Author Archives for Pascale Thys

Peri-Urbanization

This neologism refers to the diffuse urbanization that can be observed in rural areas neighboring major urban areas. It has... View Article

Participatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting is a process by which people define the destination of public resources, usually part or all of the... View Article

Parcel

“A basic territorial unit, limited and defined by two forms of appropriation: ownership and land use. A parcel of property... View Article

Neighborhood contracts

Land Registry

Definition “In a classic way, the cadastre is considered as “the civil status of land ownership” “More precisely, it can... View Article

Involuntary Resettlement (“Déguerpissement”)

The French term “déguerpissement” dates back to the Middle Ages. If an heir decided that a good he was to... View Article

Informal Settlement

The UN defines “informal settlements” as a “group of ten or more dwellings located on public or private land, built... View Article

Individual Assistance

Individual assistance is public financial assistance given to a household for the purpose of buying, acquiring, building, or improving a... View Article

Housing Insalubrity

The concepts of salubrity and insalubrity (or security and insecurity) are not universal. Each country, however, that incorporates this concept... View Article

Housing Cooperatives

The Statement on the Cooperative Identity states that a cooperative is an “autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet... View Article