The Role of Land Law in Urban Planning and Urban Development Process
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 October 2023) | Viewed by 1176
Special Issue Editor
Interests: urban planning; land law/governance; Africa
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Land law is increasingly recognized globally as important because of rapid urban growth and the urgent need for climate action. ‘Urban law’ is emerging as a particular subject for interdisciplinary research, as recognized by the UN Sustainable Development Goals 11 and 13 (sustainable cities and climate action, respectively), in the New Urban Agenda adopted at Habitat III (Quito 2016), and through UN-HABITAT’s Global Land Tools Network. Scientific research is growing globally on related topics such as the applicability of different land management approaches, international comparative studies, and the effectiveness of planning regulatory frameworks.
Land is an international and cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal which already covers urban studies, land–climate interactions, and the water–energy–land–food (WELF) nexus. The Special Issue will expand these concerns by bringing in legal and regulatory aspects applying at national, regional and local levels of governance. It will also look at the applicability of different land management approaches, international comparative studies, urban density measurement, land-based financial mechanisms for capturing increased value from urban development, and the effectiveness of planning regulatory frameworks.
Themes could include the transnational applicability of different land management approaches (such as land readjustment, transferrable plot raio rights); a comparison between different planning regimes and governance structures; approaches to measurement and standards for urban density, floorspace for housing, and other land uses; types of green space in urban areas and improving provision; mechanisms for capturing land value created by urban development; comparative research on the scope and effectiveness of planning enforcement regimes; how to reduce corrupt practices in land governance.
Article types may be original research or reviews of current research, whether local, national, or transnational.
Prof. Dr. Robert Home
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- urban planning
- urban development
- land law/governance
- urban growth
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