Slum Reconstruction: Land Sharing as an Alternative to Eviction (1983)

Title: Slum Reconstruction: Land Sharing as an Alternative to Eviction

Article in: Angel, Archer, Tanphiphat and Wegelin, editors, Land for Housing the Poor, Select Books, Singapore

Authors: Shlomo Angel, Thipparat Chirathamkijkul

First published: 1983

Pages: 430-460

Overview: The aim of this paper is to test the validity of one particular method of granting land tenure and improving the housing conditions of slum dwellers in the urban areas of developing countries. This method is referred to as “slum reconstruction”, which is the process of rehousing slum dwellers on land which they currently occupy.

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