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This case study draws on research that investigated how urban land is claimed, used or divided and the various land use management (LUM) practices that exist around these various and sometimes competing land uses.
This case study draws on research that sought to understand the process of urban land development in practice, from the perspectives of developers and municipalities.
This case study is based on research undertaken into the experiences of a poor community in accessing land through formal channels in peri-urban South Africa. The research was conducted by a team of researchers pulled together by the World Bank.
This case study draws on research that investigated how people access, trade and hold land in poorer and less formal parts of three metropolitan areas.
This case study examines specific examples of localised and informal land registration practices in South Africa.
This case study draws on research into some of the processes through which people access, hold, and trade land in poorer areas of towns and cities.
This situational analysis of metropolitan Port-au-Prince gives in-depth background to the city’s condition in terms of urban development and planning. The report maps a way forward for future planning of the metropolitan area.
This Handbook introduces key economic and related concepts explaining the functioning of urban land markets. You will find in this Handbook tools for engaging in a critical analysis of conventional economics, particularly in the understanding of how African urban land markets work.
In 2007 Urban LandMark undertook a series of consultations as part of the Voices of the Poor project. Four workshops were held in the centres listed above. The workshops were attended mostly by civil society organisations as well as NGOs.