Huambo Land Readjustment: Urban Legal Case Studies Volume 1 2013 This report is the result of an analysis of two land readjustment projects that were implemented in Huambo, central Angola, between 2006 and 2008.
Land readjustment is the concept of assembling land with the general objective of facilitating the development or redevelopment of land. It has been used, for example,
to redraw boundaries of rural land to make farms more efficient, to pool developed properties in brownfield redevelopment schemes, to assemble land for new developments in “greenfield” sites, and to achieve densification in already developed urban areas.
National Urban Profile 2013 The objective of this study is to outline a profile of the urban sector of the Republic of Cape Verde with the aim of contributing to the development of policies to reduce urban poverty at the national level in Cabo Verde.
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility:Global Report on Human Settlements 2013 - Policy directions . 2013 Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose 'transportation' and 'mobility' is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods.
Report on Sustainable Competitiveness of Cities Worldwide（2012-2013) 2013
Property Tax Regimes in East Africa Global Urban Economic Dialogue series 2013 The report covers three basic issues: property tax legislation and practice, the significance and magnitude of property tax revenue, and the prospects of property taxation in the three East African countries - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Profil du Secteur du Logement Urban au Senegal (Senegal Urban Housing Sector Profile) 2013 Le profil du secteur du logement au Sénégal est une analyse complète du secteur du logement urbain, avec un regard concentre sur l'identification de ses points forts et faiblesses. Le profil contribue à la création d'un cadre devant permettre la provision d'un logement convenable pour tous.
Activaciones Urbanas para la Apropiación del Espacio Público. 2013 Serie Laboratorio de Innovación Urbana para la Convivencia y la Gobernanza de la Seguridad
The State of China’s Cities Report 2012/2013 2013 Overview of the state of urbanization and migration, urban housing, environment and infrastructure, disaster risk reduction, social service delivery in cities and urban planning
Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Urban Programme in Iraq 2004-2012 2013 The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the contributions of the UN-Habitat Iraq Urban Programme, the relevance of its programmatic focus, and the appropriateness of its institutional arrangements and partnerships.
Supply of Urban Land For Development – Land Readjustment Experience in Gujarat, India: Urban Legal Case Studies Volume 2 2013 UN-Habitat has initiated a process of strengthening its urban legal knowledge and recently identified seven new focus areas, one of which is “urban legislation, land and
governance”. The agency sees an important opportunity to influence member states’ and Habitat Agenda Partners’ initiatives on developing new and transforming old urban legislation. UN-Habitat has chosen to focus on a particular set of legal tools used to facilitate large-scale urban expansion, known as land readjustment / land pooling.