Land, Property, and Housing in Somalia is a detailed and comprehensive report that focuses on the Somali legal frameworks and institutional systems relating to land and on the historical background of the current landholding and ownership patterns in Somalia.

This publication from the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) belongs to a series of research reports examining the changing landscape of land tenure security in developing countries.

The case studies comprise a selection of initiatives in the enhancement and conservation of cultural heritage, contained in UN HABITAT’S Best Practices Database.

This report consists of five parts. Part one traces the origins of the debates surrounding conventional and alternative approaches to community development, against the broader backdrops of ‘need vs. asset’ and ‘people vs. place’ distinctions.

The report sets the Thai economy as a background for examining the housing finance system.

Since the 1980s, there has been growing recognition of the need to ensure women's equal access to urban public spaces.

This report examines the housing finance mechanisms in South Africa.

The objective of the Situation Analysis is to present the state of slums and slum upgrading in selected wards in Umlazi and Kenville/ Sea Cow Lake, and the effectiveness of past and ongoing upgrading initiatives, within the framework of the overall city development strategy and national poverty reduction program.

Es muy satisfactorio para UN-Hábitat presentar este interesante libro .HÁBITAT Y ESPACIO PÚBLICO., donde se concretan algunos de los productos de la asistencia técnica que la Agencia se ha comprometido a ofrecer en el contex­to del proyecto COL/41657 .