Land use and management in Benin Republic: An evaluation of the effectiveness of Land Law 2013-01
Serge Gérard N. Ekpodessi and
Hitoshi Nakamura
Land Use Policy, 2018, vol. 78, issue C, 61-69
Abstract:
Inefficient land use and management is rampant in developing countries. The most patent manifestation of this is the chaotic state of land use practices in cities. It’s also demonstrated that the success of public policies and strategies in land use, urban planning, protection of natural resources, housing, agriculture, industry, transport and tourism, depends largely on the land resource management by the State and the Local Communities. Unfortunately, in the Republic of Benin, the land management is characterized by the lack of land mastership and the growing of land insecurity which did not promote sustained policy of investments and increased the failure of many peoples in Benin population, both in rural and in urban areas at the benefit of a minority. With the increasing competition for it access due to the rapid urbanization occurred in the last two decades, the land issue has become a major concern for the population and for the political and administrative authorities.
Keywords: Land Law 2013-01; Land use and management; Benin Republic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.025
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