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Land is a cross-cutting theme in most contemporary development challenges. Contemporary literature shows that land governance benefits the broader administration and governance of society.
A compendium of four doctoral theses on land administration.
This paper examines regulatory approaches for informal livelihood activities within cities. Informality is generally conceptualised in terms of activities, workers and governance. Scholars have concentrated much advocating development of micro enterprise and improvement of capital goods.
In various countries around the world, land expropriation is considered as a major tool used by governments to assemble tracts of land for various activities aiming at public interest.
Objections to assessed compensation for expropriated land in Tanzania have been on increase irrespective of the changed ideologies of the country.
Property tax is an invaluable source of revenue that is harnessed to finance municipal services in many urban areas all over the world.
— International Valuation Standards and best practice advocates consistency, objectivity, independence and transparency as critical in ensuring credible valuations and in building public trust and confidence in valuation.
The shifting of national capitals from old cities to new sites was fashionable from the 1956 to 1990s.
Selection of roads for improvement of transport network with minimum demolition of houses required in roads widening has been a challenge for many years in upgrading informal settlements.