URBANIZATION
History of Cities – Heritage
The first known civilization – the Môns – settled on the territory in the 3rd century BC. They will be influenced by Buddhism as early as the 2nd century and will mix their culture with that of India. (Wikipedia)
Urban Housing
Rural Housing
LEGAL ASPECTS
Right to Housing
Forced Eviction
USEFUL TOOLS:
- Housing and Land Rights Violation Database in each country (Housing and Land Network – HIC): http://hlrn.org/welcome_violation.php#.VD-IVCi7_vQ
- Zero Evictions Campaign (International Alliance of Inhabitants): http://www.habitants.org/zero_evictions_campaign
Land Law
Land Grabbing
USEFUL TOOLS
- Data sets on agricultural land grabbing in the world (GRAIN): https://www.grain.org/bulletin_board/entries/4429-new-data-sets-on-land-grabbing
- The Online Public Database on Land Deals – Global Observatory (Land Matrix): http://landmatrix.org/en/
Vulnerable Groups
- Old People
- Young People
- Women
Some Interesting Practices
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Housing Market
Quality of Housing
Informal Housing / Slum / Homeless
ROLE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Social Housing
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Bibliography & Sitography
SEEN BY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Major Problems
Major Claims or Demands
Some Civil Society Actors
GRET MYANMAR = A non-profit organization that works in an international network and brings together professionals in solidarity development. In Burma, they carry out agricultural development projects and microfinance projects. Representation in Burma : Website – Contact.