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Arrêté interministériel année 2015 n°041

Regulations
April, 2015
Benin

Le présent arrêté a pour objet de préciser les conditions de délivrance du certificat de conformité et d’habitabilité en République du Bénin. Le certificat de conformité et d’habitabilité est délivré à toute construction ayant reçu au préalable une autorisation de construire. Il consacre le respect à posteriori des règles d’urbanisme, de construction, de sécurité et d’hygiène conformément au permis de construire délivré.

Global Experiences with Special Economic Zones

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2015
China
Africa
Eastern Asia
Oceania

This study briefly summarizes the development experiences of special economic zones in China and Africa, the lessons that Africa can learn from China, and the preliminary results of the Chinese investments in special economic zones in Africa. The study makes recommendations on how to unleash the power of special economic zones and industrial zones in Africa through strategically leveraging the Chinese experiences.

A szélsőséges időjárási jelenségek hatásai (Effects of the Extreme Weather Events)

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2015

Economist Sir Nicholas Stern warned that the global warming could cause major blow to the world economy than the two world wars and the crisis in the 1930s. But where are we in this process now and what can be expected in the near future and what opportunities we are to curb the negative effects and to slow down the global warming.

The Padanian LiMeS. Spatial Interpretation of Local GHG Emission Data

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2015
Italy

The relevant role of spatial planning in the enforcement of climate change mitigation, managing the development of new low-carbon infrastructures and increasing system-wide efficiencies across sectors, has been addressed at global level (IPCC, 2014 WGIII). In this context, local GHG inventories appear a relevant tool toward the definition of a coherent, inter-sectorial background for local planning, mitigation, and adaptation policies.

Interactivity of WebGIS for the Simulation of Land Development

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2015

In the definition of scenarios as key components underlying the decisions on city’s and territory’s transformation processes stands the comprehension of the interactions between multiple aspects that influence that dynamics. The spatial data knowledge and the development of new ICT solutions which can guide the planner towards strategic, reliable and shared decisions are essential. It is proposed a methodology in which to specialize the special approach established in previous projects developed by extending and implementing GIS technology Geographic Information System towards online intero

Potential of digital geoinfotechs in planning urban community settlements: the case study of Mlolongo settlement, Nairobi –Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2015
Kenya

This research paper attempts
to
explore the potential
of
modern digital Geoinformation technologies (GITs)
as
alternative
tools for spatial mapping, planning and management
is
compared against the hitherto used cadastral

based approaches
in
Keny, and
Nairobi City settlements
in
particular. Using a case study
of
Mlolongo Township, a
ty
pical peri-urban settlement
of
Nairobi, the potential
of
GITs
is

Uganda Economic Update, February 2015

April, 2015

This Fifth Edition of the Uganda
Economic Update presents evidence that if the urbanization
process is well managed, it has the potential to stimulate
economic growth and to provide productive jobs for a greater
proportion of Uganda s young and rapidly expanding
population. In many countries across the world, the growth
of cities has stimulated the establishment and expansion of
productive businesses by reducing the distance between

Urban Land Markets and Urban Land Development: an Examination of Three Brazilian Cities: Brasília, Curitiba and Recife

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Brazil

This paper synthesizes and extends the results of urban land market studies carried out in three Brazilian cities – Brasília, Curitiba and Recife. The purpose of the studies is to empirically assess the performance of urban land markets in different cities and to gauge the feasibility of applying the Land Market Assessment methodology in Brazil.