Customary landholding institutions and housing development in urban centres of Ghana: Case Studies of Kumasi and Wa

Abdulai, Raymond Talinbe

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.02.004

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“…They emphasize that the inherent 'social security' and egalitarian features of customary tenure arrangements ensure equitable access to land by all members of the landholding community to the extent that there is no landlessness as well promote ecological preservation (Berry, 1993;Kasanga, , 2001). Supporters of this view further argue that the customary tenure arrangements are resilient and dynamic not constraining investments in sustainable land management (Abdulai and Ndekugri, 2007;Blocher, 2006;Bromley, 2009;Kasanga and Kotey, 2001). They prescribe a decentralized approach to land management at the local level as opposed to a state-centric approach.…”

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Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana

Asaaga

Hirons

2019

Land Use Policy

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Central to contemporary debates on land tenure in sub-Saharan Africa are questions concerning appropriate pathways to successfully harmonize customary and statutory land tenure arrangements to address normative goals of improving access to land and security of tenure for the poor and marginalized. These are particularly prevalent in the face of increasing commodification and individualisation of land rights. Developing appropriate land policies requires a detailed understanding of existing tenurial dynamics. This paper draws on a mixture of qualitative methods and a household survey among 380 farmers from 19 villages in the Kakum and Ankasa areas of southcentral and western Ghana, to explore the mechanisms of land access, control and ownership arrangements, focusing on key differentiations around gender, age and ethnicity. The results articulate how transformations in land tenure have shifted patterns of accessing land in favour of wealthier individuals to the relative disadvantage of women, young people and poor people regardless of ethnicity. The analysis further indicates that the 'self-transformation' or dynamism of local customary tenure arrangements is inadequate for addressing issues of challenges in access to and control of land, particularly by the vulnerable social groups. This is evidenced by some traditional authorities and local powerful elites capitalizing on the 'new opportunities' afforded by the emergent tenurial relations to advance their individual interests at the expense of the vulnerable groups. Overall, the study highlights how ongoing changes in customary tenure arrangements towards individualisation are far more complex and socially embedded than is often assumed. The paper underscores the need for land policy reforms to shift away from static approaches geared towards promoting efficiency or merely lauding customary tenure arrangements towards more flexible approaches that accommodate the complexity of contemporary changes to land tenure arrangements.

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Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana

Asaaga

Hirons

2019

Land Use Policy

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“…Public lands are those that are compulsorily acquired, managed and controlled by the government for the people of Ghana, and comprise 20% of the total land area. On the other hand, private lands, which are owned by stools, skins, families and individuals, account for 78% of the total land area of Ghana (Abdulai & Ndekugri, 2007;Larbi, 2008). Vested lands (2%) are those with split ownership between the government and the traditional authorities (MLF, 1999).…”

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Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

Cobbinah

Gaisie

Owusu-Amponsah

2015

Habitat International

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“…However, land management arrangements in the suburban and periurban areas have been gradually transformed from the traditional liberal market in this urbanizing district to an almost exclusive male dominated market [14][15][16]. These suburban areas therefore sit at the nexus of traditional practices and practices influenced by colonial masters [17,18]. The mix of these systems has shown to be a disadvantage to women, especially with regards to land access [10].…”

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Gender, Land and Food Access in Ghana’s Suburban Cities: A Case of the Adenta Municipality

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Asiama

Ayer

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The disparity in land and food access in Ghana often overlooks the possibility of an underlying gender disparity. This paper explores and interrogates the disparity between land and food access with respect to gender and the evolution of this relationship over the years as a result of the settlement expansion and urban growth within the Adenta Municipality in Ghana. Adopting a mixed pairwise approach of combining spatial analytical tools, vulnerability indexing and resilient indicators, the paper examines the levels and rates of land accessibilities within the stream of modern cities. It assesses the land market system complexities within developing economies and attempts to address the potential threats of gender-land access gaps. The paper finally assigns weights of ranks to model the phenomenon and recommends trends that can facilitate predictions and early cautionary systems for effective urban land governance in Ghana. The paper concludes that though it is noticed that women engage in power structures on a daily basis, this both benefits and burdens them, depending on their socio-cultural status and other factors in terms of access to land and food.

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Customary landholding institutions and housing development in urban centres of Ghana: Case Studies of Kumasi and Wa

Cited by 27 publications

References 7 publications

Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana

Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana

Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

Gender, Land and Food Access in Ghana’s Suburban Cities: A Case of the Adenta Municipality

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