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Article: Research conducted by J.I.E. Teodoro and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about environmental planning.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Environment and Urbanization, "This paper describes and discusses community-driven land tenure initiatives to address the issue of access to land in urban areas in the Philippines. This includes countering actual and threatened displacements from market-driven land, housing and urban development policies, mega-infrastructure development and disasters."
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