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Regularization of Informal
Settlements in Latin America
Edesio Fernandes - 2011
Contents
Executive Summary
Dwellings in informal settlements
generally lack formal legal titles,
and they may exhibit irregular
development patterns, lack essential
public services such as sanitation, and
occur on environmentally vulnerable or public
land. Whether they are built on private or
public land, informal settlements are developed
progressively over many years, and
some have existed for decades.
Such settlements often become recognized
legally as part of the regular development
of the city—through either official actions
or the accretion of rights over time. Accordingly,
the definition of informality is imprecise
and multidimensional, covering physical,
socioeconomic, and legal aspects.
Chapter 1. The
Challenges of Informal Development
Sociolegal Aspects of Informality
Burdens of Informality
Interventions to Resolve Informality
Chapter 2. Defining
and Measuring Informal Development and Assessing its Causes
Problems of Definition
Challenges of Measurement
Causes of Informal Development
Summary
Chapter 3. The
Regularization of Consolidated Informal Settlements
Challenges of Regularization
Why Regularize?
Who Can Regularize?
Who Pays the Bill, and How?
What Are the Results?
Summary
Chapter 4.
Experiences with Regularization: The Cases of Peru and Brazil
Titling as a Trigger for Development: The Peruvian Experience
Tenure Security as an Integrated Program: The Brazilian Experience
Assessment of Regularization Experiences
Unanticipated Consequences
Summary
Chapter 5. Additional
Legal Issues Related to Regularization
Types of Tenure Rights
Legal Issues of Land
Occupation
Ensuring the
Durability of Benefits for the Poor
Gender and Land Rights
Environmental
Protection
Summary
Chapter 6.
Recommendations on Regularization Policy
References
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