Land reclamation for housing – the example of Côte d’Ivoire

Eguavoen, Irit
Externe Publikationen (2022)

in: Rural 21 1(2022), 10-12

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Waterfronts are attractive residential places for rich and poor people in coastal African cities, albeit for different reasons. While expensive waterfront residences follow the global estate logic, shores form spatial niches attracting people with very low incomes. When building plots are in short supply, land is reclaimed by various practices – with considerable ecological and socio-legal implications.

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Ittner, Irit

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