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10 July 1690 A Turning Point in the Foundations of New York's Real Estate and Urban Governancec

On 10 July 1690, authority in the Province of New York shifted firmly under the government established in the name of King William III and Queen Mary II during the aftermath of the......

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The East Indian Railway approved its first large scale acquisition of state land between Howrah and Liluah

According to the notification published in Part One of the Government of India Gazette on 28 November 1903, the East Indian Railway authorised for the first time an extensive acqui......

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Japan’s Post Kobe Earthquake Housing Initiative for Safer Cities

On November 10, 1995, the government of Japan began a national program to rebuild homes and cities after the Kobe earthquake that caused severe damage earlier that year. The plan a......

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The Earthquake That Changed Pakistan Forever

On this day in 2005, a catastrophic 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), marking one of the deadliest natural disasters in the nation’s......

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Adhesion to Treaty 8 One of the Largest Land Agreements in Canadian History

An important adhesion to Treaty 8 was signed at Fort Vermilion in northern Alberta, Canada. Treaty 8 had originally been signed on June 21, 1899, at Lesser Slave Lake, but it was l......

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Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...

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 Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...

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