Migration, informal urban settlements and non-market land transactions: A case study of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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Migration, informal urban settlements and non-market land transactions: A case study of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

This paper examines the various ways in which migrant settlers have gained and maintained access to land in the informal urban settlements of Wewak, the provincial capital of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Urban population growth in PNG and in Pacific Island states more generally is pr...

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Main Authors:	Numbasa, G., Koczberski, Gina
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2012
Subjects:	migration informal settlements customary land tenure Pacific urbanisation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9703

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