Dans les villes africaines, des millions de gens sont locataires.

Le présent Guide pratique n° 8 donne un bref aperçu des autorités locales en Afrique et des défis (et opportunités) urbains auxquels ils doivent faire face.

This training package provides an introduction to the important, complex, and sometimes daunting theme of improving land governance as a means to enhance gender equality and grassroots participation in land matters.

It cannot be assumed that women and men benefit in the same way from initiatives in the land sector. Depending on the political, economic and cultural context, it is often women, and particularly poor women, who face significant barriers in obtaining land. The Gender Evaluation Criteria has been developed as a practical tool to systematically measure the impact of land tools and interventions on women and men, so that one has concrete evidence on their gender dimensions.

This booklet arises from GLTN's work on Islamic dimensions of land which began in 2004 with the commissioning of research leading to Sait and Lim's "Land, Law and Islam: Property and Human Rights in the Muslim World" (London: Zed Press/UN-HABITAT, 2006).

The subprime crisis refers to the collapse of subprime mortgage markets in the United States due to the sharp rise in foreclosures beginning in 2006, which led to the failure, merger, and government bailout of leading American financial institutions and enterprises.

This report examines how the public-private partnership (PPP) model can be applied to help promote sustainable housing and urban development for countries around the world.

This technical publication documents and draws lessons from the Philippine's experience in implementing alternative approaches in securing tenure for the urban poor.

Esta Guía, es parte de una serie de Publicaciones del Programa Ciudades más Seguras de la Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos ONU-HABITAT, y ha sido elaborada por la Universidad Alberto Alberto Hurtado(UAH), de Chile.