Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information from the diverse range of disciplines and interest groups which must be combined to formulate effective land use policies.
Journal of Regional and City Planning or JRCP is a tri-annual open access journal mainly focusing on urban and regional studies and planning in transitional, developing and emerging economies. JRCP covers topics related to the sciences, analytics, development, intervention, and design of communities, cities, and regions including their physical, spatial, technological, economic, social and political environments.
Suyo is a public benefit corporation that unlocks the transformational impact of secure property rights by making it easier and more affordable for low-income families to formalize their property. Empowered with formal recognition of their property rights, low-income families have access to numerous benefits that help lift them out of poverty, such as credit, home ownership security and the ability to transfer rights.
The Knowledge Exchange is a response to an identified need for increased information exchange in the Southern African region. It has been developed as a broad collaboration of partners, with the CSIR acting as the custodian.
PRIndex, the Global Property Rights Index, is a collaborative initiative between Global Land Alliance and the Overseas Development Institute (with staff from both organisations working on the project alongside expert consultants), that aims to develop and roll out the first global measurement of peoples’ perceptions of their property rights.
A Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) foi fundada em 1968 e foi a primeira instituição federal de Ensino Superior instalada no interior do Estado de São Paulo. A Universidade se destaca pelo alto nível de qualificação de seu corpo docente: 99,8% são doutores ou mestres e 95,8% dos professores desenvolvem atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão em regime de dedicação exclusiva.
A Universidade possui quatro campi: São Carlos, Araras, Sorocaba e Lagoa do Sino.
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups.
The South African Cities Network (SACN) is an established network of South African cities and partners that encourages the exchange of information, experience and best practices on urban development and city management. Since 2002 the SACN’s objectives are to:
A Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), com sede em Florianópolis, capital do estado de Santa Catarina, foi fundada em 18 de dezembro de 1960, com o objetivo de promover o ensino, a pesquisa e a extensão. Sua comunidade é constituída por cerca de 70 mil pessoas, entre docentes, técnicos-administrativos em Educação e estudantes de graduação, pós-graduação, ensino médio, fundamental e básico. São mais de 5.600 servidores, aproximadamente 2.500 professores e 3.200 TAEs.
A Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) é uma das melhores universidades do País, em ensino (graduação e pós-graduação) e pesquisa científica, sendo a melhor do Norte-Nordeste, segundo avaliações dos Ministérios da Educação (MEC) e de Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT).
O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) confirmou, por maioria de votos, liminar concedida em junho pelo ministro Luís Roberto Barroso para suspender despejos e desocupações até 31/10, em razão da pandemia da covid-19.
