intensifies flood risks and livelihood vulnerability and may even create new poverty patterns in peri-urban areas.
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Strengthening Functional Urban Regions in Azerbaijan

National Urban Assessment 2017

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Azerbaijan
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
urban planning
urbanization
urban areas
urban land
land investments
foreign investment
This publication helps guide investment planning and financing across key urban infrastructure sectors of Azerbaijan. It aims to improve the performance of cities—with a focus on economy, equity, and environment. The National Urban Assessment for Azerbaijan is among a series prepared by ADB for selected developing countries under its Urban Operational Plan 2012–2020.
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BTI 2022 Country Report Armenia

Reports & Research
May, 2022
Armenia
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
gender equity
land governance
development
urban planning
territory
agriculture
conflicts
land conflicts
land dispute
government
women
The crucial event in the reporting period was undoubtedly Armenia’s war with Azerbaijan. On September 27, 2020 Azerbaijan started its war on Nagorno-Karabakh, a long-disputed region called Artsakh in Armenia, which lasted for 44 days. It ended on November 10, 2020, when Russia facilitated a cease-fire, apparently just after the Azerbaijani forces had captured most of the territories occupied by Armenia in the previous war in the early 1990s, plus a major chunk of Nagorno-Karabakh proper.
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Armenia’s Transformative Urban Future: National Urban Assessment

Reports & Research
December, 2019
Armenia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land governance
urban planning
urbanization
environment
climate change
urban land
property rights
The National Urban Assessment for Armenia provides a snapshot of the country’s urban sector and offers insights to achieving prosperous and sustainable cities. Armenia is highly urbanized, with the population concentrated in Yerevan and its surrounding areas given the capital’s geopolitical, economic, and cultural legacy. Opportunities exist to develop well-planned infrastructure along with balanced resource distribution among Yerevan and other cities, while leveraging Armenia’s cultural and environmental assets.
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Développement de la ville, découpage et appropriation des territoires urbains au Gabon

Le cas de Libreville

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2005
Gabon
Urban Tenure
land governance
decentralization
urban planning
Depuis 1970, l’agglomération de Libreville, à l’instar des autres villes de l’Afrique subsaharienne, connaît une occupation spatiale qui s’opère par les initiatives individuelles. Malgré la panoplie de textes législatifs et réglementaires qui régissent le foncier et l’urbanisme, la pratique la plus répandue d’appropriation du sol reste la squatterisation et l’urbanisation spontanée. Cette forme d’occupation territoriale et la rapide croissance démographique de Libreville ont favorisé la formation des quartiers sous-intégrés et l’extension incontrôlée de la ville.
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LAND-at-scale Somalia

Saameynta: Scaling-up Solutions to Displacement in Somalia

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2022
Somalia
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Urban Tenure
land registration
land governance
urban areas
urban land
land value capture
displacement
land tenure
housing rights
property rights
capacity development
research
local communities
This one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Somalia. This project is implemented by International Organization for Migration (IOM); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); UN-Habitat; Regional Coordination Office Somalia (RCO), and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency.
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Barriers to urban agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
August, 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
Urban Tenure
food security
peri-urban agriculture
land tenure
tenure insecurity
households