Evaluation of innovative land tools in sub-Saharan Africa : three cases from a peri-urban context / Paul van Asperen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asperen, Paul van, author.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 49.

Sustainable Urban Areas, 1879-8330 ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, but most countries lack appropriate tools to manage their urban growth. This creates both risks and opportunities for prospective land holders, resulting in a tangle of insecure land rights and claims under multiple tenure systems. Recently, innovative land tools have been proposed and implemented to formalize land tenure. It is envisaged that tenure security for land holders will increase and in turn contribute to poverty reduction. This study evaluates such tools in three peri-urban areas in Lusaka (Zambia), Oshakati (Namibia) and Gaborone (Botswana)

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Preface and acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Urbanization and land tenure security in sub-Saharan Africa""; ""1.2 A brief history of land management in sub-Saharan Africa""; ""1.3 Land tenure in peri-urban areas""; ""1.4 Lack of tenure security""; ""1.5 Innovative land tools""; ""1.6 Problem statement""; ""1.7 Research outline and questions""; ""1.8 Research methodology""; ""1.9 Case-study design""; ""1.9.1 Unit of analysis""; ""1.9.2 Levels of investigation""; ""1.9.3 Single-case or multiple-case study""

""1.9.4 Selection of case-study areas""""1.9.5 Data collection""; ""1.9.6 Data analysis""; ""1.10 Relevance of this study""; ""1.11 Structure of this thesis""; ""2 The emergence of innovative land tools and its relevance for peri-urban areas""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Innovative land tools""; ""2.2.1 The concept of land tools within the land administration domain""; ""2.2.2 Failure of conventional land administration""; ""2.2.3 Innovative land tools as a solution""; ""2.2.4 Land tenure""; ""2.2.5 Tenure security""; ""2.3 Peri-urban land issues in sub-Saharan Africa""

""2.3.1 The dynamic nature of peri-urban areas""""2.3.2 The existence of multiple tenure systems""; ""2.3.3 Access to land in peri-urban areas""; ""2.3.4 Land rights in peri-urban areas""; ""2.3.5 Poverty""; ""2.3.6 Formalization""; ""2.4 The current debate on innovative land tools in peri-urban areas""; ""2.4.1 Land and housing policies""; ""2.4.2 The role of customary tenure in peri-urban areas""; ""2.4.3 Access to land in peri-urban areas""; ""2.4.4 The need for innovative land tools""; ""2.4.5 The impact of innovative land tools""

""2.5 Concluding remarks and implications for this study""""3 Examples of innovative land tools in sub-Saharan Africa""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Uganda""; ""3.2.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.2.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""; ""3.2.3 Summary""; ""3.3 Kenya""; ""3.3.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.3.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""; ""3.3.3 Summary""; ""3.4 Ghana""; ""3.4.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.4.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""

""3.4.3 Summary""""3.5 Namibia""; ""3.5.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.5.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""; ""3.5.3 Summary""; ""3.6 Zambia""; ""3.6.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.6.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""; ""3.6.3 Summary""; ""3.7 Botswana""; ""3.7.1 Land tools within the legal framework""; ""3.7.2 Implementation in peri-urban areas and informal settlements""; ""3.7.3 Summary""; ""3.8 Concluding remarks and implications for this study""

""4 An evaluation framework for innovative land tools""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebary, viewed October 28, 2014).

ISBN:

1-61499-444-7

OCLC:

894508670