Forced evictions are widespread in Kenyan cities and are, on the surface, caused by conflicts in land rights, non–payment of excessive land and house rents, and urban redevelopment. But, more fundamentally, evictions are due to factors embedded in the country’s political economy, in particular, the grossly inequitable land ownership structure which makes it difficult for the poor to access land and decent shelter. Evictions cause significant socioeconomic hardship to individuals, affecting cities and whole nations.

Realiza una revisión crítica de las teorías tradicionales de marginalidad urbana y del tratamiento que hacen de las dimensiones ecológicas del fenómeno. Analiza el impacto de las diferentes formas de integración desigual en las áreas precarias y la intervención planificada en asentamientos precarios. Presenta una pauta de orientaciones metodológicas para los estudios de casos.

Considera los principales problemas de Lima Metropolitana y la posibilidad de modificar su estilo de crecimiento. Analiza el caso de la vivienda, suelo urbano, las modalidades de actuacion del capital inmobiliario, la intervencion del Estado en todo este proceso, tugurios y barriadas, y la situacion en lo relativo al transporte y servicios, especialmente agua potable.

This paper focused on the policies and programmes relating to human settlements, aspects of urban land policies and of policies for rational urban promotion and the elimination of uncontrolled settlements and slums.

Study of the urbanization problem of slums and squatters in six urban areas of the Philippines - describes the communities and their social problems (e.g., unemployment, housing, social services); similarities between the communities in such characteristics as reasons for rural migration, educational level, desire for land ownership, capacity for social participation and political participation; recommendations for government policy and programmes on urban development.

Two images have dominated the northern media in recent months.The first is of desolation in remote, rural areas in Africa affected by drought, conflict or famine, such as in Somalia, northern Kenya or Darfur, Sudan. The second is a different kind of desolation - that of urban squalor as portrayed in the film «The Constant Gardener». Nairobi's Kibera, which provides a backdrop for the film, is a bustling shantytown with a population of ca.