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In terms of land use and land rights, megacities are characterised by uncontrolled, informal developments that seem to be outside of the control of public management. After analysing the situation, it has become obvious that at the international level, there are sufficient methods and tools that could be applied to guide land use and ownership. What are lacking, however, are ideas, strategies, and options on how to deal with power structures and how to negotiate with powerful actors who – at least partly – act illegally and possess a lot of power.
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Wehrmann, B. (2014). Land Development Strategies in Megacities: Guiding Land Use and Land Rights in the Context of Urban Sprawl and Informality. In: Kraas, F., Aggarwal, S., Coy, M., Mertins, G. (eds) Megacities. International Year of Planet Earth. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3417-5_6
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