The effect of existing land tenure systems on urban land development

Olima, W. H. A; Obala, Luke

doi:10.1016/s0197-3975(98)00024-1

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“…In order to achieve this, the structure and operation of the peri-urban land market was examined. The study findings corroborate similar findings by other scholars (Kombe, 1995;Lupala, 2002;Olima & Obala, 1998;Rakodi & Leduka, 2004). Both formal and informal land markets operate in Kisumu's peri-urban area.…”

Section: Existing Land Markets In Peri-urban Kisumusupporting

confidence: 92%

“…As cities grow in population and extent, the task of managing them becomes ever more complex. Various studies have shown that rapid urban growth throughout the developing world has seriously outstripped the capacity of the vast majority of cities to provide adequate basic services for their citizens (Farvacque & McAuslan, 1992;Mabogunje, 1992;Olima & Obala, 1998;Fekade, 2000;Lupala, 2002;Rakodi, 2002;Dowall, 2003;Sliuzas, 2004;Rakodi & Leduka, 2004;Kombe, 2005). Yet each year cities continue to attract new migrants.…”

Section: Urban Population Growth and The Conversion Of Rural Land Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A number of studies reviewed (Olima & Obala, 1998;Rakodi & Leduka, 2004;Kombe, 2005) point out that, due to limited capacities, local authorities often fail to proactively contain, at an early stage, the growth and consolidation of informal settlements. The entry point in most of the cases is reactive to existing situations.…”

Section: Urban Population Growth and The Conversion Of Rural Land Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Customary system as ‘constraint’ or ‘enabler’ to peri-urban land development: Case of Kisumu city, Kenya

Wamukaya

Mbathi

2019

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Scholarly research on land delivery processes and land tenure dynamics in the context of accelerated urbanization and massive rural-urban land use conversion in sub-Saharan African cities remains limited, especially in Kenya. Kisumu city, Kenya's third largest urban agglomeration, is currently experiencing spontaneous growth and uncontrolled outward expansions of urban development from the urban centre. This is taking place in the peri-urban areas and rural hinterland, where urban-based actors, under the pressure and anticipation of urbanization, undertake land transactions, land tenure conversions, and land development. Making use of three case studies that represent contrasting phases of settlement formation (incipient, intermediate, and consolidated), this article attempts to provide knowledge, particularly on the relationship between the land delivery processes, land tenure dynamics, and the role of various actors involved in the context of land development. The results indicate that the current trend with regard to landholding in the case study areas was a gradual shift from community control to individualisation. There is a need to integrate both customary and public authority's efforts towards orderly urban development. This study thus advocates for partnerships between the municipal authority and neocustomary/customary actors and, where appropriate, uses their creativity in solving problems to adapt municipal by-laws and procedures.

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Section: Existing Land Markets In Peri-urban Kisumusupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Urban Population Growth and The Conversion Of Rural Land Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Urban Population Growth and The Conversion Of Rural Land Intmentioning

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Customary system as ‘constraint’ or ‘enabler’ to peri-urban land development: Case of Kisumu city, Kenya

Wamukaya

Mbathi

2019

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“…A number of studies have shown the importance of land tenure security in housing investment (e.g. de Souza, 1999de Souza, , 2001Khemro & Payne, 2004;Olima & Obala, 1998). In our study, we shall use the value difference between freehold and leasehold property (i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

Intergenerational discounting: A case from Hong Kong

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“…As summarized by Xiao et al (2006), many studies have reported on the urbanization, land use changes and consequential environmental problems of some large urban cities such as Beijing (Gu, 1999;Liu, Wu, & Shen, 2000), Guangzhou (Weng, 2002), and Shenzhen (Shi, Chen, & Pan, 2000;Sui & Zeng, 2001). Therefore, there is a need for policymakers in the urban land use management area to gauge the sustainability of urban land use in order to identify the problems and the effective strategies to solve them (Olima & Obala, 1998). In this context, studies concerning the sustainability of urban land use are essential not only for sustainable urban land use in large cities but also for benefiting the sustainable development of all urban cities in the long run.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%