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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Land administration"”.
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Improving Land Administration in Malolo Ward, Tabora Municipal Council
Land is a very important resource for people’s development, we depend on land to produce food, more than 80% of Tanzanians are employed on agricultural sector mainly depending on land in order to achieve their productivity. According to Mwalimu Nyerere, Land is among the paramount requirement for …
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The land administration system of Lesotho : challenges and opportunities
The increasing need for effective land administration systems that help eradicate poverty, boost economic growth and lead countries to sustainable development, have led countries to engage in the reform of existing systems. In this process researchers and practitioners use appropriate methods, …
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Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana
Customary tenure is the predominant land tenure system in Ghana. It has been practiced for many years. Customary land tenure is built on the foundations of an African concept of land, distinguished by centrality of community, spirituality, and mutual dependence of the individual and the community. …
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Integrating land administration systems in peri-urban customary areas in Ghana
Dual land administration systems operate in many peri-urban customary areas in subSaharan Africa (Burns, 2007), yet the rationality behind them is different, and possibly conflicting (Watson, 2003). The conflicting rationalities between the dual systems have created binaries in land administration …
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Land administration and regulation model for improved formal delivery and accessibility of urban lands in Nigeria.
Acquiring developable land for property development in suitable locations especially in urban areas is considered as a global problem, and is no exception in Nigeria. Some of the reasons responsible for this phenomenon are uncontrolled urbanisation, increasing demographic growth, complex …
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Assessing land administration systems with their legal frameworks: the case of peri-urban land in Ekiti State, Nigeria
… of customary and statutory law, tenure, and administration in peri-urban areas of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Nigeria may cause conflict and tension. An efficient and effective land administration systems (LASs) and legal frameworks are crucial for ensuring pro-poor objectives …
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Analysis of the land administration and housing management systems in view of adequate self-built incremental housing development in Lesotho
… analyses the effect of Lesotho's post-reform Land Administration System (LAS) and Housing Management System (HMS) in view of supporting and promoting adequate housing delivery through Self-built Incremental Housing (SBIH) development. SBIH is key to Lesotho's realisation of the Africa Agenda …
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The Proliferation of Gated Communities in Ghana: A New Institutionalism Perspective
… reflect exigencies in contexts with privatised land markets, and local planning authorities wield unfettered control over urban planning and residential development. However, in Ghana, where gated communities are rapidly proliferating, the land administration and land-use planning systems are …
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3D property objects in South African local government: the necessity of representing and managing the third dimension in the City of Cape Town property management system
… analyse whether there is a need for a form of 3D Land Administration System (LAS)in South Africa (SA) based on the land administration functions of land tenure, land use, land development and land value. The investigation can be divided into two key focus areas that align with subsystems of the …
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A blockchain-based land titles registry in Namibia
Land administration systems in many countries are vulnerable and lack transparency, which leads to fraud, delays, and significant costs, especially in developing countries like Namibia. This study aims to address these issues by proposing a blockchain-based land titles registry to preserve land …
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Urban planning practice under neo-customary land tenure
Contemporary discourses on land policy in sub-Saharan African countries have shifted from polarised debates that hitherto promoted formal land administration or romanticised customary tenure systems. Recent policy trends have emphasised the integration of customary and state tenure systems as a …
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The role of traditional authorities in rural local governance in Mozambique: case study of the community of Chirindzene
… place of traditional authorities in local level land administration and rural governance in contemporary Mozambique. It came about as a result of the publication of the Decree 15/2000 that recognised traditional authorities after their abolition more than 20 years earlier. This study seeks to …
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Reform from above, reinterpretation from below : state making and institutional change in Ghana
… influence institutional reforms in the land sector? The dissertation does this by examining land administration reform in Ghana during the period of 2003 -2016. Theoretically, the dissertation employs the literature on institutions and change, critically engaging the role of the state …
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Municipal boundary demarcation in South Africa: processes and effects on governance in traditional rural areas
… such as the goals of good governance in land administration, management paradigm, rights, restrictions and responsibilities, Kotter's eight stages of change management, and 7Es performance measurement frameworks. From this critique, conclusions are drawn about the municipal demarcation …
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Applying Data Mining and Social Network Analysis Techniques in a Land Tenure Information System
… relationships are fundamental attribute of land tenure systems. The primary objective of this research is to develop an evolutionary TTM-based LTIS to cater for requirements dictated by the rapidly evolving social, political and economic conditions in peri-urban communities and to apply data …
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Measuring tenure security of the rural poor using pro-poor land tools: A case study of Itaji-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria
… initiated programmes that encompass reform of land tenure and land administration systems. To provide a solution to the insecurity of tenure, researchers and non-governmental organisations developed pro-poor land tools to address the gap created by the formal land administration system. To test …
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Effects of land policies and development strategies on housing : a case of Hong Kong
… of this thesis is to investigate the effects of land supply on housing prices in Hong Kong. Studies will be carried out to define whether there are any correlation between land supply, housing supply and residential property prices. In order to better understand Hong Kong's housing market, this …
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Youth and land reform politics: a post-aparthedi South African perspective
South Africa’s post-apartheid government land reform programme is a central aspect and epitomises the constitutional measure to provide solid redress. Land reform policies and youth socio-economic concerns demonstrate how democratic political power has been used for the past twenty-nine years. …
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Land tenure and rural livelihoods in Zambia: case studies of Kamena and St. Joseph
This study explores how land and natural resources in rural communities are accessed, used, and managed in livelihoods. In particular it examines first, crop field tenure, and livelihoods in natural resources. Second it explores factors that mediate access, use and control of land and natural …
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Networks in nature: applying cultural ecology for stewardship
… and conserved natural resources. In part 1, landholders are identified as a point of leverage in the agrarian system. Part 2 goes over the historical development of the Western estate and state traditions, which support landholders by having instituted land administration and information …
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