The idea of land justice in urban Bangladesh

Abstract

The biggest challenge facing the impoverished urban communities in Bangladesh is their struggle to gain access to land. This chapter delves into the idea of land justice in urban Bangladesh by examining three research questions. First, why do impoverished individuals lack the legal right to use land in urban areas? Second, how do they face evictions from their homes and workplaces? Third, how do they fall prey to dispossession? Land justice, therefore, encompasses the understanding of three sociospatial injustices: the poor's limited or complete lack of access to urban land, their insecurity regarding housing and employment, and their experiences of dispossession. This idea of land justice i..