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Women’s Access to Land and Security of Tenure post 2013 Constitution in Zimbabwe
Rural women’s livelihoods in Africa are dependent on their rights and entitlement to land as well as security of tenure. Equally important is how land laws and land governance systems shape and reshape women’s access to land and tenure security. As such,
Sandra Bhatasara
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A method to measure perceived tenure security in low-income settlements in India
The nature of tenure ‘contracts’ that exist within the low-income settlements involves more than title deeds. Accordingly, ‘tenure security’ manifests itself beyond legal or de jure construction as it also involves de facto forms of tenure and dweller’s ...
Rohit Lahoti
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ACCESS TO LAND AND TENURE SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA’S ETHNIC-BASED ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM
Ethiopia follows a federal state administrative structure. Regional states are organized on ethnic basis. The country has over 85 ethnic groups and languages, but only majority ethnic groups, with few exceptions, have their own standalone regional states.
Zemen Haddis Gebeyehu
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This study examines the relationship between the dependent variable that is ‘feeling of tenure security’ of landholders in Bahir Dar city and the possible determinant factors (independent variables) such as ‘land use type of a parcel’, ‘building type ...
Prosper Turimubumwe +2 more
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Survey data on land tenure and food security among farming households in northern Nigeria
This dataset presents data collected from the households’ survey in Northern Nigeria to examine land tenure and property rights among smallholder rice farmers and the influence it has on household food security. Data collection was by personal interviews
Mojisola O. Kehinde +3 more
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IN QUEST OF CUSTOMARY TENURE SECURITY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF LAND USE PLANNING IN TANZANIA
Mainstreaming land use planning for tenure security in rural areas is a key issue to both scholars, academia and policymakers as well as governments in most developing countries.
Method J. Gwaleba
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Innovative Customary Land Governance in Zambia: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Emerging Impacts
In Zambia, security of tenure for communities residing under customary land tenure settings has in recent years increasingly come under threat owing to the pressures of high rate of urbanization, speculation, subdivision and conversion to state land ...
DAVID KATUNGULA
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Incorporating Land Tenure Security into Conservation
Abstract Insecure land tenure plagues many developing and tropical regions, often where conservation concerns are highest. Conservation organizations have long focused on protected areas as tenure interventions, but are now thinking more comprehensively about whether and how to incorporate other land tenure strategies into their work,
Brian E. Robinson +16 more
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A Historical Perspective on Land Tenure Security
AbstractIn this chapter, we explore the forces that have shaped the current challenge of securing land tenure for those with little voice, power, and means. Focusing on the Global South, we identify trends in the ebb and flow of land tenure security and insecurity, distinguishing between those tied to agricultural-based societies and forest-dependent ...
Sunderlin, W.D., Holland, M.B.
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Economic theory notes tenure security is a critical factor in agricultural investment and productivity. Therefore, several African countries’ development initiatives enabled land titling to enhance tenure security.
Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw +4 more
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