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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826754403321

Autore

Oberlander H. Peter <1922-2008.>

Titolo

Land, the central human settlement issue / / H. Peter Oberlander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, 1985

ISBN

1-283-22644-8

9786613226440

0-7748-5714-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 103 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cm

Collana

Human settlement issues ; ; 7

Disciplina

333.77/13/091724

Soggetti

Urban poor - Housing - Developing countries

Squatter settlements - Developing countries

Human settlements - Developing countries

Land use, Urban - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the Centre for Human Settlements at the University of British Columbia."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. [93]-101.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Land for Human Settlements -- Demographic Overview and Forecasts -- The Development Context -- Land Policy Issues -- Public Control Of Land -- Policy Initiatives for Action Planning -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements

Sommario/riassunto

Peter Oberlander proposes a number of specific policy shifts to accommodate the poor effectively within the settlement system and to use land strategically as a scarce resource in the development process.