Peri-urban land governance in Tanzania and other developing countries is shaped by
divergent or complimentary roles of actors emanating from their authority, power and interest …

There is global consensus on the need for information and communication technology (ICT)
to support digital transformation in public administration. This is specifically true in …

The last two decades, a variety of–mostly donor-led–initiatives have aimed at 'localizing'land
tenure registration, specifically in conflict-affected settings, making the registration of land …

The role of land registration in reducing rural poverty has been debated for several decades.
This article analyses the impacts of land registration on land rentals, security of land tenure …

ABSTRACT In Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda has been hailed for embarking on an intensive
decentralization programme. Whereas a lot of literature assumes that decentralization leads …

A majority of the urban population in Dar es Salaam City in Tanzania lives in informal
(unplanned) settlements. The living conditions in these settlements lack among other things …

Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, but most countries lack appropriate tools to
manage their urban growth. This creates both risks and opportunities for prospective land …

Many countries grapple with the intractable problem of formalizing tenure security. The
concept of 'fit-for-purpose land administration'(FFPLA) offers a way forward by advocating a …

Decentralization of land governance is expected to significantly improve land tenure security
of small‐scale farmers in Africa, through ensuring better protection of their assets and …

This study examines whether decentralized auctioning of public agricultural land results in
higher land prices in comparison to auctioning via a centralized agency. Decentralization …