The regulation of urban property use is a fundamental instrument for the development of
cities. However, most of the norms that set general guidelines for urban policy predate the …

Food security provides a major topic for this study and the recurring point is food security–
agricultural land relation. The analysis is grounded on the assumption that control over …

Attempts to democratize access to land have a long history in Brazil. Although initially
focused mainly on the rural sector, in recent decades they have also gained some …

Can private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature?
Is tort law an adequate tool for paying environmental damages to future generations? This …

There has been considerable attention on Brazil's experience in applying the right to the city,
influencing the urban reform movement and subsequent legislation including the 1988 …

The right to access and enjoy the coastal zone, and especially the beach, is a centuries-old
legal tenet in many countries and a key part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management …

In contemporary urban areas, a growing 'generation rent'is finding shelter in expensive and
precarious private rental housing. Tenant organisations and legislative initiatives have been …

Informal settlements house millions of poor urban dwellers in developing countries.
Although many studies have been conducted on urban poverty in other developing …

Many protected areas around the world are struggling to achieve financial stability and meet
management costs, which is a difficult challenge. This difficulty is particularly acute in China …

Land value capture (LVC) refers to the public sector's recovery of part or all of the land value
increments ('unearned'income) generated by actions other than the landowner's direct …