Land Tenure Security and Housing Improvements in Recife, Brazil

Intergenerational discounting: A case from Hong Kong

“…A number of studies have shown the importance of land tenure security in housing investment (e.g. de Souza, 1999de Souza, , 2001Khemro & Payne, 2004;Olima & Obala, 1998). In our study, we shall use the value difference between freehold and leasehold property (i.e.…”

Feeling and thinking: Quantifying the relationship between perceived tenure security and housing improvement in an informal neighbourhood in Buenos Aires

“…Stated operationally, the critical element may not so much be the legal category involved as the perception of the occupant of his security in relation to the investment contemplated' ' (1978, p. 111). In sum, what is important for the process of housing improvement, according to this perspective, is not legal title but rather some sense of perceived tenure security (Aristizabal & Ortı´z Gó mez, 2004;Broegaard, 2005;Caldero´n, 2004;Ferguson & Navarrete, 2003;Gilbert 2002Gilbert , 1994Gilbert & Ward, 1985;Karst, 1971;Payne, 2002Payne, , 2001Razzaz, 1993Razzaz, , 1994De Souza, 1999Turner, 1976Turner, , 1972Varley, 1987).…”

Urban land policy and new land tenure paradigms: Legitimacy vs. legality in Brazilian cities

“…Land invasions may be carried out by individuals, families, or groups of people who identify an unoccupied area, take possession of it without the permission of the owner, and build some type of shelter on it (Leeds, 1981;Sampaio, 1994;De Souza, 1999). With most urban areas built out, nearly all invasions take place in areas unsuitable for human occupation or in areas where uncontrolled development may harm the environment.…”