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BOTH ALLOCATIVE PLANNING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND FORMAL CORPORATE MARKET MECHANISM, UNDER THE CONVENTIONAL PLANNING PARADIGM, HAVE LARGELY FAILED IN DEALING WITH THE INFORMAL SECTOR ACTIVITIES IN THE THIRD WORLD CITIES. PREVAILING CONDITIONS IN PERIPHERAL CAPITALIST COUNTRIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT POLICY EVOLUTION INDICATE A NEED FOR AN APPROACH CENTRED ON PEOPLE MOSTLY LIVING IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR DOMAIN. REVIEWING A FEW CASES OF INFORMAL LAND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED ASIAN CITIES, INVOLVING POPULAR ORGANIZATIONS, ILLEGAL DEVELOPERS AND THE STATE SECTOR, THE PAPER EXPLORES TO IDENTIFY SOME SALIENT ELEMENTS WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE A NON-CONVENTIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED PARADIGM OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.
