The role and goals of the state in urban development in Niger

Njoh, Ambe J.

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.01.001

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“…In Niger as in other West African countries, zoning has since the colonial period been one of the central mechanisms of state control over land and over urban expansion and development (Bertrand 2004;Hagberg and Körling 2016;Hilgers 2008;Njoh 2006). In a Nigerien context zoning can best be defined as the process through which the 'raw material of rural land' is transformed into 'urban land', resulting in the creation of land plots for housing, industry, commerce and public facilities (Belko Maiga 1985: 61).…”

Section: A History Of Zoning and Urban Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Tout a été loti!”: Decentralisation, Land Speculation and Urban Expansion in Niamey, Niger

Körling,

Moussa Ibrahima

2019

Kritisk Etnografi: Swedish Journal of Anthropology

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In and around Niamey, land has emerged as a central source of economic and political capital and as the object of intense competition. Land speculation has accelerated with the decentralisation of land management including zoning or land subdivision operations (lotissement) whereby rural land such as agricultural fields are transformed into land plots mainly for housing. The multiplication of actors involved in zoning has led to an unprecedented competition over land on the urban fringe, involving a multitude of actors including municipalities, private and public enterprises, private entrepreneurs and individual land speculators, national politicians, customary landowners and other brokers and intermediaries. With the rapid proliferation of public and private zoning operations, zoning and land management have also quickly become central question in local and municipal politics, engendering conflicts, competition and contestation. In this paper we analyse the economic, political and spatial stakes of land management in the periphery of Niamey. We show that land speculation is part of a wider struggle for political and economic influence that is reshaping local political arenas and rapidly transforming the urban periphery.

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Section: A History Of Zoning and Urban Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%