Urban LandMark sheds light on what can be done to remedy the problems
that have made urban land markets dysfunctional, and hence land
unaffordable. It does this by using the development approach known as
"making markets work for the poor" while acknowledging the importance of
land rights.
Invitation to attend launch of small-scale private rental strategy document
11 February 2010, Johannesburg CBD
New initiative to support the development of State of the Cities Reports in Africa
An initiative co-funded by the Cities Alliance seeks to develop 30 State of the Cities Reports, at least one per country, for sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to use this process as a basis for building urban knowledge and organisational capacity among African urban policy makers, planners and practitioners.
Investigating alternative forms of tenure security
An article by Ronald Eglin of Afesis-corplan explores a range of potential options for the poor to access urban land in ways that achieve official recognition and the wide variety of benefits arising from this.
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