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Habitat And Urbanisation

Africa’s cities: opening doors to the world

Cities in Africa are growing rapidly and have a critical role to play in their countries’ economic growth. Improving conditions for people and businesses in African cities by aggressively investing in infrastructure and reforming land markets is the key to accelerating economic growth, adding jobs, and improving city competitiveness says this report.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Somik Vinay Lall, J. Vernon Henderson, Anthony J. Venables
The World Bank
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Urbanisation, Urban Development, Africa, Urban Environment, Economy, Urban Planning, Urban Land Use, Infrastructure Development, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest

The government of Equatorial Guinea has moved its headquarters from the coastal capital of Malabo to an unfinished city deep in the rainforest.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Habitat, Forests, Eq Guinea, Urbanisation, Deforestation, Development, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Government to tweak planning laws to solve housing crisis

• The Government is to outline a series of tweaks to planning laws it says will help solve the housing shortage.• Ministers want to require councils to come with a local plan to meet housing demand

Publication Date: 
08/02/2017
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Housing, Planning, Housing Construction
Habitat And Urbanisation

Aviation plan gets green light

The cabinet yesterday approved an aviation development plan proposed by the Transport Ministry in a bid to upgrade Thailand to a regional aviation hub in Southeast Asia.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2017
Bangkok Post
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Thailand, Air Transport, Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Hefty fines for flouting building regulations

Building owners in Mandalay will soon face hefty fines that may exceed the value of the buildings if the structures are built without permits or if they flout regulations, warned the Mandalay City

Publication Date: 
07/02/2017
Myanmar Times
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Myanmar, Buildings, Housing Construction
Habitat And Urbanisation

Taronga Zoo's plan to build luxury eco-resort slammed by council and residents

Taronga Zoo's proposal to build a four to five storey "eco resort" on its plum harbourside site has been slammed as a thinly disguised development bid pitched at wealthy visitors to Sydney.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2017
Sydney Morning Herald
Tags:
Australia, Zoos, Housing, Housing Construction
Habitat And Urbanisation

Historical transformations in boundary and land use in New Delhi’s urban villages

New Delhi’s “urban villages” are the result of government land acquisitions that began in 1912 and continued into the 1960s. Since the 1980s, growing demand for real estate within the city has engendered unprecedented residential and commercial development in these former agrarian areas. The consequences of this include structural changes in the built environment, shifts in the social make-up of the village, and new relationships with the municipal and planning authorities.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2017
Sudev J Sheth
Economic and Political Weekly
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Urban Land Use, Delhi, Land Acquisition, Municipal Corporations, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Political Decentralisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

South Sudan and Morocco sign new city construction deal

South Sudan has signed a new construction deal for its new capital city with Morocco.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Sudan Tribune
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Morocco, Sudan, International Cooperation, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Union Budget 2017: Big focus is on rural housing, says Mohandas Pai

The Budget is a political one with a focus on farmers, rural area, on the poor, on women, on infrastructure, on digital economy and bringing in good governance.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2017
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Housing, Budget, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Infrastructure Development, Habitat And Urbanisation
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NHA proposes a $600 million project to build 12,500 housing units in Misisi and Kuku compounds

THE National Housing Authority (NHA) has proposed a US$600 million urban renewal scheme to build 12,500 housing units in Lusaka’s Misisi and Kuku townships by September to accommodate 50,000 reside

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Lusaka Times (Zambia)
Tags:
Africa, Zambia, Housing, Housing Construction, Urban Development, Slums

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