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A luta pela terra/territorio no Norte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: a formação dos assentamentos rurais de reforma agrária

Reports & Research
Enero, 2016
Brasil

Na década de 1990 as principais motivações para a emergência de novos conflitos agrários na região, agora não somente pela luta pelos direitos trabalhistas violados pelos patrões, mas antes de tudo, pela reforma agrária, pela democratização e acesso a terra das antigas usinas falidas. A região passa a ocupar um lugar de destaque no enfrentamento da questão agrária no estado.

Urban and rural areas: A changing relationship

Journal Articles & Books
Global

The relationship between urban and rural areas has undergone great change in recent years. It is now often difficult to clearly define the borders between the two; instead we find a continuum ranging from agricultural zones to suburbs, informal settlements and urban centers. But do countries and development cooperation policies have the instruments needed to promote a dynamic and balanced development of urban and rural areas and open up opportunities for the people who live there?

Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development: Analysis of Case Studies: Summary Reports of Case Studies

Manuals & Guidelines
Julio, 2016
Global
Indonesia
México
Sudáfrica

This case study analysis forms part of the publication series “Unpacking metropolitan governance” that documents experiences and gives hands-on approaches for stakeholders in the field of sustainable development of metropolitan regions. 

Application of Road Selection Model for Transportation Improvement in Informal Settlements

Journal Articles & Books
Junio, 2015
Tanzania

The Road Selection Model was developed for the purpose of transportation improvement in informal settlements that minimises demolition of houses and compensation costs required in roads widening. The need of the model was to guide and support decision makers on challenges of widening narrow roads for accessibility and mobility improvement as part of upgrading informal settlements.

Conceptualising Informal Livelihood Activities: Regulatory Approaches as In-Space and In-Time arrangements

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2014
Tanzania

This paper examines regulatory approaches for informal livelihood activities within cities. Informality is generally conceptualised in terms of activities, workers and governance. Scholars have concentrated much advocating development of micro enterprise and improvement of capital goods. Little focus has been put on the conceptualisation of regulatory approaches for informal livelihood activities spatially, which sought to be the aim of this paper.

Peri-urbanization and New Built-up Property Formation Process in the Peri-urban Areas of Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2014
Etiopía

 Peri-urban areas in Ethiopia like that of other African countries are places where much of urban growth is taking place and as a result the competition for land between agriculture and nonagriculture (urban built-up property) is intense. It is there that new properties and property rights emerge and at the same time the existing traditional or customary rights may also disappear or dissolve. This study has attempted to assess and demonstrate the process of built-up property formation process in the transitional peri-urban areas of Ethiopia.

Urban informal settlers displaced by disasters: challenges to housing responses

Reports & Research
Mayo, 2015
Américas
Asia
Europa

IDMC's report explores the challenges in providing sustainable housing assistance to informal urban settlers displaced by disasters. It looks at nine case studies from Asia, America and Europe.


The report identifies the difficulties faced by urban informal settlers in receiving long-term housing assistance in post-disaster situations. Informal settlers are more exposed and vulnerable to displacement and are more likely to be relocated and excluded from the provision of durable housing assistance.


Participatory Khasland Identication Process in Bangladesh

Manuals & Guidelines
Agosto, 2016
Bangladesh

Utaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012, in partnership with CARE Internaional UK and Manusher Jonno Foundaion (MJF). The project engaged communiies in three pilot upazilas - Amtali Upazila of Barguna District, Mohanpur of Rajshahi, and Sadar of Jamalpur-to raise the awareness of vulnerable landowners about land administraion, and to effect transparent processes for selecing landless people and for khasland setlement.

Supporting Women Landowners

Manuals & Guidelines
Mayo, 2017
Bangladesh

Utaran began work on the Sustainable Access to Land Equality (SALE) project to ensure transparency and accountability in land governance in December 2012, in partnership with CARE Internaional UK and Manusher Jonno Foundaion (MJF). The project engaged communiies in three pilot upazilas - Amtali Upazila of Barguna District, Mohanpur