Understanding squatting: An interdisciplinary analysis for effective policy interventions

T Rantissi, V Gitis - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
Approximately one in ten individuals globally currently reside without authorization in
another person's dwelling, building, or parcel of land, underscoring the magnitude of …

Real Property Transactions in the Network Society: Platform Real Estate, Housing Hactivism, and the Re-scaling of Public and Private Power

ML Roark, L Fox O'Mahony - Journal of Consumer Policy, 2023 - Springer
Technology is rapidly transforming the landscape of land ownership and housing
transactions, creating new types of consumer risk and new regulatory challenges. As …

Compulsory acquisition of property for urban densification in South Africa: an answer to the chronic housing backlog?

G Mathiba - International Journal of Urban Sustainable …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The cities are rapidly sprawling in South Africa, despite the city authorities' attempts at
containing the sprawl. This has signalled the need for strong urban densification policy …

Analysis of land rights ownership Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij in Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

E Ikhsan, S Saidin - Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to unravel the legal and political history of the birth of a modern mode of
railway in Medan. The land agreement for the construction of railroad companies has led to …

The political economy of tenancy contract law–towards holistic housing law

KH Eller - European Law Open, 2022 - cambridge.org
Europe's aggravating housing crisis lies in the blind spots of law. While central in
constructing housing both as a home and as an asset, law bears the task of mediating …