Land, governance & the gendered politics of displacement in urban Pakistan
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2021-12
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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]
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Policy Brief
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBANIZATION, DISPLACEMENT, GENDER INEQUALITY, LAND OWNERSHIP, RESETTLEMENT, LAND ACQUISITION, PAKISTAN, SOUTH ASIA