Understanding informal urban land access processes from a legal pluralist perspective: The case of Kampala, Uganda

Habitat International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-120

  Nkurunziza, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal; Kampala; Land; Legal pluralism; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; KAMPALA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 36849076227     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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