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Evaluation of innovative land tools in Sub-Saharan Africa : three cases from a peri-urban context /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Asperen, Paul van (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, [2014]
Colección:Sustainable urban areas ; 49.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 areas1.9.5 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 areas2.3.2 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 study3 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 Summary3.5 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