Abstract

Peri-urban land access in Tanzania is adversely embroiled in a dual system that is both formal and informal. Each system is driven by different actors with diverging interests. This paper aims at demonstrating views of the actors' on the dual system in peri-urban areas. Case study strategy was employed in this study and mixed methods of data collection used. In-depth interviews, household questionnaires and document analysis were employed to collect data. Findings demonstrate that although the formal land-access system is unnecessarily bureaucratic, the associated benefits are worthwhile compared to the informal system. Despite the challenges of the informal system, it remains predominant because of multiple factors including the ability to bridge the gap of high demand for planned and surveyed land that the formal public sector has failed to meet. Thus, it is important for the government to address challenges in the formal land-access system through institutional and policy reforms. There is also need to coordinate and regulate the activities of actors involved in informal land-access processes, if effective land governance in peri-urban areas is to be achieved.

Keywords

Governance; land-access systems; actors' perspectives; peri-urban; Tanzania

Published in

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
2019, Volume: 11, number: 2, pages: 189-202
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

SLU Authors

• Nuhu, Said

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Ardhi University

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


UKÄ Subject classification

Human Geography


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1607354

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/104634