Uncovering land tenure insecurities: tips for tenure responsive land-use planning in Ethiopia. Issue 3 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chigbu, Uchendu; Alemayehu, Zebad; Dachaga, Walter
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 29:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 371
• Page End: 383
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Aid – Development policies, Capacity development -- Civil society – Participation -- Governance and public policy -- Rights -- Conflict and reconstruction – Forced displacement -- Labour and livelihoods – Poverty reduction -- Sub-Saharan Africa; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2019.1567688
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Land-use planning, although a mechanism for development, can also generate insecurity during its implementation. This article argues that tenure security and land-use planning should not be implemented in isolation from each other. It posits that land-use planning – rather than restricting the security of people's tenure – has the potential to serve as a means of securing tenure. The article explores tenure (in)security elements in land-use planning as a crucial challenge in the urban town of Gelan Sidama Awash, Ethiopia. Using data collected through stakeholders' interviews, it uncovers their tenure security challenges, and outlines a set of measures for enhancing tenure security through land-use planning.