Cities and Urbanization

Community land trusts: a solution to the global housing crisis

CLTs can be used to give people in informal settlements like this one in Nairobi, Kenya land rights and settled tenures.

CLTs can be used to give people in informal settlements like this one in Nairobi, Kenya land rights and settled tenures. Image: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Carrick Reddin
Principal, Contexture Collaborative
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CLTs typically combine publicly owned land with individually owned homes
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