This paper addresses land and ways to handle it in all human settlements – urban as well as rural for several reasons: a) challenges around land and the way to handle them are not so different, b) the development of rural settlements is key to solve the problems of ever-growing urban settlements, c) rural settlements automatically increases the pressure on the cities as it leads to further rural-urban migration and d) growing and sprawling cities easily result in negative effects for the surrounding hinterland, which further stipulate rural-urban migration and the growth and sprawl of (mega
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsInstitutional & promotional materialsApril, 2016Global
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsInstitutional & promotional materialsApril, 2016Global
This paper addresses land and ways to handle it in all human settlements – urban as well as rural for several reasons: a) challenges around land and the way to handle them are not so different, b) the development of rural settlements is key to solve the problems of ever-growing urban settlements, c) rural settlements automatically increases the pressure on the cities as it leads to further rural-urban migration and d) growing and sprawling cities easily result in negative effects for the surrounding hinterland, which further stipulate rural-urban migration and the growth and sprawl of (mega
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsOctober, 2016Global
This annual report presents main achievements of 2015.
GLTN aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure. The network has developed a global land partnership. Its members include international civil society organizations, international finance institutions, international research and training institutions, donors and professional bodies. It aims to take a more holistic approach to land issues and improve global land coordination in various ways.
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Participatory and Inclusive Land Readjustment
Manuals & GuidelinesOctober, 2016Colombia, GlobalParticipatory and inclusive land readjustment, or PILaR for short, is a way of reorganizing the ownership of land in and around cities in a pro-poor way. It brings together land parcels belonging to different owners and treats them as a single unit for planning and infrastructure provision. The municipality reserves a portion of the land for roads and other public infrastructure, and returns the rest to the original owners. Each owner gets back a smaller parcel, but it is worth more because it now has road access and other services.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2016Global
The FFP approach provides a new, innovative and pragmatic solution to land administration focused on developing countries, where current land administration solutions are not delivering.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016Global
Land is central to sustainable urban development as most measures are only possible to be realized if sufficient land at the right location is available and affordable. The issues of land in human settlements are increasingly similar in countries at all levels of economic development from small rural settlements in developed countries to mega-cities in developing countries.This briefing note outlines commitments that policy makers in local governments should make and act upon regarding land issues within the New Urban Agenda.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2016Global
This report on the Scoping and Status Study on Land and Conflict reviews the global context and the inspiration driving the study, The three key findings of the study are the existence of multiple areas of UN engagement on land and conflict across the UN pillars, the existence of multiple entry points for improved synergy and that the status quo is not fit for purpose.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2016Global
Solutions at Scale: Overcoming Land as a Driver of Conflict and Bottleneck to Recovery - Paper
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Library ResourceMultimediaMarch, 2016Global
Solutions at Scale: Overcoming Land as a Driver of Conflict and Bottleneck to Recovery - PPT
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsMarch, 2016Global
Scaling Up Land-based Financing for Sustainable and Equitable Cities - Paper
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