Sites for sore eyes
There are several
good online sources of information on land and tenure.
The Land Tenure
Centre of the University of Wisconsin has an excellent
links page on land issues.
The University
of Birmingham’s ‘Urban governance, partnerships
and poverty’ programme considers urban development in 10 developing
country cities. The Natural Resources
Institute and
the Eldis website, also have a good selection of references.
As an organisation dedicated to land and settlement issues, UN-Habitat offers
a wealth of relevant resources, presenting, examples of recent campaigns
and links to publications.
See also the World Bank’s website on
land administration, land markets and land reform.
One of several NGOs working on land and tenure issues, the Centre
on Housing Rights and Evictions provides good overviews
on these issues and access to books, reports and other sources of information.
As do, Homeless
International and
Slum Dwellers International.
On the issue of housing rights and eviction, UN-Habitat's
Housing
Policy and Development Section has
some useful materials.
Human Rights Watch has recently launched a campaign specifically addressing
women’s property rights, and its website includes
their report on this theme. The Food and
Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations provides articles
on gender and land tenure.
The Society for the Promotion
of Area Resource Centres and the Indian
Land Tenure Foundation,
are good sites for the South Asian region. See also Oxfam’s Land
Rights in Africa page or
LandNet Americas’ site which focuses on Latin America.
Jarrod Lovett
Lovettjarrod@hotmail.com
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