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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012South Africa
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012South Africa
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A guide for municipal practitioners
Conference Papers & ReportsJanuary, 2012South AfricaUrban land markets have a profound effect on how well poor households are able to access the jobs, amenities and services offered in the city. But often the way in which this market works frustrates attempts to open up better located living and business opportunities for poorer urban households and communities, despite government policies and programmes intended to address these challenges. The challenge in South Africa is even larger because of worsening poverty and inequality, and the continuing growth of cities through urbanisation.
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsJanuary, 2011South Africa
This case study draws on research that aimed to provide greater understanding of the small-scale private rental market in South Africa. The
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsJanuary, 2011South Africa
This case study draws on research that examines
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2011Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sub-Saharan Africa
The cities in southern Africa reflect the rapid urbanisation characteristic of sub-Saharan Africa in general. Angola, Botswana and South Africa have the highest levels of urbanisation with about 60% of their population living in cities in 2010 and this percentage is expected to rise to about 80% by 2050.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsFebruary, 2011Tanzania, South Africa
This chapter is an initial exploration and sharing of experiences and ideas based largely on a case study of a group of small farmers who have occupied and are producing on land that they believe they have an historical right to. The group, called Mahlahluvani – although they include people from other communities and claimant groups – are part of a land claim that has been lodged on the land they now occupy, but the claim is not yet settled.
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsJanuary, 2011Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana
This case study draws on a regional study of urban land markets in southern Africa. The research was undertaken by Resetselemang Leduka of the National University of Lesotho, and commissioned by Urban LandMark and UN-HABITAT.
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