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This guide aims to support the process of valuation of unregistered land and property for the public and private agencies that undertake this exercise.
Globalisation and urbanisation trends in developing countries present both opportunities for growth and development on one hand while contributing to the complex myriad challenges of managing urbanisation on the other hand. Cities and urban areas play a critical in the development of a country.
Land acquisitions, either driven by foreign investments or domestic investment needs have continued to polarize opinions.
Cities and Urban Areas play a crucial role as engines of development as well as centers of connectivity, creativity, innovation, and as service hubs for the surrounding areas. Kenya has experienced unprecedented urban growth. At independence the urban population was about 8%.
Article 67(2) (e) of the Constitution of Kenya mandates the Commission to initiate investigation on its own initiative or on a complaint into historical land injustices and recommend appropriate redress.
Participatory 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.
Participatory 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.
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.
Land and the New Urban Agenda - Presentation
Dr. Babette Wehrmann, Nairobi, 9 June 2016