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This paper introduces a special issue of international habitat on land tenure and property rights. It sets the scene for case studies carried out in countries around the world commissioned by the...
This paper introduces a special issue of habitat International on land tenure and property rights. It sets the scene for case studies carried out in countries around the world commissioned by the...
The beginning of the 20st century was marked in India by two major disasters. In January 2001 a severe earthquake stroke Gujarat. Less than four years later the Indian Ocean tsunami hit coastal...
Nepal and Pakistan face a triple challenge of political instability, weak governance and vulnerability to
climate change. Communities are highly vulnerable to floods, landslides and droughts...
This paper presents key insights that emerge from the case studies conducted by the Pakistan research group of the Swiss National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South. The core...
The state, on explicit behalf of the society, delegated(s) its prerogatives or rather powers to
the military to protect the former against any kind of external as well as internal threat or...
Given the increasing frailty and disability with age, social networks and social support play
cardinal role in the quality of life of older people in societies where formal support and...
This paper develops and presents a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan. It is intended to enhance knowledge of irrigation methods and management with the aim of improving system...
This report discusses how land rights are facing a crisis in Afghanistan and how to restore tenure security in the country. This review is not about land in general but about land tenure, the way...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on adobe brick house. Buildings made of adobe brick masonry can still be found in all parts of Guatemala both in rural...