“Measuring De-facto Land Rights: Approaches, progress and persisting challenges”

Africa’s cities are growing fast, and so is the need for inclusive, community-driven innovation. Residents of informal settlements are already developing practical solutions to the challenges they fac...

Equitable taxation is about building fairer systems which align with a much-needed path to inclusive urban development. The Lagos property tax system can be improved to facilitate a win-win for all ur...

Researchers are crafting a new ‘African urban science’, rooted in local realities and embedded in collaborative practice.

In this lecture Professor Diana Mitlin of the Global Development Institute and African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester, explores how academics engage in politics through their inv...

How can legal empowerment strategies transform life in informal settlements and put residents at the center of justice and development? Join us for the launch of "Legal Empowerment in Informal Settle...

The urgency of developing more effective mechanisms to capture rising land values for urban infrastructure and services is now widely acknowledged. It is also accepted that this is highly challenging.