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Access to Urban Land and the Claim to the City in Africa: Constructing Urban Citizenship in Lusaka’s Unplanned Settlements

by Horman Chitonge Abstract The rapidly growing urban population in most African cities has highlighted the issue of access to urban land, particularly for housing. Access to urban land is ultimately embedded in the political question of who has a legitimate claim to the city.  This article focuses on access to urban land and how […]