1 option
Adapting land administration to the institutional framework of customary tenure [electronic resource] : the case of peri-urban Ghana / Anthony Arko-Adjei.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Arko-Adjei, Anthony.
- Series:
- ITC publication (Enschede, Netherlands) ; no. 184.
- Sustainable urban areas ; 39.
- Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 39
- ITC dissertation ; no. 184
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use--Government policy--Ghana.
- Land use.
- Land use, Urban--Ghana.
- Land use, Urban.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (282 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Historical experience in many Sub-Saharan African countries demonstrates that an alternative approach to conventional land administration methods is required to appropriately secure tenure and administer land rights in customary areas. This book is about dealing with the dynamics of customary tenure and with land governance and institutional capacity issues necessary to implement land administration at the local level. Methods for implementing land administration systems at the local level have been presented in a three-phased tenure model. The author concludes that customary tenure institutio
- Contents:
- Title Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Customary tenure, formalisation and concepts of good governance; The legal framework for administering customary land in Ghana; Requirements and framework for designing land administration for customary areas; Empirical study design and methodology; Dynamics of customary tenure in peri-urban Ghana; Customary tenure institutions and good land governance in peri-urban Ghana; Indigenous knowledge and local capacity for land administration
- Strategies for designing land administration systems for peri-urban areasConclusion; References; Appendix A Interviewees; Appendix B Questionnaires; Appendix C Accessing land through the institutional framework of customary tenure; Summary; Samenvatting; Curriculum vitae
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 6613289736
- 1-283-28973-3
- 9786613289735
- 1-60750-747-1
- OCLC:
- 756484745
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.