LEADER 06014oam 2200841I 450 001 9910450364803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-47642-7 010 $a1-84977-156-1 010 $a1-136-56414-4 010 $a9786610476428 010 $a1-136-56413-6 010 $a600-00-0252-1 010 $a1-4175-4256-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849771566 035 $a(CKB)1000000000242788 035 $a(EBL)981598 035 $a(OCoLC)804665564 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172529 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172529 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10152238 035 $a(PQKB)10039783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000361198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12111225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10348785 035 $a(PQKB)11037684 035 $a(OCoLC)647502199 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430039 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981598 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10128962 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47642 035 $a(OCoLC)228140722 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000242788 100 $a20180706d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHolding their ground $esecure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries /$fedited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan Publications,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (574 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85383-891-8 311 $a1-85383-890-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. International Trends and Country Contexts - From Tenure Regularization to Tenure Security; Background; Irregular settlements and security of tenure; From tenure regularization to security of tenure: The ongoing debate on strategies regarding tenure issues for the urban poor; A framework for positioning Indian, Brazilian and South African tenure security policies in the international debate 327 $aKey themes for a comparative reading of the country chapters in the context of global issuesPart 1: India; 2. Security of Tenure in Indian Cities; An overview of policy and practice; Governance of urban land in India; Security of tenure in national policy; Determinants of policy reorientation; Instruments for policy implementation; Irregular settlements in Indian cities; Examples of strategies, tools and techniques for providing security of tenure to squatter settlements; Conclusion; 3. Policies for Tenure Security in Delhi; The city development context; Urban land policy 327 $aSettlement typologies and land tenureGovernment policies; Conclusion; 4. Security of Tenure: Mumbai's Experience; Types of tenure arrangements in the city of Mumbai; Assessment of the tenure status of the urban poor; Interventions for security of tenure; Case studies of intervention around issues of tenure; 5. Security of Tenure of Irregular Settlements in Visakhapatnam; Informal settlements in a rapidly growing city; Slum improvement and tenure regularization: Two decades of experience; Security of tenure in slums: The different paths; Unauthorized layouts and their regularization 327 $aPart 2: Brazil6. Providing Security of Land Tenure for the Urban Poor: The Brazilian Experience; Introduction; Access to urban land and housing; Legal provisions and the state's responses; Interests at stake, social practices and legal pluralism; Urban policy in the 1988 federal constitution; Conclusion; 7. Security of Tenure in Sa?o Paulo; The usucapia?o right and 'adverse possession'; Some urban usucapia?o cases in the City of Sa?o Paulo; Conclusions; 8. The Right to Housing and the Prevention of Forced Evictions in Brazil; The right to housing and the role of the state 327 $aHousing policy: Obligations and responsibilities of the stateTypes of urban conflicts; Actions taken by housing movements; Measures to combat forced evictions; Regulatory measures concerning property use and ownership; The creation of special social interest zones; The way forward; 9. Favela Bairro: A Brief Institutional Analysis of the Programme and its Land Aspects; The Favela Bairro programme; Land tenure issues of the Favela Bairro programme and its regularization; Conclusions; Part 3: South Africa; 10. Security of Urban Tenure in South Africa: Overview of Policy and Practice 327 $aSouth Africa's long history of tenure insecurity 330 $aSecurity of land tenure for the urban poor is now a major problem for developing cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This book presents and analyzes the main conclusions of a comparative research programme on land tenure issues. It looks at how solutions can be found and implemented to respond to the demands and needs of the majority of squatters and informal settlements, and analyzes how urban stakeholders, with different social, legal and economic constraints, find innovative and flexible solutions. 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