5 December 2017
With a population of 163 million people and an area of only 147,570 square kilometers, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Land scarcity, insecure tenure, and other factors have contributed to a high volume of land conflicts. Such problems are compounded by
15 September 2017
HEBRON, Israel — Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman granted Aug.
23 May 2017
Frustrated over the pace of housing delivery and poor living conditions in informal settlements in South Africa, a group of people from informal settlements in Tshwane municipality in May gathered to protest poor, overcrowded living conditions.
They also demand resettlement, after attempts to
24 April 2017
"I would come back to live here if I could," said Altair Guimarães, plucking a guava from a fruit tree that survived the re-development of Rio de Janeiro's once-thriving Vila Autodromo community, all but razed by the 2016 Olympics project.
Guimarães, 61, was evicted from his home two years ago
23 March 2017
Nimba County – Mariame Kamara had travelled from across the border in Djeke to Saclepea upon hearing that Liberian opposition Liberty Party was holding a political gathering in that town.
Her hope was dashed as nothing was mentioned concerning the reason she travelled to this place. She could
By: Agence France-Presse
Date: January 26th 2016
Source: South China Morning Post
Hundreds of Myanmar families were left destitute on Tuesday after government workers used mechanical diggers to flatten swathes of Yangon slum housing as the bitter competition for land intensifies in the fast-
Author: Matthew Ponsford
Date: May 27th, 2016
Source: place.trust.org
Award-winning Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena wants city governments worldwide to stop fighting urban migration and look to Latin America's sprawling slums as inspiration for new housing.
The winner of the 2016 Pritzker,
Date: October 24th 2016
Source: Jaimaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesperson on land, Senator Sophia Frazer Binns, says the contentious informal settlement at 85 Red Hills Road in St Andrew is another reason to place the issue of land tenure, ownership and rectification on the
Very little aid is actually available to low-income urban groups and grassroots organizations. If it is, it is subject to the conditions and priorities established by the aid provider.
By: TNN
Date: April 5th 2016
Source: ET Reality / Economic Times India
Government policies significantly cause supply problems increasing housing costs
By: LBO
Date: September 23rd 2016
Source: Lanka Business Online
Sep 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sustainable city development will need to entail alternative housing for urban poor as they are service providers for city dwellers, industrial hub and the ports while also looking at affordability for the middle
