Land, governance & the gendered politics of displacement in urban Pakistan

Abstract

Pakistan is home to diverse geographies of land displacement, which are accelerating in an era of rapid urban development. This paper summarises the findings and recommendation from a 28-month research project which charts - for the first time - the contemporary context of land displacement in urban Pakistan, through the lens of its largest city, Karachi.

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Urdu version available in IDRC Digital Library: Land, governance & the gendered politics of displacement in urban Pakistan [Urdu language]

Keywords

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBANIZATION, DISPLACEMENT, GENDER INEQUALITY, LAND OWNERSHIP, RESETTLEMENT, LAND ACQUISITION, PAKISTAN, SOUTH ASIA

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