This was a presentation at a Workshop on Development of an Interim Framework for the National Land Use Classification Standard, Methodology and Symbology for South Africa.  It shows why land use and land cover are not the same, why land use often cannot be determined from imagery alone, and why land use, zoning and planning are not the same.

Uganda is one of the poorest countries
in Africa with a gross national income (GNI) per capita in
2010 of United States (U.S.) $500 compared with the
Sub-Saharan regional average of $1,170. Uganda's
population growth of over 3 percent per year, one of the
highest in the world, puts a considerable strain on public
sector service delivery, not just for water and sanitation
but also in other areas such as health, education, and

This paper explains the major issues and
lessons derived from the national forest management program
and REDD+ initiatives in Tanzania. It finds that addressing
the most important drivers of forest degradation and
deforestation, in particular the country energy needs and
landownership, is essential for success in reducing
emissions regardless of the type of program implemented. It
also finds that, through the national program, forest users

This paper takes a critical view of the
challenges that lie ahead for land?related development
projects in Central America. Drawing upon several sources of
information and types of analysis, including literature
reviews, field visits and rapid participatory assessments,
along with decades of professional experience, the authors
examine land-related development policies and projects over
the past two decades in Central America (although monitoring

The Sahel region has seen the forcible
displacement of more than million persons as a result of
conflict. Tackling displacement in the Sahel is critical for
both poverty alleviation and stabilization, and only a
development response will be adequate to the task. A
development response to forced displacement in the Sahel
requires a regional approach. Such an approach would have
the benefits of being able to overcome challenges relating

Le présent arrêté fixe les modalités d’application du dernier alinéa de l’article 19 du décret n°2014-205 du 13 mars 2014, portant réglementation de la délivrance de permis de construire en République du Bénin. Il précise les attributions, la composition et le fonctionnement de la Commission Départementale du Permis de Construire.

Le présent arrêté fixe les modalités d’application des articles n°31 à 34 du décret n°2014-205 du 13 mars 2014, portant réglementation de la délivrance de permis de construire en République du Bénin. Il précise les attributions, la composition et le fonctionnement de la Commission Nationale du Permis de Construire.

Met en oeuvre: Décret n° 2014-205 du 13 mars 2014 portant réglementation de la délivrance du permis de construire en République du Bénin. (2014-03-13)

Le présent arrêté fixe les modalités d’application du dernier alinéa de l’article 20 du décret n°2014-205 du 13 mars 2014, portant réglementation de la délivrance de permis de construire en République du Bénin. Il précise les attributions, la composition et le fonctionnement de la Communale ou Municipale du Permis de Construire.

Le présent arrêté, sur tout le territoire de la République du Bénin, fixe les prescriptions minimales à observer pour la délivrance du permis de construire.

The trend toward ever greater
urbanization continues unabated across the globe. According
to the United Nations, by 2025 closes to 5 billion people
will live in urban areas. Many cities, especially in the
developing world, are set to explode in size. Over the next
decade and a half, Lagos is expected to increase its
population 50 percent, to nearly 16 million. Naturally,
there is an active debate on whether restricting the growth

The great 21st-century migration into
cities will present both a great challenge for humanity and
a significant opportunity for global economic growth. This
paper describes the diverse patterns that define this
metropolitan migration. It then lays out a framework for
understanding the costs and benefits of new arrivals through
migration's externalities and the challenges and policy
tradeoffs that confront city stakeholders. The paper

Urbanization is undoubtedly a key driver
of development - cities provide the national platform for
prosperity, job creation, and poverty reduction. But
urbanization also poses enormous challenges that one is
familiar with: congestion, air pollution, social divisions,
crime, the breakdown of public services and infrastructure,
and the slums that one billion urban resident's call
home. Urbanization is perhaps the single most important