Land-access systems in peri-urban areas in Tanzania: perspectives from actors

Nuhu, Said

doi:10.1080/19463138.2019.1607354

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“…Quasi-customary refers to land tenure arrangements where occupiers have acquired land from customary holders largely through non-customary modes such as purchasing [36]. Land acquisition is strongly linked to different actors, i.e., institutions, land owners, or local authorities [33,64]; however, this is beyond the scope of this research. Land price and actual construction of houses is influenced by different variables, including accessibility and service provision [33,65]: if a road is connected to the parcel, it becomes more expensive.…”

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Defining the Peri-Urban: A Multidimensional Characterization of Spatio-Temporal Land Use along an Urban–Rural Gradient in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Wolff

Mdemu

Lakes

2021

Land

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Highly dynamic peri-urban areas, particularly in the Global South, face many challenges including a lack of infrastructure, ownership conflicts, land degradation, and sustainable food production. This study aims to assess spatial land use characteristics and processes in peri-urban areas using the case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A mixed-method approach was applied, consisting of expert interviews and spatial data analysis, on a local scale along an urban–rural gradient. Expert interviews were conducted during a field study and analyzed regarding the characteristics and processes of peri-urban land development. A GIS-based analysis of land use patterns was applied using satellite imagery and Open Street Map data to identify a number of variables, such as building density and proximity to environmental features. Results show specific patterns of land use indicators, which can be decreasing (e.g., house density), increasing (e.g., tree coverage), static (e.g., house size), or randomly distributed (e.g., distance to river), along a peri-urban gradient. Key findings identify lack of service structures and access to public transport as major challenges for the population of peri-urban areas. The combination of qualitative expert interviews and metrics-based quantitative spatial pattern analysis contributes to improved understanding of the patterns and processes in peri-urban land use changes.

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Defining the Peri-Urban: A Multidimensional Characterization of Spatio-Temporal Land Use along an Urban–Rural Gradient in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Wolff

Mdemu

Lakes

2021

Land

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“…Co-occurrences (all keywords) sustainability (130); urbanization (57); agriculture (44); management (44); policy (27); ecosystem services (38); cities (29); peri-urban (42); urban agriculture (30); city (32); governance (29); urban (28); peri-urban agriculture (22); systems (26); growth (25); water (23); health (25) peri-urban area (35); urbanization (25); informal settlements (16); urban area (14); land tenure (17); governance approach (14); land management (12); China (11); rural area (10); urban development (13); land use planning (12); South Africa (10); climate change (10) The country collaboration world map was explored (Figure 3). The collaboration analysis also shows that, based on the address of the corresponding author, all papers were multi-country in Benin, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Peru, and Thailand; between half and three-fourth in Australia, China, Germany, India, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland; and between one-fourth and one-third in Canada, Italy, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.…”

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Sustainability in Peri-Urban Informal Settlements: A Review

Carrilho

Trindade

2022

Sustainability

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The study of peri-urbanization attracted attention in the final quarter of the 20th century, due to the pace it acquired worldwide and the implication that urbanization and overall settlement patterns have on social sustainability and development. Theoretical and conceptual achievements are remarkable. Multi-country collaboration has produced a growing body of research on sustainability and peri-urban settlements. There is a lack, however, of a review of the practices of peri-urban informal settlements, the predominant mode of urban expansion, mainly in developing and rapidly urbanizing regions of the world. The purpose is, then, to systematize, from recent literature, the knowledge of the context, challenges, and practices, as well as their impacts and potential courses of action, to ensure sustainability in human–natural complex of the territory beyond urban cores, suburbs, or slums. A systematic review approach was adopted, for articles published in reputable journals, with support of previous reviews, books, and reports. A pragmatist combination of content analysis and critical review identified core topics and highlighted contrasting views. An analytical framework is proposed. Four categories—drivers, challenges and practices, impact, and future trends—are proposed as an adequate approach to systematizing the literature. The review finds that the practices focus on service and resource provision, on regulations to approximate informal to formal institutions, and on an economy founded on the resource base and service provision. This review provides insights on future trends and research topics.

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“…Cities and municipalities in this region are urbanizing rapidly and public land access processes are not meeting the demand for land services (Lwasa 2010;El-hadj, Faye, and Geh 2018;Adam 2020). Land markets in Sub-Saharan Africa are characterized by two parallel land supply systems; formal and informal (Gough and Yankson 2000;Nuhu 2018Nuhu , 2019Adam 2020). The formal land market is part of the statutory system, in which the state is responsible for providing rights to access and to develop land (Kombe and Kreibich 2006;Kombe 2010).…”

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“…This willingness, together with constraints emanating from the formal government mechanisms, are driving forces for land markets to operate outside governmental authorities (Kironde 2000). Current land market trends are therefore dominated by the two alternative land markets (Nuhu 2018(Nuhu , 2019Adam 2020), which are run by different actors and in different ways. In the formal system, actors are regulated and operate systematically in the provision of land services; actors in the informal system are not regulated and while they may operate systematically, their actions are often more haphazard.…”

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Experiences of private firms in delivering land services in peri-urban areas in Tanzania

Nuhu

Kombe

2020

International Planning Studies

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Demand for land planning and surveying services has increased significantly over the years in Tanzania and as a result, the public sector has not been able to cope. Private firms have therefore emerged to provide land use planning and surveying services for landholders in peri-urban areas, most of whom have accessed land through the informal sector. This paper explores the experiences of private firms in delivering land use planning and surveying services in peri-urban areas of Dar es Salaam City. Using a case study approach involving in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis, the study reveals that private firms face legal, policy and technical obstacles in land service delivery. Despite these challenges, private firms have been instrumental in facilitating the regularisation of informally accessed land. Supportive policies and other institutional reforms are deemed necessary to improve the delivery of land services and strengthen the participation of private firms.

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Land-access systems in peri-urban areas in Tanzania: perspectives from actors

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Defining the Peri-Urban: A Multidimensional Characterization of Spatio-Temporal Land Use along an Urban–Rural Gradient in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Defining the Peri-Urban: A Multidimensional Characterization of Spatio-Temporal Land Use along an Urban–Rural Gradient in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sustainability in Peri-Urban Informal Settlements: A Review

Experiences of private firms in delivering land services in peri-urban areas in Tanzania

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